This oral history project was funded by the Manpower Services Commission and sponsored by Bolton Metropolitan Borough. It ran from August 1981 to January 1983.
Tag: local history
Women Mill Workers (Oldham)
Dr. Michele Abendstern conducted interviews with women mill workers from the Oldham and Ashton areas between June 2001 and October 2002. Women shared their life
Cotton, Curry and Commerce in Oldham
Cotton, Curry and Commerce was a two-year collaborative oral history project between the Asian Business Association and Oldham Local Studies and Archives to celebrate the
Greater Manchester Oral Histories
This is a composite collection created by the North West Sound Archive. It’s a real treasure trove of all kinds of oral history recordings, mainly
Protest Music and Political Life – part 2
Last week I blogged about women’s experiences of becoming politically active in the 1930s. Staying with the Manchester Studies collection of oral history interviews, I
Protest Music and Political Life – part 1
As well as digitising and cataloguing audio collections from across the North West our hub aims to increase access to and the use of sound