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/DG20/4
Biographical interview with Irene Morrison (b. 1937) who was born in Wanlockhead, in the Fraser Memorial Institute. The interview begins with Irene describing the institute which was built by the Fra...
EERC/DG/DG31/7
Biographical interview with Irene Foster (b. 1943) who worked at Moat Brae, from aged 16, before going on to do her nursing training at the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary. Irene describes her nu...
EERC/DG/DG31/10
Biographical interview with Christine Hatton ( aged 65) who worked at Moat Brae for three years, from 1966. At the beginning of the interview, Christine talks about her early life which involved a lot...
EERC/DG/DG35/3
Biographical interview with Margaret Wallace (b. 1928) who was born and grew up in Dumfries. She went to school in Dumfries before the family moved to a new council house in Maxwelltown. Margaret le...
EERC/DG/DG35/4
Biographical interview with Dorothy Bell (b.1945, Glasgow). Dorothy was brought up in Hightae where her grandmother ran a busy shop. She recalled going up to the war memorial to collect the daily pa...
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/DG38/2
Biographical interview with Patricia Martin (b. 1933, Yorkshire) who came to Dumfries as a 15 year old to study nursing at the Royal Infirmary. Pat explains that, after leaving school when she reache...
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...
