item
Observer accounts: "Participant Obs.", ms, 3pp, 8.11.37, Tom Harrisson, lecture to municipal secondary school
Harrisson, Thomas (1911-1976) Anthropologist
NRA
Birth of Harrisson, Thomas (1911-1976) Anthropologist
Time of Birth of Harrisson, Thomas (1911-1976) Anthropologist
Death of Harrisson, Thomas (1911-1976) Anthropologist
Time of Death of Harrisson, Thomas (1911-1976) Anthropologist
Observer accounts: "Hadow Report. Primary School", ts, 2pp, extracts from the report
Observer accounts: "Bolton School", ms, 7pp, 10.6.[?], JW, [acks p2], visit to the school
Bolton
MOA
Observer accounts: "Municipal Secondary School", ms, 10pp, 16.4.37, JW, the school's Dramatic Society production, play not specified, ticket attached
Observer accounts: "Bolton Girls' School Sports", ms, 5pp, 29.5.[?], Tom Harrisson, programme attached
Observer accounts: "Bolton School Exhibition of Hobbies", ms, 17pp, 23.7.[37], Walter Hood, programme attached
Observer accounts: "Bolton School Hobbies Exhibition", ts, 3pp, 24.7.[37], Tom Harrisson
Observer accounts: "Hobbies Exhibition, Bolton School", ms, 4pp
Observer accounts: "Report on Entrance Examination held at Bolton School (Boys' Division) on Saturday July 10 ...", ms, 1p
Letter from R.O. Lawson, Headmaster, ms, 1p, 26.1.38, refering to the Schoolarships and Special Places examination, form for candidates attached
Letter from John A. Cox, Director of Education, County Borough of Bolton, ts, 1p, 25.4.38, to five teachers authorising Charles Madge to visit their schools, envelope attached
Madge, Charles (1912-1996) poet, sociologist
Birth of Madge, Charles (1912-1996) poet, sociologist
Time of Birth of Madge, Charles (1912-1996) poet, sociologist
Death of Madge, Charles (1912-1996) poet, sociologist
Time of Death of Madge, Charles (1912-1996) poet, sociologist
Education
Letter from John A. Cox, Director of Education, ts, 2pp, 4.38, to parents about future employment for their child
Letter from John A. Cox, Director of Education, ts, 1p, about Evening Schools
Letter from John A. Cox, Director of Education, ts, 1p, about attendance at Evening Schools
Letter from "Head Teacher", ts, 1p, to parents about the Advisory Committee of the Local Juvenile Employment Exchange
Letter from Richard Paskett, Headmaster, to Tom Harrisson, ms, 1p, 30.7.37
Leaflet "Information for School Leavers", issued by County Borough of Bolton Education Committee
Forms (2) "Confidential School Leaving Report", (official)
Card, "School Medical Leaving Report", (official)
Booklet Particulars of Voluntary Education Recreational and Social Organisations in Bolton, 1937, issued by the County Borough of Bolton Juvenile Organisations Committee
Booklet Municipal Technical College, prospectus for 1938-1939
Booklet Union of School Societies, programme of events for 1837-8
Leaflet Bolton School (Girls' Division), sports programme for 22.5.37
Exercise book "Whitecroft Rd. Syllabus, Nature Study" ms
Handbill "School Concert", Whitecroft Road Senior Boys' School, 24-25.11[?]
