Albert Mansbridge (1876-1952): Life & Labour Life and Labour sums up Albert Mansbridge very well. ‘His promising academic career stopped abruptly at the age of fourteen when he …
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 …
Jack Vallance (b.1914) – Education and Schooling Although it is evident in Jack’s writing that he is literate, there is very little mention of his schooling and further education. …
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 …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): An Introduction Edward Cain, in his memoir ‘Memories’, recalls the ups and downs of growing up in North East England as part of a …
Jack William Jones born 1900: Life & Labour At the beginning of the 20th century poverty was regarded as the natural condition of the labouring poor, those who worked with …
Jack Vallance (b. 1914) – The Railway As I have indicated in each of the preceding posts, Jack was heavily involved in the Railway up until his death in …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): An Introduction “I do not want people who read this to think I am any different to any other man that has reached the …
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 …
