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| Ref No. | Description | Dates |
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| AUD/79 | Interview of Morgan, Horace. Atgofion Horace Morgan, yn ymdrin yn bennaf a'i addysg yn yr ysgol; y diwydiant tun; effaith crefydd ar y gymuned; ysgolion nos a darlithoedd; atgofion am Coleg Canolog Llafur a'i aelodau; adloniant, gan gynnwys "ddiwylliannau corfforol" a darllen; safon y pyllau glo; addysg uwch ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe; profiadau dysgu mewn amryw ysgolion; ysgrifennu a chynhyrchu ei ddramau ei hun, yn ogystal a'u perfformio yn Llundain; a chymdeithas dadlau lleol. Recorded memoirs of Horace Morgan. Included are his memories of his school days and the education he received; tin industry; effects of religion in the community; night-school education and lectures; memories of the Central Labour College and its members; recreation, including 'physical culture' and reading; working conditions; further education at Swansea University; his teaching experiences at various schools; writing and producing his own plays, and performing in London; and local discussion groups. Covers period : 1900-1974 (c). Running time : 1hr 47mins 45secs. |
9.1.1974 |
| AUD/171 | Interview of Cox, Idris. Recorded memoirs of Idris Cox, Maesteg. Includes the Central Labour College and difference with the Lenin School; unemployment after leaving the Labour College; his Communist Party activities; launch of the paper 'The South Wales Miner'; and the imprisonment of Horner. Covers period : 1920-1960 (c). Running time : 59mins 41secs. |
9.6.1973 |
| AUD/282 | Interview of Williams, Len. Recorded memoirs of Len Williams, Neath, mainly concerning experiences within the Workers Educational Association (WEA). Included is his schooling, and working in the steel works; political and religious influences and becoming a free-thinker; development of the Independent Labour Party and the WEA in Briton Ferry, and LW's involvement; World War I and religious and socialist conscientious objectors; development and growth of adult education and discussion groups; conflict between the WEA and the National Council of Labour Colleges classes; opinions on Sam Mainwaring, Emma Golman, Henry Davies and others. Covers period : 1900-1940 (c). Running time : 1hr 29mins. |
21.5.1974 |
| AUD/286 | Interview of Thomas, George. Recorded memoirs of George Thomas, Treherbert, concerning his trade union and political activities during the 1920's and 1930's. Includes his role in the Clerks' Union, and persecution for his trade union activities in the Clerical Workers strike in 1920, and consequent periods of unemployment; influence and persecution of the coal owners; his work as a Lodge official; his education at, and expulsion from the Central Labour College; role as a tutor/lecturer in the National Council Of Labour Colleges, and working for the Daily Worker and Left Book Club; election as a Communist Councillor; and working in the Ministry of Labour. Covers period : 1910-1960 (c). Running time : 52mins. |
5.11.1973 |
| AUD/289 | Interview of Gregory, W H. Recorded memoirs of Bill Gregory, Briton Ferry. Includes his education; working in a barber shop, and its political influences; Independent Labour Party lectures; experiences and influences whilst in America; enrolling in adult education, and later becoming a lecturer for both the National Council of Labour Colleges and the Workers Educational Association, and his opinions of their role; his political beliefs and affiliations; activities during the Spanish Civil War, and political outlook during the 1930's. Covers period : 1910-1945 (c). Running time : 1hr 42mins. |
23.11.1972 |
| AUD/290 | Interview of Williams, William Henry. Recorded memoirs of William Henry Williams, Pontypool. Includes his family background; his developing interest in politics, and gaining a scholarship for the Central Labour College; the struggle between the Workers Educational Association and the National Council of Labour Colleges; his activities during the 1921 strike; position of the Communist Party, and opinion of various characters of the period; working for the Labour Research Department; attending the International Lenin School; views on the organisation of the National Union of Mineworkers. Covers period : 1900-1972 (c). Running time : 1hr 53mins 50secs. |
21.11.1972 |
| AUD/339 | Interview of Coldrick, Will. Recorded memoirs of Will Coldrick, Bristol. Includes his family background, and the development of his interest in politics and trade unionism; his attitude to World War I; an explanation of the aims of the Unofficial Reform Committee; subjects studied in adult education classes; opinion of the Irish struggle and the Russian revolution; his involvement with the Independent Labour Party; personalities who attended the Central Labour College with WC; returning to work underground; increasing South Wales Miners' Federation membership following the 1921 strike; teaching classes in the locality; the conversion of a grocer's shop into Abersychan Welfare Hall; and his arrest and imprisonment following a demonstration during the 1926 General Strike. Covers period : 1894- 1973 (c). Running time : 2hrs 6mins. |
24.9.1973 |
| AUD/340 | Interview of Thomas, John (Dr). Recorded memoirs of Dr John Thomas. Includes his role as Secretary of the Workers Educational Association for South Wales, and his non-political stance whilst involved with the WEA; his pacifist attitude to World War I; conditions of Pembrokeshire miners, and in the anthracite coalfield; open cast mining in Lancashire; events of the Ammanford dispute; impact of the seniority rule; career backgrounds of miners' agents in the coalfield; his opinion of the National Council of Labour Colleges; and difficulties of the district organisation of the South Wales Miners' Federation. Covers period : 1900-1974 (c). Running time : 1hr 31mins 51secs. |
9.5.1974 |
| AUD/346 | Interview of Evans, Glyn. Recorded memoirs of Glyn Evans, Ammanford. Includes political influence and interest; classes attended in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, and attending a course at the Central Labour College; teaching adult education classes; circumstances which led to the joining of the Socialist Labour Party with the Communist Party in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen; the relationship between management and workers; an account of the Ammanford dispute; his visit to Russia with other Labour College students, and a comparison of the working conditions in Russia as compared to South Wales; the organisation of soup kitchens during strikes; visiting Russia as A J Cook's private secretary; a personal evaluation of the Central Labour College and National Council of Labour Colleges classes; and education by the Communist Party. Covers period : 1900-1973 (c). Running time : 1hr 36mins 42secs. |
5.3.1973 |
| AUD/347 | Interview of Goldberg, Stanislau Maximillian. Recorded memoirs of Max Goldberg. Includes his family background; the Irish population in Aberdare; working conditions underground; political influences and interests; attitudes towards the police and black-legs during strikes, and the attitude of women during strikes; organisation during the 1926 General Strike, and his arrest and imprisonment following his role during the strike; his persecution as a Communist Party member; experiences while attending the Lenin school in Russia, and a comparison of working conditions in the pits of Russia and South Wales; his opinion of the National Council of Labour Colleges; and activities undertaken at the Aberaman Institute. Covers period : 1915-1972 (c). Running time : 1hr 59mins 29secs. |
6.9.1972 |
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