Historical Research Workshop - Final Presentation -
Explore postwar causes of Hunters Point's decline into poverty and crime. Research areas include municipal records, shipyard histories, oral histories, and more. Delve into the historical roots of this once-prosperous neighborhood.
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Historical Research Workshop - Final Presentation - By Erik Hillbrand
Refined research question:What postwar factors caused the once thriving and prosperous Hunters Point neighborhood to decline into conditions plagued by poverty and crime?
Research areas to pursue: • San Francisco Public Library: • San Francisco History Center (6th Floor): municipal records, city planning records, newspaper archives • Government Information Center (5th Floor): Naval Records, government planning materials
San Francisco Maritime Museum and Library (at Aquatic Park and Fort Mason) • Bay Area Shipyard(s) information and records • Information on ships built and shipyard operations
Bethlehem Steel Museum (Downtown SF) • History of Bethlehem Steel in the Bay Area and nationwide • History of Bethlehem Steel in Hunters Point specifically
Bancroft Library • Henry J. Kaiser Papers: info on Bay Area shipyards • Possible oral histories from WWII era • Other Theses Papers and Dissertations on Bayview/Hunters Point Neighborhood and/or Shipyards (secondary sources)
