Interviews conducted by Eric Glendining and Jim Westcott,
EERC/EL/EL37
This collection of interviews conducted by Eric Glendining and Jim Wescott is currently being catalogued and will be available to listen to in due course.
Interviews of Campbell Gill,
EERC/EL/EL37/2
Working life
Industry
Electronics
Working Conditions
Community Life
Culture
Law
Industrial Relations
In this interview, Campbell Gill (b. 1946) talks about his working life and particularly the years he spent with Mitsubishi after they bought over the Tandberg factory in Haddington. Campbell joined ...
Interviews of Elizabeth Hogg,
EERC/ES/EL6/40
Working life
Industry
Wool industry
Mills
Industrial Relations
Health and Safety
Community Life
Material Culture
Social Life and Customs
In this interview, Elizabeth (Liz) Hogg (b. Edinburgh) recalls memories of the west mill in Haddington where her father (b. 1912, Denny) worked and was later manager. As the eldest of 4 children, her...
Interviews of Mr and Mrs Hyde by David Fisher,
EERC/EL/EL2/19
Working life
Industry
Paper mills
Health and Safety
Community Life
Industrial Relations
World War, 1939-1945
Musselburgh
In track 1 of 4 (EL12/19/1/1) Mr and Mrs Hyde talk about their working lives at Inveresk paper mill. Both went into the mill from school, aged 14, and said that most school-leavers at that time would...
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...