Box 1

Contains a magazine of photographs of workers with the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company constructing wartime ships. The magazine includes images of the North Carolina Shipyard located on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. Also included is a complete list of ships built by the company with their hull number, type, owner, and date of delivery.

Contains 5 issues of the Shipyard Bulletin newsletter including: Vol. 8, No. 3; Vol. 8 No. 4; Vol. 8, No. 12; Vol. 10, No. 5; Vol. 10, No. 8. Each newsletter contains information on various ships' movements and other news of events at the shipyard.

Contains a booklet providing an overview of the history of the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. Also included are photographs of important individuals and staff, various sites and facilities at the shipyard, and everyday activities of the workers including their homes, schools, recreation, and more. This booklet was published in replacement of the regular May 1946 issue of "The North Carolina Shipbuilder".

Contains ephemera pertaining to the North Carolina Shipyard.

Contains a poem written by a shipyard worker about the North Carolina Shipyard.

Contains newspaper clippings glued to a sheet of paper pertaining to the launch of of the Zebulon B. Vance liberty ship in Wilmington and President Roosevelt's message to Japan.

Contains a newspaper clipping of a photograph of the launching of the Zebulon B. Vance liberty ship.

Contains a bulletin from the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company providing information and instructions regarding air raid warnings and blackouts.

Contains instructions from the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company regarding its defense plan and shipyard regulations.

Contains a handmade Christmas card printed with images by Holland Edwards including one of a liberty ship with the words "Ugly Duckling" and the other of a Christmas message.