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
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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
Sport and Leisure in Bolton
Here at the north west hub of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project we continue to catalogue audio collections. We are keen to share clips
The Housewives of Wythenshawe
The Housewives of Wythenshawe: A History of Political Involvement and the Power of Local Campaigns m65238: Benchill School, Wythenshawe, Manchester 1967 The school at which