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Biographical Entries

An index of the Biographical entries made by the students of Writing Lives.

Joe Loftus (1914-1998): Biographical Entry

484 LOFTUS, Joe, ‘Lee Side’, TS, pp.197 + 4pp. glossary (c.60,000 words). Extracts published in The Leigh Journal, December 1983 and January …

Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Biographical Entry

582 PALMER, Mrs. W.E., ‘Memories of Long Ago’, TS, pp.34 (c.12,200 words). Brunel University Library. Born 1908 in Bramley, near Guildford. Father …

Mary Howitt (1888-1983): Biographical Entry

1.355 HOWITT, Mary, Untitled, TS, pp.9 (c.3,500 words). Brunel University Library. Born 1888(?) in mining village of New Herrington, Co. Durham. Father: …

Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Biographical entry

181 COOTER, Florence Anne, ‘Seventh Child’, MS, pp.71 (c.71,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born Aug 1912 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. Father worked as …

William Belcher (1884-1961) – Biographical Entry

53 BELCHER, William J., Untitled, MS (c.25,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 14 Sept 1884 in Wells St., London. Died 19 Nov …

R.W. Morris b.1895: Biographical Entry.

520 MORRIS, R. W., ‘Autobiography of R. W. Morris’, TS, c.350pp. (c.140,000 words). Extracts published as ‘A Boy goes down the pit’, …

Edward S. Humphries b.1889: Biographical Entry.

361 HUMPHRIES Edward S., ‘Childhood. An Autobiography of a Boy from 1889-1906’, TS, pp.63 (c.35,000 words). Extract in J. Burnett (ed.), Useful …

Jack Vallance (b. 1914) – Biographical Entry

Vallance, Jack. ‘Jack of all Grades’, Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, university of Brunel Library. Special Collection, 2:780. VALLANCE, Jack. ‘Jack …

Biographical Entry: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.

Born 1 Oct 1898 in Rough Lea, Co. Durham. Died 10 Nov 1983. Father a pit deputy. 4 brothers. 3 sisters (one …

John Shinn (1837-1925): Biographical Entry

622 SHINN, John, ‘A Sketch of My Life and Times’, MS, pp.46 (c.7,500words). Extract in J. Burnett (ed.), Destiny Obscure. Autobiographies of …