Recalls grandfather's influence on him with regard to the co-operative movement. Describes his work as a driver for the Co-op traffic department from 1946, including working conditions. Describes the Co-op movement and the facilities it offered, including entertainments and Stamford Hall college. Gives details of working in the funeral department of the Co-op from 1966. Mentions changes in types of funerals and effects of flu epidemic
Recalls his family's involvement with the 1905 Unemployed March and Trade Union activities. Talks ab...
Talks about father's career as train driver for Great Central Railway (GCR) and London and North Eas...
Describes being at Green Lane School, Leicester. Recalls poverty of family, pawning possessions to g...
Recalls family connections to the Co-operative Society, Great grandfather was founder member of the ...
Joint interview with husband recalling the Co-operative Society. Describes payment of Co-op dividend...
Recalls schooling and living on the Braunstone Estate. Describes job opportunities in time of high u...
In the early twentieth century, the consumer co-operative movement in Britain was a major social for...
Recalls involvement with the Co-operative Society, first in Kettering, then in Leicester and Manches...
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Edwards. Edwards joine...
Explains background to family transport business in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Describes childhood ch...
Edwards, Charles. Interview about his family, home, and the movie theatre he and his father started ...
Recalls involvement with sister in the Co-operative Women's Guild in Gateshead. Recalls move to Leic...
Joint interview. Mr. Souter recalls the end of the Boer War celebrations, army service in the Hussar...
Robert Coy was born in 1894 and came to Danvers Minnesota with his family in 1905. His father had pu...
Outlines how unemployment, then father's absence due to Second World War, led to family poverty. Des...
Recalls his family's involvement with the 1905 Unemployed March and Trade Union activities. Talks ab...
Talks about father's career as train driver for Great Central Railway (GCR) and London and North Eas...
Describes being at Green Lane School, Leicester. Recalls poverty of family, pawning possessions to g...
Recalls family connections to the Co-operative Society, Great grandfather was founder member of the ...
Joint interview with husband recalling the Co-operative Society. Describes payment of Co-op dividend...
Recalls schooling and living on the Braunstone Estate. Describes job opportunities in time of high u...
In the early twentieth century, the consumer co-operative movement in Britain was a major social for...
Recalls involvement with the Co-operative Society, first in Kettering, then in Leicester and Manches...
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Edwards. Edwards joine...
Explains background to family transport business in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Describes childhood ch...
Edwards, Charles. Interview about his family, home, and the movie theatre he and his father started ...
Recalls involvement with sister in the Co-operative Women's Guild in Gateshead. Recalls move to Leic...
Joint interview. Mr. Souter recalls the end of the Boer War celebrations, army service in the Hussar...
Robert Coy was born in 1894 and came to Danvers Minnesota with his family in 1905. His father had pu...
Outlines how unemployment, then father's absence due to Second World War, led to family poverty. Des...
Recalls his family's involvement with the 1905 Unemployed March and Trade Union activities. Talks ab...
Talks about father's career as train driver for Great Central Railway (GCR) and London and North Eas...
Describes being at Green Lane School, Leicester. Recalls poverty of family, pawning possessions to g...