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Oral History Interview with Leo Skolnick, August 14, 1987, inclusive

Scope and Contents

In his interview, Leo Skolnick (1909- ) details his job as a sketcher and supervisor of shop drawings at the Navy Yard. He also talks about several workplace accidents, working conditions, and feeling pride in his work at the Yard. Interview conducted by Benjamin Filene.

Biographical / Historical

Leo Skolnick (1909- ) worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard from 1936 until 1948, when he left to study design and worked for several naval architects. He began working as an apprentice, and then as a sketcher in a sheet metal shop where shop drawings got fabricated. By the time Skolnick left the Yard, he was coordinating design drawings and supervising 200 to 300 workers.

Conditions Governing Access

This interview can be accessed onsite at Brooklyn Historical Society's Othmer Library and online at the Oral History Portal.

Center for Brooklyn History
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Brooklyn, NY 11201