Henry J. Kaiser papers, 1873-1982.

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Henry J. Kaiser papers, 1873-1982.

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The Henry J. Kaiser papers contain personal and business correspondence, memoranda, speeches, and papers, covering the Oakland, New York, and Hawaii offices, principally from the period after World War II. Includes material on the Kaiser Industries Corporation, the Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program, the Kaiser Shipyards at Richmond, Calif., other Kaiser industries, and Kaiser's closest associate, Eugene E. Trefethen.

Originals: 329 cartons, 2 oversize boxes, 194 volumes, 139 oversize folders (circa 480 linear feet)Carton 34, folder 16 ("Eagle Mountain Development"): 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 2836) and positive.Carton 34, folders 17-18 ("Kaiser Corp. Inc., Fontana Steel Plant"): 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 3344, 109 frames) and positive.Carton 63, folder 25 ("Steel, Report on Soaking Pits, March 27, 1951"): 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 3418) and positive.Carton 287 (misc. items): 2 microfilm reels : negative (BNEG Box 1511:1-2)Carton 288, folder 26 ("Shipyards-Richmond-Yard 3-Employee Handbook"): 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 1532)Carton 289, folder 24 ("Steel, Fontana, Description of Plant"): 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 3345) and positive.

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Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program

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Kaiser Shipyards (Richmond, Calif.)

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Clay Bedford, along with his son Tim, were the men in charge of the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, Calif., during World War II, working directly under Henry J. Kaiser. From the description of Kaiser Shipyards collection, 1940-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014699 Hull No. 2272, George Clement Perkins (built 1944; freighter: EC2-S-C1) was sold to private shipping company in 1947 and scrapped in 1969; hull No. 2279, William E. Ritter (built 1944; freighter: EC2-S-C1) se...

Kaiser, Henry J., 1882-1967

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Biographical Chronology 1882 Henry John Kaiser born in Sprout Brook (near Canajoharie), New York, on May 9, son of Francis J. and Mary Yops Kaiser, German immigrants. 1895 Left school at age 13, to help support his parents and three sisters, by working in a dry goods store in ...

Kaiser Industries Corporation

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Trefethen, Eugene E. (Eugene Edgar), 1909-

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Biographical Chronology 1909 Eugene E. Trefethen, Jr. born on July 27 in Oakland, California, the son of E. E. and Georgia Carroll Trefethen. Met Edgar F. Kaiser when they were junior high school classmates. Attended University High School in Oakland from 1922 to 1926. 1926 Began working for Henry J. Kaiser as a sand and gr...

Online Archive of California

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