Memoir, n.d.

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Memoir, n.d.

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The memoir describes life and work at Hanford and surrounding sites during 1944 from the perspective of an eighteen year old near the bottom of the occupational hierarchy. Parker describes the spartan living condtions and the ten-hour, seven-day work week, the presence of Jim Crow segregation, the assembly of prefabricated houses at Richland, police and security restrictions, and social and work relations.

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Parker, James William, 1920-

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As a teenager, James W. Parker worked as a construction laborer at the Hanford Engineer Works of the Manhattan Project. He had enlisted in the Army Air Corps in January 1944 but had been deferred because of age. While waiting to be called, he accompanied his father, an electrician, who moved the entire family from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Hanford. James was able to find employment at the wartime construction sites at Pasco, Richland, and Hanford, eventually getting top clearance to work as an el...

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Hanford Works

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Hanford Engineer Works

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