"Bolton School Examination - July 1937", ms, 3pp, copies of the arithmetic examinations
"Bolton Municipal Secondary School Old Students' Association", ts, 1p, 4.3.38, notification of a meeting to be held on 15th March, index card attached
"Beech House Entrance Examination 1937", ts, 3pp, examples of questions for the exam
Four examples of printing done by boys from Whitecroft Road Senior Boys' School, 2 Christmas greeting - 1936 and 1937; 1 leaflet for the 4th annual Swimming Gala on 21.10, 36 and 1 leaflet for the 5th Annual Sports on 2.6.37
Christmas
Envelope, R.W. Proffitt Ltd., containing 7 black and white photos of children (2 are duplicates), unidentified
Children
Misc, ts, "Children", 5pp
file
School, cont
"Points on Schools", ts, 2pp, notes for observers
Letter to Tom Harrisson from Betty Platt, ms, 1p, 27.6.37, enclosing report "Observance of Bolton School (Girls' Div.)", ms, 5pp
Untitled document, ms, 5pp, 13.7.37, visit to Bolton by [M. Parlan] to show contemporary lithographs to the school authorities
Untitled document, ms, 4pp, about the change from school life to employment
"Summary of Syllabus, Whitecroft Road Senior School Boys", ts, 9pp
"Bolton School Science Syllabus", ts, 26pp, September 1936
"School Syllabi, Dormers' Wells Senior Girls School", ms/ts
"Bolton School (Boys Div)", ms, 3pp, time analysis of main school (excluding sixth form)
List "Bolton School (Boys Addresses)", ms, 7pp
Observer accounts: "Bolton children: games etc", ts, 2pp, 23.7.40, Brian Allwood
Observer accounts: "Children. Bolton Photo exhibition. Poland", ts, 1p, 30.7.40, AH
Observer accounts: "Children. Bolton child behaviour", ts, 1p, 30.7.40, AH
Observer accounts: "Children. Bolton child rearing", ts, 1p, 30.7.40, AH
Observer accounts: "Children. Bolton Queen's Park", ts, 2pp, 30.7.40, AH
Observer accounts: "Bolton children", ts, 3pp, 30.7.40, AH, incidents and overheards at various locations
Observer accounts: "Bolton children", ts, 3pp, 6.8.40, Brian Allwood, observations and overheards at various locations
series
Wartime in Bolton
subseries
Churchill & Chamberlain: War talk 1938; Crisis 1939-40
Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965) Knight, prime minister and historian
Birth of Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965) Knight, prime minister and historian
Time of Birth of Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965) Knight, prime minister and historian
Death of Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965) Knight, prime minister and historian
Time of Death of Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965) Knight, prime minister and historian
Chamberlain, Arthur Neville (1869-1940), statesman
Birth of Chamberlain, Arthur Neville (1869-1940), statesman
Time of Birth of Chamberlain, Arthur Neville (1869-1940), statesman
Death of Chamberlain, Arthur Neville (1869-1940), statesman
Time of Death of Chamberlain, Arthur Neville (1869-1940), statesman
Churchill & Chamberlain
"Crisis", ts, 2pp, 18.3.39, Charles Madge, three point questionnaire about Chamberlain's speech, 20 replies
"Chamberlain's Speech", ts, 2pp, 18.3.39, GT, reactions to the speech, (15)
Untitled document, ts, 4pp, reactions to [Chamberlain's speech] (12)
"Crisis March", ts, 2pp, reactions to the crisis (17)
"Crisis", ts, 1p, 4.4.39, reactions to the crisis (2)
Untitled document, ts, 2pp 1.1.40, Tom Honeyford, a questionnaire to test methodological problems
"Crisis. Churchill. Bolton", ts, 3pp, 20.5.40, GT, 6 direct responses
"Crisis. Churchill. Bolton", ts, 9pp, 20.5.40, AH, 19 direct responses
