Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Education and Schooling Florence’s education is not a prominent theme in her memoir ‘Seventh Child’ and we are barely given an insight into her own …
May Jones: Transcript 1.401 JONES, May, Untitled, MS (c.17,000 words). Brunel University Library. Transcribed by Jess Brandwood, 2018 1 1893 AD First Chapter I remember, …
Joseph Terry (1816-1889): Home and Family Working-class fathers existed…but working-class fatherhood remained uncertain- Julie Marie Strange (1) Time spent together for working-class families would often be scarce as …
Arthur T. Collinson (b. 1893): Home & Family “United we stand, divided, we fall” (63). With Arthur T Collinson’s memoir being dedicated to his late Mother, Father, first wife and …
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 …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Home and Family “His Spirit lives on – in me” (Hutchinson 5) Family and loss is perhaps the main theme of Eleanor Hutchinson’s memoir. Her …
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 …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): Home and Family At the beginning of Edward Cain’s memoir, his family is a central theme as he details where they lived and how often …
Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Life and Labour I could not get any settled job. I helped my father in the post office, went with telegrams and eventually learnt to …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Education and Schooling “I always got on well with my teachers, although I was so dumb” (1.21) The 20th century introduced a variety …
