Todd Shipyards Collection Finding
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1 Los Angeles Maritime Museum Collection #69 Todd Shipyards Corporation, the Los Angeles Division Collection Compiled by Los Angeles Maritime Museum Research Library Processed By, Date: Madeline Morehouse, March 2015 Title: Todd Shipyards Corporation, the Los Angeles Division Collection Dates: 1917-1989 (bulk 1976 - 1989) Extent: 9.5 cu. feet: 10 boxes. 85 engineering drawings, average size 25 x 35 inches. Format: Photographic prints, photographic slides and negatives, printed programs and papers, engineering drawings and maps. Creator: Todd Shipyards Corporation Abstract: Todd Shipyards Corporation, the Los Angeles Division Collection consists of photographs, engineering drawings, photographic slides and negatives, and papers related to the company and its involvement in shipbuilding. The bulk of photographs are of specific ships and Navy vessels that Todd repaired or built in the port of Los Angeles. Access Restrictions: Prior Arrangement with the Library for all materials. Use Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply to this collection: Please see Librarian. Catalog Record: Todd Shipyards Corporation, the Los Angeles Division Collection Provenance: Material was in possession of Todd Shipyards Corporation until 1990. Scope and Content Note: The collection contains photographs, engineering drawings, and papers acquired from the Todd Shipyards Corporation, Los Angeles Division. The bulk of the collection is of photographs taken of ships and shipbuilding. There are also photographs of Todd employees and departments, facilities and grounds, and damage and repairs made on ships and grounds. There are papers related to the company’s photography business transactions such as correspondence, invoices, and photographer contracts. The collection also has 80 engineering drawings and plans dating back to 1917 when the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp was still operating. The majority of folders employ a numerical filing system and identification number that are closely related to the date the photograph was taken or processed. The slides also have an identification numbering system and are grouped together according to their numbers. Biography: In 1917 the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp began business on Smith Island in San Pedro. Decades later in 1930, the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp. went into receivership. The Todd Shipyards Corporation took over active management of the facilities on December 7th, 1943, by direction of the U.S. Government. On January 6th, 1946 Todd Shipyards purchased the facilities owned by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp. During, and subsequent to the war, Todd rebuilt the facilities into a modern efficient yard. The U.S. Navy installed an 18,000 ton 2 dry dock, and with a new look the yard had taken on the business of ship-repair and conversion work in the post war period. In 1958 Todd re-entered the shipbuilding business by modernizing its plant with expenditure in excess of two million dollars. Over the years the Los Angeles Division continued repairing, constructing, and converting ships. In 1983, Todd Pacific Shipyards, the Los Angeles Division employed more than 5600 workers and was enlisted on a multibillion-dollar Navy program to build 18 frigates. Despite the success the Los Angeles division eventually closed in 1990 due to the inability to secure new Navy construction contracts. In the 1990s Todd Shipyard Corporation continued work at its other divisions in the Northwest. In 2011, Todd was bought by Vigor Industrial, where it continues the shipbuilding business. Arrangement and Description: The collection is arranged in five series: Series 1. Ships Physical Description: Box 1-5 The series includes photographs of specific ships built by, or repaired by, Todd Shipyards Corp at the Los Angeles Division. There are photographs of sea trials, crew portraits, launching events, docking/undocking, and a ships building progress. The photographs are held in folders and photograph boxes. The series includes black and white and color photographs, as well as negatives. The series is organized alphabetically by the ship name. Series 2. Subjects Physical Description: Box 6-7 Sub-Series 2.1. Damage This sub-series consist of photographs of accidents, damage, and repairs of facilities, ship equipment and parts, and grounds. These photographs serve as evidence to any accident or efforts to repair any damage that happened at the shipyards or grounds. Sub-Series 2.2. Facilities This sub-series consists of photographs of the shipyards grounds, aerials, buildings, and maintenance of the grounds and facilities. Sub-Series 2.3. Personnel This sub-series includes portraits of some of the employees of Todd, group or department portraits, specific departments, scenes of employees working, social and company private events, and award ceremonies within the company. Sub-Series 2.4. Ship Building 3 This sub-series includes photographs of ship parts and equipment, models that are non-specific to any ship. These