Charles Whiten Sanderson (b. 1906-1990.): An Introduction.
‘It is said “Life is what you make it”. I disagree. Life is what other people, and events, make it for you.’ …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): Fun and Festivities (Part One).
“All would gather round the organ on occasions and sing until the rafters rang” (31) Unlike other working-class men such as Cecil …
Charles Whiten Sanderson. (1906-1990): Purpose and Audience.
‘Any comments I make are necessarily those as seen through the eyes of a working-class boy and a half educated young man.’- …
Charles Whiten Sanderson. (1906-1990): Education and Schooling.
‘I have no wish to become boring by giving details of our curriculum so will pass on to more interesting side activities …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1900): Reading and Writing.
‘If you can read, you can learn.’ (29) In ‘Half a Lifetime In The 20th Century’, Charles engages with reading and writing …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): War and Memory Part Two.
‘After twenty years of uneasy peace it was all to begin again, begun by the same nation who had supposedly been the …
Charles Whiten Sanderson. (1906-1990): Home and Family.
‘I must hasten to add that we were much luckier than many other children, being blessed with splendid parents, who always kept …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): Biographical Entry.
2:688 SANDERSON, Charles Whiten, ‘Half a Lifetime in the 20th Century: A Book of Memoirs’, TS, pp.115 (c.78,000 words). Extracts published in …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): Researching Writing Lives.
Participating in the ‘Writing Lives’ module was an exciting and apprehensive choice for me, although I was excited to improve my social …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): Fun and Festivities (Part Two).
‘In the playground at playtime, we invented our own games’ (18) Alongside all the festivities Charles reminisces about in my first Fun …