Society of Women Engineers Profiles of SWE Pioneers Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: LOH001952
Scope and Content
Interviews were conducted with 37 SWE-affiliated women engineers and their associates, individually or in pairs. Recordings and transcripts of the interviews are available, as well as biographical sketches of the interviewees.
Collection consists of video recordings and transcripts of 34 interviews with the following individuals: Betty Lou Bailey, Eleanor Baum, Lois Bey, Yvonne Brill and Naomi Brill (interviewed together), Patricia Brown, Yvonne Clark and Irene Sharpe (interviewed together), Lois Cooper, Stella Lawrence Daniels, Bonnie Dunbar, Margaret Eller, Thelma Estrin, Ann Fletcher, Evelyn Fowler, Isabelle French and Elaine Pitts (interviewed together), Ruth Gordon, Lois Graham, Arminta Harness, Ivy F. Hooks, Suzanne Jenniches, Barbara “Bobbi” Johnson, Margaret Kipilo, Anna Longobardo, Alva Matthews, Naomi McAfee, Mary McCarthy, Dorothy Morris, Maryly Van Leer Peck, Irene Peden, Carolyn Phillips, Elizabeth “Pete” Plunkett, Betty Preece, Gloria Reinish, Margaret Taber, and Josephine “Jo” Webb.
Dates
- 2001 - 2006
Creator
- Society of Women Engineers (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
The content of this oral history collection, including photographs, audio and audiovisual clips, and biographical information, is intended for noncommercial educational and personal use only. Copyright restrictions apply. Commercial publication, redistribution, or use of the content is not permitted.
Anyone wishing to use the text, image, or audio or audiovisual files associated with this oral history transcript for publication, commercial use, or any other use not expressly permitted, must contact the SWE Archivist:
Society of Women Engineers Archivist Walter P. Reuther Library Wayne State University 5401 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 313.577.2024 swearchives@wayne.edu
Rules for Use of Archival Materials. RESTRICTIONS: Due to the personal nature of oral history, the Library prohibits use of the material in any way that infringes on individual right to privacy, or results in libelous statements or slander, in accordance with U.S. law.
The content of this oral history collection, including photographs, audio and audiovisual clips, and biographical information, is intended for noncommercial educational and personal use only. Copyright restrictions apply. Commercial publication, redistribution, or use of the content is not permitted.
Anyone wishing to use the text, image, or audio or audiovisual files associated with this oral history transcript for publication, commercial use, or any other use not expressly permitted, must contact the SWE Archivist:
Society of Women Engineers Archivist Walter P. Reuther Library Wayne State University 5401 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 313.577.2024 swearchives@wayne.edu
History
In the early 2000s, the Society for Women Engineers, working with its archivist, conducted interviews of pioneering women engineers across engineering disciplines, in order to document the history of women in engineering from the 1930s to the present, as well as the founding and development of SWE. The project was sponsored by SWE through funding provided by the Ford Motor Company Fund and managed by the Reuther Library.
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet ((3 MB, 3 OS).) : Consists of 34 printed transcripts, 66 Hi 8 videotapes, 3 mini DV tapes, 42 DVDs, and 2 mini DVDs.
6.2 Megabytes ((105 files).) : Consists of MS Word documents and PDFs.
Abstract
In the early 2000s, the Society for Women Engineers, working with its archivist, conducted interviews of pioneering women engineers across engineering disciplines, in order to document the history of women in engineering from the 1930s to the present, as well as the founding and development of SWE. The project was sponsored by SWE through funding provided by the Ford Motor Company Fund and managed by the Reuther Library. Interviews were conducted with 37 SWE-affiliated women engineers and their associates, individually or in pairs. Video recordings and transcripts of the interviews are available, as well as biographical sketches of the interviewees.
Arrangement
Recordings are arranged alphabetically by interviewee last name. Transcripts and biographies are arranged by interview number, which corresponds to the alphabetical arrangement.
Custodial History
The original collection name assigned by the creator was the Society of Women Engineers Oral History Project: Profiles of SWE Pioneers.
Acquisition
Deposited by the Society of Women Engineers between 2003 and 2006.
Other Copies
Transcripts were printed and are available as paper documents. Duplicate access copies of recordings available on VHS and DVD.
Processing History
Processed by Deborah Rice. Finding aid created by Rebecca Bizonet on February 8, 2016.
Creator
- Society of Women Engineers (Organization)
- Rice, Deborah (Interviewer, Person)
- Kata, Lauren (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Society of Women Engineers Profiles of SWE Pioneers Oral Histories
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Deborah Rice. Finding aid created by Rebecca Bizonet.
- Date
- 2016-02-08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Description made possible by funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
Contact:
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA