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Interviews of Iris White

EERC/EL/EL26/2

Childhood Community Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Working life Publishers and Publishing Health Education shops Birth Haddington Possilpark

In this interview, Iris White (b. 1938, Glasgow) recalls her early life in Possilpark; early working experiences; her decision to move to Haddington as part of the Glasgow overspill and her life in Ha...

Interviews conducted by Haddington Active Memories Group,

EERC/EL/EL36

Childhood Education Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Working life Sports Politics National Service Rugby Health

This collection of interviews conducted by Haddington Active Memories is currently being catalogued and will be available to listen to in due course.

Interviews of David Elder,

EERC/EL/EL36/1

Childhood Education Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Working life Sports National Service Rugby Health

In this interview, David Elder (b. 1936 in Galashiels) shares memories of his childhood, working life, national service and his more recent love of fishing. David spent his early life in Galashiels w...

Interview of Papiya Russell by Luke,

EERC/EL/EL33/8

Childhood Racism Working life Emigration and Immigration Community Life Technology Health Education

In this interview, Papiya Russell begins by speaking about her early life. Her parents, both doctors, came to the UK in the post WW2 era, when Britain was short of doctors. They worked in Lancashire...

Interviews of Grace McGuire

EERC/EL/EL6/7

Working life Industry Paper mills Community Life Housing Social Systems Life cycles Health Clothing and dress

In this interview, Grace McGuire, who has always lived in Musselburgh, talks particularly about her time working at the paper mill. She describes her working day and the different parts of the proces...

Interviews of Eddie Ritchie ,

EERC/EL/EL35/12

Childhood Community Life Social Systems Working life Fishing Housing Health Foodways

In this interview, Eddie Ritche (b. 1943, Fisherrow) talks about his childhood in Fisherrow and his working life. Eddie's dad had been a fisherman and in the navy during World War 2, before leaving t...

Interviews of the Ormiston Group by an unknown female, bulk:

EERC/EL/EL2/28

Community Life Working life Gender Education Women Mining Health Domestic Life Industry Recreation Ormiston Tranent

In track 1 of 2 (EL2/28/1/1) the interviewer asks a group of Ormiston men about life and change over time. All of the men are older, apart from one, John, who is often called on to give a different p...

Interviews of David Spence by an unknown female, bulk:

EERC/EL/EL2/32

Working life Mining Industrial Relations Community Life Foodways Health Industry Seton, East Lothian, Scotland Prestonpans Edinburgh Tranent Musselburgh New Winton

In the first track of 4 (EL2/32/1/1), David Spence (b.c.1901) talks about his life in the mines. He explains how he started working when he was a boy, alongside his father, at the Fleets pit. Before...

Interviews of Primrose Barr

EERC/EL/EL12/3

Community Life Working life Social Systems shops Business Health Foodways Religion Housing Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland

In this interview, Primrose Barr (aged 82), who was born in Arbroath, talks about her life in East Lothian. Primrose's husband was born in North Berwick and trained as a doctor. He joined a practice...

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