"Bolton, Chamberlain, Direct", ts, 3pp, 3.7.40, Brian Allwood, 3 responses
"Chamberlain: Bolton", ts, 4pp, 3.7.40, GT, 4 indirect responses
"Bolton Chamberlain", ts, 2pp, 3.7.40, Brian Allwood, 2 direct responses
"Chamberlain: Manchester", ts, 2pp, 5.7.40, 2 indirect responses
Manchester
War barometer
"Worktown War Barometer", ts, 15pp, 1.11.39-3.12.39, GT, the effects of war: rationing; fish and chip shops; business activity; public houses; radio; black-out; religion; politics; morale; entertainment; household; Armistice Day
Entertainment
Morale
Pubs
Rationing
Radio
Religion
Shops
Sir Phillip Joubert
"Questionnaire: Joubert", ts, 1p, 5.7.40, GT, a 4- point questionnaire
"Joubert: Bolton", ts, 16pp, 5.7.40, GT/Brian Allwood, 16 replies to the questionnaire
Working-class war questionnaire
Class
"Working-class War questionnaire", ts, 11pp, 20.11.39, JC, 21 replies, no questionnaire
War talk
"War Talk", ts, 129pp, 3.11.39-1.8.40, GT/AH/Brian Allwood, conversations, overheards and indirects relating to the war
Index cards (51) ts/ms, war talk (some are damaged), [1938 - includes reactions to Munich crisis]
Crisis Bolton
"Crisis Bolton", ts, 135pp, 9.5.40 - 20.6.40, AH/Brian Allwood, direct comments
"Crisis: Bolton", ts, 103pp, 31.5.40-5.7.40, GT/Brian Allwood, indirect comments
Crisis Bolton (contd)
"Bolton Crisis", ts, 103pp, 31.5.40-5.7.40, GT/Brian Allwood, indirect comments
"Bolton Crisis", ts, 186pp, 1.6.40-7.7.40, Brian Allwood, overheard comments
Reactions to news from Belgium and France 1940
France
Belgium and France
"Crisis: Belgium, Bolton", ts, 43pp, 18.5.40-28.5.40, GT/Brian Allwood/AH direct responses to the situation in Belgium
"Bolton Belgium collapse", ts, 10pp, 28.5.40, Brian Allwood, direct reactions to the collapse
"Crisis: Belgian Surrender, Bolton", ts, 6pp, 28.5.40, GT, direct reactions to the surrender
"France and Belgium. Bolton", ts, 1p, 23.5.40, AH, a 2 point questionnaire
"Crisis. Belgium and France. Bolton", ts, 62pp, 21.5.40-2.6.40, AH/GT, direct and overheard responses
Holland and Belgium
"Holland and Belgium, Bolton", ts, 176pp, 10.5.40-20.5.40, AH/GT, direct, indirect and overheard reactions
French crisis
"Notes on Atmosphere of Bolton", ts, 1p, 18.6.40, Brian Allwood
"War Talk: French Crisis: Bolton", ts, 3pp, 18.6.40, Brian Allwood, overheard comments in the Crown and Cushion
"Impressions", ts, 1p, 23.6.40, Brian Allwood, the French crisis
"French Fleet: Bolton", ts, 7pp, 4.7.40-5.7.40, GT, reactions to the seizure of the French fleet
"French Surrender: Bolton", ts, 67pp, 17.6.40-24.6.40, GT/AH/Brian Allwood, indirect reactions to the French surrender and armistice
"French Crisis", ts, 131pp, 17.6.40-24.6.40, AH/GT/Brian Allwood, overheard comments about the crisis
Norway Crisis
"Invasion of Norway: Bolton", ts, 85pp, 9.4.40-7.5.40, AH/GT, interviews and overheard comments about the invasion of Norway
West Front
"Questions", ts, 1p, 22.5.40, a five point questionnaire
"Questions", ts, 1p, 24.5.40, a three point questionnaire
"Bolton West Front Crisis", ts, 175pp, 21.5.40-17.6.40, AH/Brian Allwood, direct and indirect comments about the West Front and Italy
Observations in Bolton in the early months of war, 1939-40
Impact on outbreaks of second world war
Untitled document, ts, 1p, 6-point question guidelines for observers about news and the war
Untitled document, ts, 1p, 6-point question guidelines for observers about aspect of the war
Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 10.9.39, AH (lacks pp1-3), a follow
"War General", ts, 7pp, BN/JC, brief comments about the war
"War and Conscription", ts, 1p, JC, brief comment
