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Biographical Entries

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

Ada Marion Jefferis (1884-1981): Biographical Entry

1:379 JEFFERIS, Ada Marion,‘The Memoirs of a.M. Jefferis. Written by her Daughter’, TS, pp.19 (c.7,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 10 July 1884 …

John Bull (1899-): Biographical Entry

114 BULL, John, ‘Early childhood’, and other recollections, TS, pp.238? (c.80,000 words). Extracts printed in various trade union journals (copies of which …

Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Biographical Entry

3:0068 HAMPTON, Nora, ‘Memories of Baptist End, Netherton, Dudley in the period 1895-1918’, TS, pp.63 (c.26,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 21 Nov …

Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Biographical Entry

1:475 McLAUCHLAN, Thomas, The Life of an Ordinary Man (privately printed, 1979), pp.109. BruneI University Library. Born 1888 in mining village of …

Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Biographical Entry

783 VERE, Percy [pseud. of H.V. SMITH], ‘The Autobiography of a Working Man’, TS, pp.10 (c.6,500 words). Brunel University Library. Born …

Joe Ayre (b.1910) Biographical Entry

2:29 AYRE, Joe, ‘The Socialist’, MS, pp.178 (c.43,250 words). BruneI University Library. Born 9 March 1910 in Liverpool. Father a dock …

Frank Prevett (b.1904): Biographical Entry

2:638 PREVETT, Frank, ‘Memoirs of a Railwayman’, TS, pp.347 (c.150,000 words). BruneI University Library. Born 1904 in Brighton. Father and grandfather were …

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 …

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: …

Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Biographical Entry

1:309 HARWOOD, Cecil George, ‘Down Memory Lane’, TS, pp.104 (c.65,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 9 Oct 1894. Father a gardener. Family …