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Groves, Rebecca b. 1919: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-G919G

Scope and Contents

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Groves recalls her experiences during WWII as a nurse at the Sangamon Ordnance Plant. She recalls the plant medical facilities, job-related injuries, women and minorities in the work force, housing for workers, and dismantling the plant. Also discusses security, transportation, sanitation, wages, and her later career as an industrial nurse.

1 tape, 65 mins., 21 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

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Extent

3.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Interview and Memoir in Illinois Digital Archives.

http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/uis,2226

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Repository Details

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