Conscription
Untitled document, ts, 1p, JC, remarks about an unspecified speaker on the radio
"Beer-Drinking in Wartime", ts, 1p, rising prices, less for money
"Newspapers", ts, 1p, complaint about not being able to get the Telegraph regularly
Newspapers
"Nags Head: Lounge", ts, 1p, overheard comments about the war
"Schools", ts, 1p, 3.11.39, GT overheard remark about schooling
"War Talk", ts, 1p, 3.11.39, GT, the Crown and Cushion pub
"Talk on the Inner Circle", 1p, 3.11.39, topics schools, transport, the Army, Russia
Transport
British Army
Russia
"The City of Flint", ts, 1p, 4.11.39, JC
"News in general", ts, 1p, 4.11.39, JC
"Pub Counts", ts, 1p, 4.11.39, GT/JC
"News", ts, 1p, 4.11.39, Bill Naughton
"Morale", ts, 1p, 4.11.39, Bill Naughton
"Morale", ts, 1p, 5.11.39, Bill Naughton
"Morale", ts, 2pp, 6.11.39, Bill Naughton
"Morale", 27.11.39, overheard comment in the Crown and Cushion pub
"Photography in War-Time", ts, 1p, 6.11.39, JC, more people are having their photos taken
"All in Westling & Football. Bolton", ts, 1p, 9.11.39, Bill Naughton, comment about lack of interest because of no football pools
"Hitler's escape", ts, 2pp, 9.11.39, JC, brief comments
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) Fuhrer and Chancellor of Germany
Birth of Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) Fuhrer and Chancellor of Germany
Time of Birth of Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) Fuhrer and Chancellor of Germany
Death of Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) Fuhrer and Chancellor of Germany
Time of Death of Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) Fuhrer and Chancellor of Germany
"Militiamen", ts, 1p, 10.11.39, GT
"Inner Circle", ts, 1p, 10.11.39, GT/JC, soldiers' wives allowance, fish difficulties
"Armistice Day", ts, 1p, 10.11.39, GT, poppy selling
"Pay for Soldiers' wives", ts, 1p, JC, comments from women
Women
Untitled document, ts, 1p, 14.11.39, JC, Choral Union rehearsal of "Messiah"
"Churchill and Greenwood", ts, 1p, 17.11.39, Bill Naughton, overheard on a bus
"Prices" and "War Talk", ts, 1p. 17.11.39, GT
"Christmas Buying", ts, 1p, 23.11.39, GT, Marks and Spencers club
"Budget", ts, 1p, 23.11.39, GT, overheard comments
"Length of War", 23.11.39, JC, choir rehearsal and comments about the effect of war on a music student
"Rationing etc", ts, 1p, 25.11.39, GT, overheard comments
"Russia and Finland", ts, 1p, 26.11.39, JC, Russia's behaviour in the war
"Butter", ts, 1p, 26.11.39, GT, the difficulties of getting butter
Butter
"Soviet and Finland" and "Rationing", ts, 1p, 27.11.39, Morrison's radio broadcast mentioning Russia and Finland. Overheard comment from a woman trying to get more sugar
Morrison, Herbert Stanley (1888-1965) 1st Baron Morrison of Lambeth, statesman
Birth of Morrison, Herbert Stanley (1888-1965) 1st Baron Morrison of Lambeth, statesman
Time of Birth of Morrison, Herbert Stanley (1888-1965) 1st Baron Morrison of Lambeth, statesman
Death of Morrison, Herbert Stanley (1888-1965) 1st Baron Morrison of Lambeth, statesman
Time of Death of Morrison, Herbert Stanley (1888-1965) 1st Baron Morrison of Lambeth, statesman
1st Baron Morrison of Lambeth, statesman
"Cost of War", ts, 1p, 28.11.39, JC, comments from a stockbroker
"Blackout Counts" and "Inner Circle", ts, 1p, 30.11.39
"Increase in Dole" and "Russia and Finland", ts, 1p, 30.11.39, JC, overheard comments
"Soviet and Finland", ts, 1p, 30.11.39, JC, comments from two women
"Torch Batteries", ts, 1p, 30.11.[39], GT, overheard coments in the Man and Scythe pub and Halfords
