Interviews conducted by Annie Macsween,

EERC/EL/ES1

Interviews of Elizabeth Hogg,

EERC/ES/EL6/40

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 Andrew Smith

EERC/EL/EL6/18

In track 1 of 2 (EL6/18/1/1), Andrew Smith (aged 83) talks about his life at Bruntons wire mill where he started as an office clerk in July 1956, aged 15. Andrew got the job via a recruitment request...

Interviews of Mal Macleod,

EERC/ES/ES1/1

In this interview, Mal Macleod (80yo, b. Isle of Lewis) reflects on his connections to the Harris tweed industry, which began when he was a schoolboy and used to travel with his dad, who was a driver ...

Interviews of Harris Mackenzie,

EERC/ES/ES4/1

In this interview, Harris Mackenzie (aged 90) talks about his lifelong connections to the Harris Tweed industry and his family's company, Kenneth Mackenzie Ltd, which was founded by his grandfather (a...

Interviews of Rae Mackenzie,

EERC/ES/ES6/7

In this interview, Rae Mackenzie (b. c.1945), talks about his lifelong connections to the Harris Tweed industry. Rae's grandfather was the owner of the largest and oldest mill in Stornoway, Kenneth M...

Interviews of Donald Mackay,

EERC/ES/ES6/8

In this interview, Donald Mackay, aged 70, talks about his life and associations with the weaving industry. Donald was brought up in Flesherin and went to school in Aird and then Lews college in Stor...

Interviews of Calum Maclean,

EERC/ES/ES6/6

In this interview, Callum Maclean (aged 75, b. Ness) talks about his life, his working life as a weaver and about his role in developing and introducing the double-width loom to the Harris Tweed indus...