Interviews of Gillian Aitken,
EERC/EL/EL6/23
In this interview, Gillian Aitken talks about her working life in the laboratory at Inveresk paper mill. Gillian was sitting her prelim exams when her dad told her about the vacancy and so she went f...
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...