"Rumours", ts, 1p, 12.[39], GT, German planes over Euxton
"Inner Circle", ts, 1p, 1.12.39, washed out because of bad weather
"War Talk" and "Foreign Broadcasts", ts, 1p, 2.12.39, BN, the blackouts and overheard comments about listen to the 'Berlin Liar' on the radio
"Shop Counts" and " Pub Counts", ts, 1p, 2.12.39, GT/JC
"Church Counts", ts, 1p, 3.12.[39], GT/JC
Untitled document, ts, 1p, 3.12.39, JC, remarks made by an elderly lady about the war
"Conscription" and "Evacuation", ts, 1p, 4.12.39, GT, remarks about joining up and a story about evacuees in Northumberland
Evacuation
Untitled document, ts, 1p, 7.12.39, JC, overheard comments about Germany and the Soviet people
Germany
"War Talk", ts, 1p, 7.12.39, GT, overheard remarks
"Torch batteries", ts, 1p, JC, overheard complaints about women buying all the batteries whilst men are at work
Work
"War Talk", ts, 1p, 8.12.39, GT, comment about gas mask
Untitled document, ts, 1p, 11.12.39, JC, unemployed woman from Scotland talking about the war
"Keeping Secrets", and "Poster Week", ts, 1p, 14.12.39, JC, air-raid warden's comments about the difficulty of keeping things from people, details of posters at St. George's Congregational Church and the Unitarian Church
"Drawing of Hitler", ts, 1p, 15.12.39, JC, incident at Burton's factory
"Street Lighting", ts, 1p, 16.12.39, JC, new street lighting
"The Graf Spree (sic)", ts, 2pp, 17.12.39 - 18.12.39, JC, comments from a woman listening to the BBC and from a vicar
British Broadcasting Corporation
"Soviet and Finland war", ts, 1p 17.12.39, JC comments from two men about the Finnish Army
"Hitler & the War", ts, 1p, 18.12.39, JC, remarks made by a chemist
"Christmas Decorations in War-time", ts, 1p, a waitress's comments on the lack of decorations
"Bolton", ts, 1p, 19.12.[39], Brian Allwood, overheard comment in Bradshawgate
"Bolton", ts, 1p, 19.12.39, Brian Allwood, walking home in the blackout
"War atmosphere. Bolton", ts, 2pp, 1.1.40, AH, soldiers and children in Deansgate and Davenport Street
"Personal Experience of observer while standing on Exchange Street taking notes", ts, 2pp, 4.1.40, JC
"Funny Story", ts, 1p, 7.1.40, GT
"Hamburg and Public Opinion", ts, 1p, 7.1.40, GT, conversation at Bolton Socialist Club
"War - general", ts, 1p, 8.1.40, JC, comments from women about a reduction in working hours
"Bolton War general", ts, 1p, 12.1.40, JC, overheard comments at the Post Office
"Propaganda", ts, 1p, 12.1.40, GT, inflation, economics and black-coated workers
Propaganda
"War Atmosphere, Bolton", ts, 1p, 21.1.40, GT, conversation at the Duckworths' home
"War Atmosphere, Bolton", ts, 1p, 22.1.40, GT, at the Duckworths
"War influence. Woolworth's", ts, 1p, 23.1.40, AH/GT, the sale of will forms in the stationery department
"Overheard Conversation: Pubs: Bolton", ts, 1p, 10.5.40, GT, the Crown and Cushion; the Joiners Arms and the Man and Scythe
"Crisis. War atmosphere. Bolton", ts, 1p, 21.5.40, AH, observer's visit to the Royal Infirmary eye clinic, no talk of war
"Bolton War incident", ts, 1p, 29.5.40, Brian Allwood, two girls walking home at night hear an aeroplane
"Spy Scare: Bolton", ts, 3pp, 29.5.40, GT, incident involving observer and fears that Mass-Observers are spies
"Spy Scare. Bolton", ts, 2pp, 29.5.40, AH, observer suspected of spying
"Interviewing incident", ts, 3pp, 29.5.40, Brian Allwood, observer accused of spying by man in the street
"Prestwich By-election", ts, 1p, 29.5.40, Brian Allwood, polling day observations
"War atmosphere. Bolton", and "Morale", ts, 1p, 30.5.40, AH
"Bombing: Bolton", ts, 1p, 30.5.40, GT, plane heard late at night, reported in paper next day as being British