images are of engine rooms, hulls, electric wiring, welding, etc. Sub-Series 2.5. Special Events This sub-series includes photographs of special visitors and guests, public events, celebrations, and awards. Series 3. Slides Physical Description: Box 8-9 This series consists of 35 mm photographic slides on a variety of subjects: general shipbuilding, grounds, cranes, offices, personnel, events, etc. Each slide is numbered with a predetermined ID number and a date. The slides are grouped together by their ID number and are held in manila envelopes. Each envelope tells the span of slide ID numbers, the period of time it covers, and the total number of slides enclosed. The slides are cased in sleeves, along with paper records for each slide. These paper records provide the following information: Slide ID number, condition, subject, and date. Each slide is individually dated by month, day, and year. Series 4. Papers Physical Description: 1 Hollinger box This series consists of documents and papers related to photography business transactions such as, invoices, material safety data sheets (on photographic chemicals), correspondence, manuals and instructions on photo processing machines and copiers, and photographer contracts. Series 5. Engineering Drawings Physical Description: 6 Rolls The series consists of 85 drawings group together through six rolls (3 rolls are encased in a cardboard box). These drawings are architectural and engineering plans of Todd Shipyard and the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp. facilities, grounds, dry dock and yard areas, shops, and surrounding areas. Indexing Terms Subjects Shipbuilding Shipbuilding-California Shipbuilding-History-20th century Shipbuilding--Equipment and supplies Shipyards Corporate Names 4 Todd Shipyards Corporation Todd Pacific Shipyards, Corporation Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc. Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp. U.S. Navy Container List Series I. Ships Box Number Series (Subseries) File File Name Date (if any) Group/Subject Number Box 1, Folder 1 Ships Adelaide (FFG-01) FFG 01 Adelaide n.d. Box 1, Folder 2 Ships Adelaide (FFG-01) 81128 FFG 01 HMS Adelaide under n.d. Sydney Bridge Box 1, Folder 3 Ships Agerholm (DD-826) 79057 Agerholm Engine Room Pumps 5/26/1976 Box 1, Folder 4 Ships Alamo (LSD-33) 78052 USS Alamo Pumps and Machinery 3/15/1978 Box 1, Folder 5 Ships Anchorage (LPD-23) 80005 Long Beach Anchorage Repair January-80 Box 1, Folder 6 Ships Antietam (CG-54) 88007 USS Antietam Reduction Gear 2/8/1988 Box 1, Folder 7 Ships Antietam (CG-54) 88001 USS Antietam Heat Exchg. January-88 Box 1, Folder 8 Ships Antietam (CG-54) 88004 USS Antietam Bilge Keel January-88 Box 1, Folder 9 Ships Antietam (CG-54) 88005 USS Antietam Sonar Dome January-88 Box 1, Folder 10 Ships Ara (AK-136) 86055 Bow Thruster Parts USS Ara 7/10/1986 Box 1, Folder 11 Ships Barbour County (LST-1195) 84115 LSD Barbour County for Repair 10/25/1984 Box 1, Folder 12 Ships Barbour County (LST-1195) 84116 Barbour County and FFG 43 on 10/25/1984 Synchrolift Box 1, Folder 13 Ships Barbour County (LST-1195) 85023 Undocking Barbour County 4/1/1985 Box 1, Folder 14 Ships Barbour County (LST-1195) 85008 Barbour County Shell Plate Jig 2/8/1985 Box 1, Folder 15 Ships Bunker Hill (CG-52) 87034 Bunker Hill Interned. Shaft and May-87 Main Shaft Bearings Box 1, Folder 16 Ships Bunker Hill (CG-52) 87029 Bunker Hill W.T. Doors May-87 Box 1, Folder 17 Ships Bunker Hill (CG-52) 87030 USS Bunker Hill Heat Exch. May-87 Box 1, Folder 18 Ships Bolster (ARS-38) 88022 Antenna USS Bolster 6/1/1988 Box 1, Folder 19 Ships Canberra (FFG-02) FFG 02 n.d. Box 1, Folder 20 Ships Canberra (FFG-02) 81123 FFG 2 HMAS Canberra Officers 12/16/1981 Qtrs Box 1, Folder 21 Ships Canberra (FFG-02) 81121 FFG 2 HMAS Canberra Inclining 12/13/1981 Test Box 1, Folder 22 Ships Carr (FFG-52) 85027 Progress FFG 52 20% 4/6/1985 Box 1, Folder 23 Ships Cayuga (LST-1186) 79041 USS Cayuga Diesel from Ship 7/20/1979 Box 1, Folder 24 Ships Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) 81073 Expansion Joint Blow Out 6/30/1981 Box 1, Folder 25 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) FFG-25 USS Copeland n.d. Box 1, Folder 26 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) 82083 FFG-25 Progress 100% 5/22/1982 Box 1, Folder 27 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) 82116 FFG-25 Crews Portraits 7/19/1982 Box 1, Folder 28 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) 82078 FFG-25 Antenna + Elect Wiring 5/21/1982 Box 1, Folder 29 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) 82114 FFG-25 Commissioning of Ship 8/7/1982 Box 1, Folder 30 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) 82075 FFG-25 Sea Trials 5/18/1982 Box 1, Folder 31 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) 82113 FFG-25 Leaving Todd for Navy 1982 Shipyard 5 Box 1, Folder 32 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) 82098 FFG-25 Signing Ship Over to Navy Jun-82 Box 1, Folder 33 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) 82094 FFG-25 Captain and Sponsor 6/10/1982 Box 1, Folder 34 Ships Copeland (FFG-25) FFG 25 n.d.