United States. Department of Labor

Madeline Mixer Collection

Collection

Identifier: SPC-2016-005

Abstract This collection documents the contributions and achievements of Madeline Mixer, a former director of Region IX of the United States Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau in regards to creating equal employment opportunities, training, and education for women working in trades’ professions. Materials include: documents regarding California construction projects such as the Cypress Replacement Project and Oakland Federal Project, papers, reports, newsletters, and statistics related to the United...

Dates: 1953-2015; Majority of material found within 1986-1999

Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Madeline Mixer Collection

Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. Collection

Collection

Identifier: SPC-2013-003

Abstract The Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. (OTI) collection contains correspondence, budgets, reports, clippings, newsletters, grant proposals, conference and event materials, papers of other trades organizations, videocassettes, and other materials relating to OTI. The bulk of the materials within this collection focus on OTI’s grant funded and community based projects, and events. Materials related to the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant primarily focus on the...

Dates: 1973-2022, undated; Majority of material found within 1991-2003

Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. Collection

Vivian Price Collection

Collection

Identifier: SPC-2008-004

Abstract This collection documents the academic and professional life of Dr. Vivian Price, a political scientist, videographer, and union electrician, who has played an active role in the labor and non-traditional women’s occupation movement in Los Angeles, California. Materials include: legal and business papers, labor union records, professional organization and conference materials, correspondence, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, ephemera, lectures, miscellaneous academic papers,...

Dates: 1970-2015; undated; Majority of material found within 1970-1997

Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Vivian Price Collection

Ronnie Sandler Collection

Collection

Identifier: SPC-2016-014

Abstract This collection documents the work of Ronnie Sandler, an activist in the tradeswomen’s movement. Much of Sandler’s work focused on expanding women’s access to fields where they had not traditionally been employed, such as building trades and transportation. The bulk of the collection focuses on Sandler’s efforts to organize with tradeswomen’s organizations to access funds from the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, in order to train women for nontraditional...

Dates: 1942-2016; undated; Majority of material found within 1990-1998

Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Ronnie Sandler Collection

Lynn Shaw Collection

Collection

Identifier: SPC-2008-005

Abstract This collection documents the academic and professional life of Dr. Lynn Shaw, a professor of electrical technology at Long Beach City College who has been a key figure in the labor and nontraditional women's occupation movement in Southern California as well as in national tradeswomen's groups. Materials include: professional organization and conference materials; materials concerning career development, including apprenticeship and curricular programs; reports; periodicals; Dr. Shaw's...

Dates: 1937-2019; undated; Majority of material found within 1950-2005

Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Lynn Shaw Collection

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Madeline Mixer Collection

Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. Collection

Vivian Price Collection

Ronnie Sandler Collection

Lynn Shaw Collection

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