Pat Williams Papers

Collection

Identifier: WILL

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Pat Williams Papers contains magazines, calendars, training material and more all relating to tradeswomen and labor unions. Also included is personal ephemera including art and clothing.

Dates

Creation: 1995-2012

Conditions Governing Access

Property rights to the physical objects belong to the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or heir for permission to publish where the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives do not hold the copyright.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the collection. The collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Pat Williams is a retired building and maintenance engineer who spent her 32-year career on helpign women seek jobs in the trades. She joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, and the International Union of Operating Engineers after college which jumpstarted her career.

She was an operating engineer, running building HVAC and managing the maintenance of buildings throughout the Los Angeles and Long Beach area. In the trades, she was discriminated against because she was a woman, a Lesbian, and a union official.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Pat Williams Papers contains collected material from Williams' life revolving around tradeswomen and labor unions. Included are blue collar resources and personal clothing from Pat. Pat Williams is a retired engineer and was involved in national tradeswomen organizations, trainings, conferences, and events.