The Guide to the Women in the Commerical Fishing Industry Research Collection
1902-19951988-1995

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Morris, Carole Teshima
Title: Women in the Commercial Fishing Industry Research Collection
Dates: 1902-1995 ( inclusive )
1988-1995 ( bulk )
Quantity: 1 linear ft.
Collection Number: XOE0133womeninfishing
Summary: This collection of newspaper clippings, statistics, scholarly articles, and first hand account oral interviews pertain to women in the commercial fishing industry. They were collected by the then Western Washington University student, Carole Morris, as a senior thesis project in the History department. These materials range from 1902 to 1995.
Repository: Western Washington University
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

Goltz-Murray Building
808 25th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225-9123
Phone: 360-650-7747
http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/

Languages: Collection materials are in English.  
Sponsor: Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium. Funding for encoding the finding aid was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Note

These materials were collected by Carole Teshima Morris for a senior thesis project on women in the commercial fishing industry for the department of history at Western Washington University. The resulting paper was entitled, "Permission to Come Aboard? Right to Come Aboard? Women in the Pacific Northwest Fishing Fleet, 1945-1993." During the course of her research, Morris collected numerous newspaper clippings, statistics, and scholarly articles. Morris also conducted five oral interviews with fisherwomen to add to the written research material that she collected.

Content Description

The materials in this collection document issues relating to women working in the Alaskan and Pacific Northwest commercial fishing industry. The bulk of this collection is comprised of photocopied material gathered by Carole Morris during the course of her research on the topic. She amassed not only a number of newspaper clippings that relate to fisherwomen, but also articles, scholarly journals and trade magazines that pertain to commercial fishing in general. In addition to articles and clippings, the collection includes bibliographic and archival repository reference information as well as findings and reports from commissions like the Washington State Fish Commissioner and the Commercial Fishers Project of the Seaman's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey. The collection spans from 1902 to the mid 1990s, although the majority of it dates from 1988 to 1995. Among the major topics covered in this collection are workplace abuse and rape, sexual harassment, equality, general fishing laws and regulations, names and statistics of fisherwomen in the region, as well as the overall issues concerning the women who work in this male dominated profession.

Morris's finished thesis, "Permission to Come Aboard? Right to Come Aboard? Women in the Pacific Northwest Fishing Fleet, 1945-1993," ties together these numerous sources on the commercial fishing industry. The interviews, five in all, date from 1993, and only one interview has been transcribed. One of the interviewees, Anne Mosness, was founder of the Women's Maritime Association, whose records are also housed at the Center. Also included are the interview forms and questionnaires that she used.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Some access restrictions apply - contact repository for details.

Preferred Citation :  

Women in the Commercial Fising Industry Reseach Collection, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Women in the Commercial Fishing Industry Research Collection is arranged in accordance with the following series arrangement:

  • Series I: Research Material, 1902-1995
  • Series II: Oral History Interviews, 1993
Related Materials :  

Related material includes the Women's Maritime Association records


Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series I:  Research Material, 1902-1995
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 Senior Thesis Western Washington University: “Permission to Come Aboard? Right to Come Aboard? Women in the Pacific Northwest Fishing Fleet, 1945-1993.” Carole Teshima Morris, Winter 1994. 1994
1/2 Women in Northwest Commercial Fishing Presentation 1994
1/3 Archival and Museum Fishing Resources Materials undated
1/4 Bibliographic Material Concerning Women in Fishing 1973-1991
1/5 General Fishing Resources 1978-1994
1/6 Fishing Statistics 1987-1993
1/7 Fishing Legal Material 1930-1989
1/8 Fishing Newspaper Clippings – Work 1987-1995
1/9 Fishing Newspaper Clippings – Abuse 1989-1994
1/10 Fishing Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles 1980-1995
1/11 Fishing Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles 1980-1995
2/1 The Fisherman, 50th Anniversary 1987 July
2/2 Thirteenth Annual Report of the State Fish Commissioner to the Governor of the State of Washington 1902
2/3 Fishing Potential Women Interviewees 1978-1995

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Series II:  Oral History Interviews, 1993
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
2/4 Fishing Interview Transcription: Kate Patera [File restricted] 1993
2/5 Maritime Surveys undated
2/6 Fishing Letters/Interview Release Information 1993
2/7 Dennis, Lyn
1993 February 11
2/8 Jez, Katrina
undated
Box
2/9 Mosness, Anne
1993 April 20
2/10 Patera, Kate [ File restricted]
1993 February 26
2/11 Walker, Kim
1993 February 25

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Morris, Carole Teshima  ( creator)
  • Subject Terms :
  • Fisheries -- Alaska -- History -- Sources.
  • Fisheries -- Washington(State) -- History -- Sources.
  • Oral History.
  • Sex discrimination against women -- Alaska -- History -- Sources.
  • Sex discrimination against women -- Washington (State) -- History -- Sources.
  • Sex discrimination in employment -- Alaska -- History -- Sources.
  • Sex discrimination in employment -- Washington (State) -- History -- Sources.
  • Sexual harassment -- Washington(State) -- History -- Sources.
  • Women fish trade workers -- Alaska -- History -- Sources.
  • Women fish trade workers -- Washington(State) -- History -- Sources.
  • Women fishers -- Alaska -- History -- Sources.
  • Women fishers -- Washington(State) -- History -- Sources.

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