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- Description:
- Irene Collier, administrative professional for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan, talks about her duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Collier explains Christman's role as general contractor, the complexity of the project, and the challenges of coordinating the schedules of thirty different subcontractors. She also talks about a dispute over using a non-union contractor, prevailing wage requirements, and how it feels to be the lone female working on the project.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-07-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at the 2012 National Legislative Conference of AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department about creating good jobs for American workers, who can help the nation's economy grow by rebuilding roads, bridges, train tracks, and airports.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author, poet, artist and journeyman electrician Susan Eisenberg delivers a talk titled, "On equal terms: women's struggles in the construction workplace". Eisenberg talks about the history of women in construction and building trades, apprentice programs, and government influence. She talks about the nature of the work, the danger, job insecurity, wages and benefits. Eisenberg says that women have had a difficult time being successful in the face of continued discrimination. A question and answer follows the talk and then Eisenberg leads a tour of her display in the Michigan State University Museum. Eisenberg is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction, the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, and the MSU Women's Resource Center. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- An oral history from Hank Reniger, the owner of Reniger Construction Company, which was responsible for significant commercial construction projects in the greater Lansing area. Mr. Reniger was interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann at a building that was then in use as his private museum collection, 317 E. Grand River (Franklin) Ave. A transcript for this recording is linked with the audio files below.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- Image of a corner of the Renaissance Center building site with two drill rigs in place. City traffic on Randolph Street is visible in the lower left corner of the photograph and the Old Wayne County Building is seen in the distance with brass sculptures on top.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Building the Detroit Renaissance Center
- Description:
- Image of unidentified buildings in the vicinity of the Renaissance Center construction site.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Building the Detroit Renaissance Center
- Description:
- Image of a car lot at the Jefferson Chevrolet dealership on Jefferson Avenue. This photograph was taken facing northwest between Dubois and Chene Streets, approximately six blocks from the Renaissance Center construction site.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Building the Detroit Renaissance Center
- Description:
- Image of the Renaissance Center, looking upward at the towers with derricks and scaffolding visible on the towers during construction.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Building the Detroit Renaissance Center
- Description:
- Image of the intersection of Rivard and Woodbridge streets, located approximately three blocks northeast of the Renaissance Center site
- Date Issued:
- 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Building the Detroit Renaissance Center
- Description:
- Image of an unidentified building in the vicinity of the Renaissance Center construction site.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Building the Detroit Renaissance Center
