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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 -

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  1. Historical Research Workshop - Final Presentation - By Erik Hillbrand

  2. Bayview / Hunters Point Neighborhood

  3. Hunters Point Dry docks built, 1918

  4. Hunters Point Shipyards during WWII

  5. Refined research question:What postwar factors caused the once thriving and prosperous Hunters Point neighborhood to decline into conditions plagued by poverty and crime?

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Bethlehem Steel Museum (Downtown SF) • History of Bethlehem Steel in the Bay Area and nationwide • History of Bethlehem Steel in Hunters Point specifically

  9. 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)

  10. It’s been a long research journey…

  11. …and there’s still a long way to go…

  12. …andwhen times get tough…

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