"War happenings: Bolton", ts, 1p, 30.5.40, GT, incident at the DeHaviland works, and sabotage at Burton's
"War talk: Worktown", ts, 1p, 31.5.40, GT, comments from various people including Housekeeper, Tart, Wife, Duckworth and Secretary Paulden
"Spy Stories: Bolton", ts, 1p, 1.6.40, J Frewin
"Bolton", ts, 1p, 2.6.40, concern about the Italian threat
"Rumour: Manchester", ts, 1p, 3.6.40, GT, rationing of beer
"Rumours: Bolton", ts, 1p, 4.6.40, GT, killings in Paris
"Bolton war incident", ts, 1p, 5.6.40, Brian Allwood, overheard talk in a fish and chip shop about internment and kingship
"Bolton war incident", ts, 1p, 6.6.40, Brian Allwood, searchlights finding a plane over Bolton on success five nights
"Bolton", ts, 1p, 6.6.40, Brian Allwood, overheard comment in fish and chip shop about the blackout
"Bolton", ts, 1p, 6.6.40, Brian Allwood, buying records
"Spy Talk, Bolton", ts, 1p, 7.6.40, GT, comments about a report in the Bolton Evening News
"Bolton Spy Scare", ts, 1p, 10.6.40, Brian Allwood, story about two men and a woman arrested photographing the gas works
"Bolton communique", ts, 6pp, 11.6.40-25.6.40, AH, general impressions about people's attitude towards the war
"Bolton war atmosphere", ts, 2pp, 12.6.40, ah
"Bolton crisis: library count", ts, 2pp, 15.6.40
"Bolton war rumour", ts, 1p, 16.6.40, Brian Allwood, story from Sheila Duckworth that France surrendered
"Rumours. Bolton", ts, 1p, 18.6.40, AH, about Queen Astrid, Leopold, and Mrs Chamberlain
"Bolton defence preparations", ts, 1p, 20.6.40, Brian Allwood
"Bolton defence preparations", ts, 1p, 22.6.40, Brian Allwood
"Bolton", ts, 1p, 22.6.40, Brian Allwood, separate incidents involving a headmaster and a member of staff of the Daily Worker
"Rumour, Manchester", ts, 1p, 26.6.40, GT, about bombing and deaths in Bolton
"War Incident: Bolton", ts, 1p, 27.6.40, GT, comments about how young looking the soldiers are
"War Incident: Bolton", ts, 1p, 27.6.40, GT, enquiries in Halfords about Mudguards
"Street Description", ts, 5pp, 30.6.40, Brian Allwood
"Bolton war incident", ts, 1p, 2.7.40, Brian Allwood, an incident in the Post Office
"Day Impressions in Bolton", ts, 2pp, 2.7.40, GT
"Bolton communique", ts, 1p, 4.7.40, AH, increase in war talk
"Spy story: Bolton", ts, 1p, 4.7.40, GT, Mrs Duckworth repeating some scandal about Albert Smith a WEA lecturer and pacifist
"Rumour: Bolton", ts, 1p, 4.7.40, GT, Germany declaring war on Ireland
"Bolton raid rumour", ts, 1p, 22.7.40, Brian Allwood, bombing in Maryport
"Bolton behaviour reportage", ts, 11pp, 1.8.40-15.8.40, Brian Allwood, people's behaviour at various locations
"Morale, Bolton", ts, 1p, 28.8.40, AH
"Bolton rumour", ts, 1p, 8.8.40, Brian Allwood, bombings at Leigh and Kearsley
"Bolton incident", ts, 1p, 8.8.40, Brian Allwood, soldiers marching up from Deansgate
"Bolton inicident", ts, 2pp, 9.8.40, Brian Allwood, power failure, barrage balloon broke loose and caught the pylons
"Bolton morale", ts, 1p, 18.8.40., Brian Allwood
Untitled document, ts, 1p, 24.8.[40], overheard comments in Deansgate before Halifax's speech
"General Morale", ts, 6pp, 24.6.41, Celia Fremlin
Fremlin, Celia Margaret (1914-2009) Novelist
Birth of Fremlin, Celia Margaret (1914-2009) Novelist
Time of Birth of Fremlin, Celia Margaret (1914-2009) Novelist
Death of Fremlin, Celia Margaret (1914-2009) Novelist
Time of Death of Fremlin, Celia Margaret (1914-2009) Novelist
Air Raids
"Hitler Bombing; News", ts, 1p, 9.11.39, GT
"German Bomber", ts, 1p, 16.11.39, GT, rumours of planes and gunfire
