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“Vocational Training Record Card” from Woodland School , Portland Public Schools, front (#1) and back (#2). In 1941, Olga completed 140 ½ hours of training on aviation sheet metal. Donated by Olga May Schwender, accession 172. Olga was an assembly mechanic – “A” leader at Columbia Aircraft in Portland, OR for 3 ½ years. Size: 7.5”x3.5”.

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“Certificate of War Production Training”, front (#1) and open (#2), from the National Youth Administration certifying that Sally completed training for shipbuilding including 534 hours of welding and 66 hours of machine cutting issued May 8, 1943. Donated by Sally G. White, accession 330. Sally was a journeyman welder at Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, CA between 1942-1943. Size of open card: 5”x3.5”.

Training card from Bell Aircraft Corporation certifying that Evelyn has passed the training tests in drilling, countersinking, riveting, bucking, and removing rivets on October 4, 1944 . Donated by Johnny Parris, accession 121. Evelyn DeLong Parris, donor’s mother, was an assembler and riveter at Bell Aircraft in Marietta, GA for 2 years. Size: 2”x4”.

“Certificate of Merit” certifying that Evelyn has complete the Bell Aircraft Training Course in elementary blueprint reading on April 22, 1944 . Donated by Johnny Parris, accession 121. Evelyn DeLong Parris, donor’s mother, was an assembler and riveter at Bell Aircraft in Marietta, GA for 2 years. Size: 5”x8”.

Certificate from the Engineering Science and Management War Training department at Stanford University certifying that Anna completed training in Elementary Machine and Tool Design issued March 3, 1944 . Donated by Anna Lorraine Pantages, accession 193: Anna did drafting and blueprint reading at Hendy Iron Works in Sunnyvale, CA for 1 year. Size: 6”x8”.

War Industries Training Program Identification Card from the Aviation Trades Center in Brooklyn, NY . Donated by Mary E. Bodnar, accession 247. Mary M. Lynch was a riveter at Brewster Aircraft in Brooklyn, NY for 2 years. Size: 2.5”x4”.

Book: War Training as a Cutter Grinder from Pratt & Whitney. Donated by Theresa Phelps, accession 129. Helena E. “ Nan ” Sutherland, donor’s mother, was a cutter grinder operator at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft between 1940-1945. Size: 11”x9”.

Book: Aircraft Riveting training book issued by the Department of Education and Training. Donated by Virginia K. Olson, accession 142. Delmar W. Olson, donor’s mother-in-law, worked surveying and engineering drawings at C.M.S.T.P. and P. Railroad for 3 years. Size: 7.5”x4.5”.

Book: The Aircraft Worker by William Alderman. Donated by Betty G. Houser, accession 185. Better was a riveter at Fleet Wings in Bristol, PA between 1943-1945. Size: 8”x5.5”.

Book: Standard Aircraft Worker’s Manual, Pocket Edition. Donated by Lyla Yaroshak, accession 313. Louise Helen Meisner, donor’s mother, was a “b” mechanic on the wing assembly at Boeing for 2 years, and then an A.C. service mechanic at the Spokane Army Airbase for 1 year. Size: 7”x4”.