"Rosie the Riveter Project" Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], "Rosie the Riveter Project" Records, A&M 4280, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet 1/4 in. (2 pages and 1 USB digital storage device in 1 folder) and 0.19 Gigabytes 47 files, formats include .docx, .mp3, and .jpg
Creator:
Thanks! Plain and Simple Inc.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], "Rosie the Riveter Project" Records, A&M 4280, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records of "The Rosie the Riveter Project: A Model for America", including oral history interviews with project participants (in audio and transcript formats), photographs of participants, and an executive summary of the project's four year business plan. The project aims to preserve the history of the actual women behind the archetype of "Rosie the Riveter" and to communicate thse women's values and historical significance to current and future generations.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard