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Biographical Entries

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

Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Biographical Entry

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

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 George Marling (1863-1954): Biographical Entry

492 MARLING, Frank George, ‘Reminiscences’, TS, pp.22 (c.16,000 words). BruneI University Library. Born 7 Jan 1863 at Berkeley, Gloucester. Died 1954. Father …

Stephen Forsdick (b. 1835): Biographical Entry

242a FORSDICK, Stephen, Untitled, TS, pp.67 (c.47,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 8 Oct 1835 at Long Spring Lodge, in the parish …

John Edmonds (1911-1984): Biographical Entry

237 EDMONDS, John, ‘The Lean Years’, MS, pp.89 + 3pp. list of illustrations (c.18,000 words). BruneI University Library. Born 26 Dec 1911. …

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 …

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 …