HJ Harris (b.1903): Politics and Protest
‘I shall look forward to hearing whether you find my epistle worthy of consideration in your proposed Social History Early 20th Century’ (Harris, …
H J Harris (b.1903): Habits, Cultures and Beliefs
‘One thing that makes me difficult to get along with is that I am prone to use words not in common use …
HJ Harris (b.1903): Life and Labour
‘A lady tried to sympathise with me in my plight of homelessness, so she sheltered me for a few days. She fussed …
H J Harris (b.1903): Home and Family
I have decided to have two separate sections for the theme of ‘Home and Family’ because HJ has memories from his time …
H J Harris (b.1903): Reading and Writing
HJ went into the orphanage at age 3 and was there till the age of 14, so any reading that he …
H J Harris (b.1903): War and Memory
HJ was alive for both World Wars; he was 11 years old when First World War broke out and was living in …
H J Harris (b.1903): Home and Family
‘I can give you the official way my father met his death, but you would have to accept my word for what …
H J Harris (b.1903): Autobiography, Class and Schooling
‘I am willing to give you any explanation of how Charity Schools were run, when there was no social security and NOBODY …
H J Harris (b.1903): Purpose and Audience
‘I have often tried to write about my experiences, but my hands are very shaky, that my writing becomes illegible’ (Harris, 18/04/1978) …
H J Harris (b.1903): An introduction
‘Thus I was “on my own” in every sense of the word!’ (Harris, 03/05/78) My ‘adopted’ author is Mr H J Harris and …