"German Bomber", ts, 1p, 17.11.39, German plane over Great Lever
"Black-out", ts, 1p, 22.11.39, JC, Air-raid warden's comments on their sector's success with the blackout
"Air raids", ts, 162pp, 17.11.39-28.7.40, Brian Allwood/GT, warnings, practices, overheards, jokes, direct and indirect comments about air raids and sightings of aeroplanes
Letter from W.J. Howard, the Chief Constable, Bolton, ts, 1p, about air raid precautions
Form "County Borough of Bolton Air Raid Wardens", ts, 1p, enrolment form
"Bolton - Indirects on air raid warning", ms, 1p, 20.6.40
Channel island Refugees
Letter to Tom Harrisson from Alec and Brian, ts, 1p, 4.7.40, about evacuating dogs, refugees and the church helping with accommodation for refugees
Letter to Gandar Dower from Alec, ts, 2pp, 18.7.40, about refugees with a report on their situation
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 1", ts, 3pp, 2.7.40, AH, woman with two children
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 2", ts, 2pp, 2.7.40, AH, woman with two children
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 3", ts, 2pp, 2.7.40, AH, woman with four children
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 4", ts, 10pp, 2.7.40, AH, six men
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 5", ts, 2pp, 3.7.40, AH, woman with mother and baby sister
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 6", ts, 1p, 5.7.40, AH, young woman
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 7", ts, 3pp, 12.7.40, AH, woman with two children
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 8", ts, 7pp, 12.7.40, AH, woman with four of her nine children
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 9", ts,11pp, 15.7.40, AH, woman with three of her five children
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 10", ts, 5pp, 17.7.40, AH, woman, son, her daughter and daughter's baby
Interviews with refugees: "Interview 11", ts, 7pp, 20.7.40, AH, woman with three children
"Bolton crisis overheard", ts, 4pp, 25.6.40-29.6.40, BA/GT, references to the refugees
"Refugees: Bolton", ts, 1p, 30.6.40, GT, conversation between observer and Transport Inspector about refugees being billeted in the Municipal Secondary School
"Bolton refugees", ts, 1p, 1.7.40, Brian Allwood, conversation about the refugees
Wireless counts, news, newsreel and propaganda
Observer accounts: "Wireless counts", ts 6pp, 9.11.39-7.12.39, GT/JC/Bill Naughton
Observer accounts: "War General .. Radio Listening & Rationing", ts, 1p, 3.11.39, Bill Naughton
Observer accounts: "News in general", ts, 1p, 4.11.39, JC
Observer accounts: "Radio News", ts, 1p
Observer accounts: "BBC News", ts, 1p, 4.11.39, JC
Observer accounts: "News", ts, 1p, 4.11.39, Bill Naughton
Observer accounts: "News", ts, 1p, 9.11.39-11.11.39, Bill Naughton
Observer accounts: "Hamburg Radio", ts, 1p, 31.10.39, GT
Observer accounts: "Listening to Hamburg", ts, 2pp, 3.11.39, Bill Naughton
Observer accounts: "Foreign Broadcasts", ts, 6pp, 4.11.39-2.12.39, Bill Naughton
Observer accounts: "Organised Propaganda", ts, 1p, 28.12.39, AH
Observer accounts: "Bolton war atmosphere. Newspapers", ts, 2pp, 12.6.40, AH
Observer accounts: "War atmosphere. Bolton Newspaper sales", ts, 1p, 13.6.40, AH
Observer accounts: "News reel. Bolton. Queen's Cinema, Bradshawgate", ts, 2pp, 29.6.40, AH
Observer accounts: "News reel. Bolton. British Movietone. Embassy Cinema, Deansgate", ts, 2pp, 29.7.40, AH
Observer accounts: "Wireless listening", ts, 1p, 25.7.40, AH
Fuel and transport
Fuel
Observer accounts: "Transport", ts, 7pp, 3.11.39-23.1.40, GT/Bill Naughton
