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 …
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 Loftus (1914-1998): An Introduction Joe Loftus, known officially as Micheal Joseph Loftus, was the youngest out of five brothers and two sisters, and was born in …
Dora R. Hannan (1909-2001): Purpose and Audience “In the following pages, I have endeavoured to convey how wonderful women, like my mother, carried on against sometimes fearful odds, to …
Edward S. Humphries: Life and Labour Edward S. Humphries was a man who did not shy away from work. At the age of eleven his father insisted that …
John Shinn (1837-1925): Life and Labour I have been through it all so that I can speak from experience, the life of the working in those days was …
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 …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Life and Labour (part 2) In this second section of the Life and Labour blog, we will be exploring Thomas’s other work responsibilities outside of the mining …
Annie Ford (1920 Onwards): Life and Labour Labour in Annie’s memoir is partially central to it’s content. This is significant as it shows how work can create an individual’s …
Isaac Gordon (b.1927): Life and Labour, part one “It must be that they get cheap labour from Jamaica, and if you’re any trouble they send you back.” (13) Isaac …