Oral history interview, 1997.

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Oral history interview, 1997.

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This oral history interview (conducted by Tanya L. Zanish on March 6, 1997) covers the following subjects: Mather's background, including education and employment, as well as the background of his wife, Katharine (Kay). Mather also describes their working together for the Army Corps of Engineers, her receipt of various awards, and the concrete industry.

.21 linear ft. (1 folder and 4 sound cassettes)

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7400908

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Mather, Katharine Livingston, 1853-1939

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Geologist and engineer. Katharine Mather received her A.B. (1937) in Geology from Bryn Mawr College and was a doctoral student in Geology (1937-1940) at Johns Hopkins. She was employed as a Research Assistant (1939) at Johns Hopkins; Research Associate (1940-1941) at the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History; and a Geologist (1942-1982) for the Army Corps of Engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi. There she served as the Chief (1947-197...

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...

Mather, Bryant

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Archives of Women in Science and Engineering (Iowa State University)

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The Archives of Women in Science and Engineering (Iowa State University Library) sponsors oral history interviews with women scientists and engineers in a wide variety of fields. The interviews document the career and experiences of these women in order to illustrate the critical role they played. From the description of Oral history interviews, 1997-[ongoing] (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 58387605 ...

Zanish-Belcher, Tanya

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