EERC/DG/DG38/4
Biographical interview (DG38/4/1/1, track 1 of 2) with Betty McMinn (b. 1932, Eastriggs) about her life in nursing. Betty had wanted to go into nursing from school but her father thought she 'wouldn'...
EERC/DG/DG38/1
Biographical interview with Helen Little (b. 1935) who was born in Dumfries. This interview focusses on Helen's training and professional life as a nurse. Helen describes her pre-training time at Th...
EERC/DG/DG38/5
Interview with 3 women who trained for nursing in the 1950s: Pat Martin (training 1952-54), Betty McMinn (training 1950-53) and Ena Forteath (training 1953-57). The women begin by talking about their...
EERC/DG/DG38/6
Interview with Helen Gray (aged 81) who was born in East Lothian and who has lived in Dumfries since moving to the area in 1954 to train as a midwife. In this detailed interview Helen talks about var...
EERC/DG/DG38/8
Biographical interview (DG38/8/1/1, track 1 of 2) with husband and wife Duncan (b. 1921 in Linwood) and Shirley (b. 1926 in Inverness) who both trained and worked as pharmacists. In this interview,...
EERC/DG/DG38/26
Yvonne Layden was born in Liverpool and moved to Dumfries when she married. This interview is about her working life in two Dumfries factories. After her children had started school, Yvonne got a job...
EERC/DG/DG38/28
Interview with Bill Hogg, born 1950 in Dumfries. Bill begins by talking about his early working life. Most of the interview is concerned with his time in the agricultural feed industry with James Wyl...
EERC/DG/DG38/29
Morris Service, aged 79 and from Dumfries, reflects on his working life with ICI (1953 to 1991). He started working with the firm when he was 15 before moving on to an apprenticeship when he reached ...
EERC/DG/DG38/30
Alex Inman, aged 71 and from Dumfries, reflects on his working life with ICI which spanned 38 years. After initial taining at Welwyn Garden City, he continued his training until the age of 21. He ta...
EERC/DG/DG38/31
Ian Fraser, aged 79 and originally from Glasgow, reflects on his working life with ICI. He joined the firm after university, and was initially based at Ardeer, in Ayrshire. He then moved to their pl...
