ohy_coll610.xml Guide to the Joseph Meyers Willamette Iron and Steel Company collection 1942-1969 Meyers (Joseph) Willamette Iron and Steel Company collection Finding aid prepared by Jeffrey A. Hayes Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2018
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-10-25. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2018; 2020-2021 Revised to reflect change in collection title and a consolidation in housing; revised to conform to current standards. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
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Joseph Meyers Willamette Iron and Steel Company collection Meyers, Joseph P. (Joseph Phillip), 1910-1997 Coll 610 0.72 cubic feet 2 letter document cases 1942-1969 Photographs and ephemera relating to the Willamette Iron and Steel Company. The materials were collected by Joseph Meyers (1910-1997), a marine engineer who worked for the company. English

Collection is open for research.

Gift of Mary Meyers, August 2017 (Lib. Acc. 29095).

Collection is arranged in two series: Series 1. Printed materials; Series 2. Photographs.

Willamette Iron Works began operating in Portland, Oregon in 1865 and was known for producing the "Willamette Donkey" for logging operations. The company changed its name to Willamette Iron and Steel Works in 1904 after moving from downtown Portland to the waterfront. In 1938, the company was organized as Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation. During World War II, it became a shipbuilding contractor for the Unites States government. In 1946, the company was sold and became known as the Willamette Iron and Steel Company. The company was also known as Wisco.

Joseph Phillip Meyers (1910-1997) was a marine engineer at Willamette Iron and Steel Company in Portland, Oregon.

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Joseph Meyers Willamette Iron and Steel Company collection, Coll 610, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Records of the Willamette Iron and Steel Company are designated Mss 1600, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

The collection primarily consists of photographs of ships that Willamette Iron and Steel Company either built or worked on from World War II to the 1960s, collected by long-time employee Joseph Meyers. Other photographs include aerial views of the company's site and photographs of parts and equipment manufactured by the company. The collection's printed materials include promotional brochures, instructional manuals, and programs for ship launchings and sea trials.

Company badge was separated to Museum Collections, Oregon Historical Society.

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

 Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation Willamette Iron and Steel Company United States. Navy Shipbuilding--Oregon--Portland Shipyards--Oregon--Portland Warships--Oregon--Portland World War, 1939-1945--Oregon--Portland Ships and Shipping photographs printed ephemera White, Helen B. Ackroyd Photography Inc. (Portland, Or.) Delano Studios (Portland, Or.) Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation Printed materials Series 1 1956-1969 English. Report on Willamette Iron and Steel Company qualifications 1958 English. 1 1 Diagram of cluster installation, removal and transfer container for Westinghouse Electric Corporation undated English. 1 2 Program for SS Mariposa sea trials 1956 September 28 English. 1 3 Program for christening of SS Pittsburgh 1969 November 22 English. 1 4 Promotional brochure about Willamette Iron and Steel Company 1956 English. 1 5 Splicing manual for buried eye splice and buried end splice 1964 English. 1 6 "Welding of Medium-Alloy Chrome-Moly Steels," by Kenneth R. Notvest 1959 English. 1 7 Photographs Series 2 1942-1962 English. Identified ships (named) Subseries 1 1943-1962 English.

Arranged alphabetically by name of ship.

 USS Algol (designation AKA 54) 1944 July 8 English. 1 16 USS Arneb (designation AKA 56) 1944 May-June English. 1 17 USS Barnstable (designation APA-93) 1944 June 2 English. 1 18 USNS Barrow Point undated English. 1 19 USS Bouyant (designation AM 153) 1943 September 8 English. 1 20 USS Capricornus (designation AKA 57) 1944 June 7 English. 1 21 USS Carson undated English. 1 22 USS Catskill (designation LSV-1) 1944 July English. 1 23 USS Creddock (designation AM-356) 1945 November 21 English. 1 24 PNS Dacca (designation T-AO 132) 1962 November-December English. 1 25 USS Dextrous (designation MSF-341) antennas 1955 May 31 English. 1 26 USS Dextrous antennas (negatives) 1955 May 31 English. 1 27 USS Dunlin (designation AM 361) 1945 February 10 English. 1 28 USS General John Pope undated English. 1 29 USS General W. A. Mann undated English. 1 30 USS General William M. Black undated English. 1 31 Launch of USS Harlequin (designation AM 365) 1944 June 3 English. 1 32 USNS Kingsport (newswire photograph) 1960 English. 1 33 USS Kula Gulf (designation CVE 108) 1945 May English. 1 34 USS Marine Phoenix circa 1945 English. 1 35 USS Marine Phoenix and unidentified ship circa 1945 English. 1 36 SS Mariposa 1955-1956 English. 1 37 USS Monterey 1956 English. 1 38 USS Neville undated English. 1 39 USS Ozark (designation LSV-2) 1944 October 2 English. 1 40 USS Parris Island (designation AG 72) 1944 November 17 English. 1 41 Pine Tree Mariner 1955 August 1 English. 1 42 HMS Rajah (designation AG 72) 1944 November 17 English. 2 1 USS Rendova (designation CVE 114) interior after running aground circa 1944 English. 2 2 USS Sicily (designation CVE 118) circa 1945 English. 2 3 SS Simmons Victory (designation GTR 5; later renamed USS Liberty) circa 1945 English. 2 4 HMS Slinger (designation CVE 32) 1943 July 19 English. 2 5 HMS Speaker (designation CVE 40) 1943 November 16 English. 2 6 Launch of the new steamer Portland 1947 May 24 English. 2 7 Identified ships (unnamed) Subseries 2 1943-1945 English.

Arranged alphabetically by ship designation.

 ACV-24 1943 April 9-May 5 English. 2 8 APL-46 1945 September 11 English. 2 9 PCE-893 1943-1944 English. 2 10 PCE-899 1945 March 27 English. 2 11 YDG 11 1945 August 11 English. 2 12 YF 743 1944 October 4 English. 2 13 YF 747 1944 November 29 English. 2 14 Other photographs Subseries 3 1942-1960 English. Aerial photographs of Willamette Iron and Steel Company circa 1955 English. 1 8 Boat wreck circa 1944 English. 1 9 Employee groups and events 1944; undated English. 1 10 Equipment and parts 1943-1960 English. 1 11 Keel-laying of first minelayer 1942 English. 1 12 Model for CVE-class ships circa 1943 English. 1 13 "President's Safety Week" signage 1956 May English. 1 14 Shipping container undated English. 1 15 Unidentified ships undated English. 2 15 Unidentified ship interior undated English. 2 16 Snapshots of unidentified ship undated English. 2 17 Unidentified aircraft carrier circa 1960 English. 2 18 Unidentified ship interior circa 1960 English. 2 19 Snapshots of unidentified ship undated English. 2 20