Untitled document, ms, 72pp, 18.11.42-3.12.42, DH, replies to questions about fuel
"Fuel Bolton", ms, 6pp, 3.12.42, J Frewin, chart
ARP and soldiers
Air Raid Precautions
Observer accounts: "Soldier's conditions", ts, 1p, 27.10.39, GT, Bill Naughton talking about soldiers complaining
Observer accounts: Untitled document, ms, 4pp, 31.10, 39, conversation about billeting
Observer accounts: "Police ARP meeting. Bolton", ts, 8pp, 26.6.40, AH
Observer accounts: "ARP: Manchester, conversation", ts, 1p, 30.6.40, GT
Observer accounts: "Bolton soldiers", ts, 2pp, 23.7.40, Brian Allwood, marching through the town
Observer accounts: "Bolton soldiers", ts, 1p, 29.7.40, Brian Allwood, in the town
Observer accounts: "Bolton ARP, soldiers etc", ts, 1p, 10.8.40, Brian Allwood
Overheards in war time
Observer accounts: Untitled document, ts, 1p, 19.12.39, JC, brief comment about Christmas and the blackout and going to the picture
Observer accounts: "General talk", ts, 1p, 2.8.40, AH, overheard comment
Observer accounts: "General talk. Bolton", ts, 3pp, 2.8.40, AH, overheard conversations
Observer accounts: "General talk. Bolton", ts, 1p, 2.8.40, AH, overheards
Observer accounts: "Bolton overheards", ts, 5pp, 14.8.40, BA
Observer accounts: "Royal Family: Bolton", ts, 1p, 8.6.40, GT, overheard
Family
Observer accounts: "Bolton Royal Family", ts, 1p, 28.6.40, BA, indirect
Observer accounts: "Holidays: Worktown", ts, 1p, [4].6.40, GT, overheard comments
Holidays
Observer accounts: "Talk: Bolton: Holidays", ts, 1p, 4.7.40, GT, overheard
Observer accounts: "Bolton holidays", ts, 1p, 28.[7].40, Brian Allwood, Trinity Street Station
Observer accounts: "Bolton holiday", ts, 1p, 29.[7].40, Brian Allwood, telephone call to Ribble Bus Co, about bookings and conversation with cashier Embassy paybox about trade
Observer accounts: "Holiday traffic. Bolton", ts, 1p, 29.7.40, AH
Observer accounts: "Bolton holidays", ts, 1p, 30.7.40, Brian Allwood, bus trips
Observer accounts: "Bolton Woolworths count", ts, 1p, 6.7.40, Brian Allwood
Observer accounts: "Bolton drapers count", ts, 1p, 6.8.40, Brian Allwood, Whittakers shop
Observer accounts: "Fashion. Clothes. Bolton", ts, 2pp, 25.7.40. AH, women and men going in and coming out of the library
Clothes
Observer accounts: "Bolton astrology, superstition etc", ts, 2pp, 25.7.40, Brian Allwood, occurences of references to superstition in shops, film titles , and people walking under or avoiding a ladder in Gt Moor St
Astrology
Gas mask counts
"Gas mask counts", ts, 11pp, 20.11.39-6.8.40, GT/JC/Brian Allwood/AH
Allotments
Observer accounts: "Bolton allotments etc", ts, 1p, 24.7.40, Brian Allwood, Queens Park demonstration plot
Observer accounts: "Bolton allotments", ts, 7pp, 27.7.40, Brian Allwood, conversation with Parks Superintendent and meeting
Observer accounts: "Bolton meeting", ts, 11pp, 8.8.40, Brian All, National Allotments Society
Aspin Hall and Musicans Unions
Observer accounts: "Manager. Aspin Hall", ts, 5pp, 31.5.40, AH, interview about how the war has affected business
Observer accounts: "Musicians Union Secretary, Bolton", ts, 4pp, 3.6.40, AH, the effect of the war on musicians
Observer accounts: "Manager, Palais. Bolton", ts, 1p, 12.6.40, AH, interview
Gert and Daisy and Gracie Fields
Fields, Dame Gracie (1898-1979) Actress Singer and Comedienne
Birth of Fields, Dame Gracie (1898-1979) Actress Singer and Comedienne
Time of Birth of Fields, Dame Gracie (1898-1979) Actress Singer and Comedienne
Death of Fields, Dame Gracie (1898-1979) Actress Singer and Comedienne
Time of Death of Fields, Dame Gracie (1898-1979) Actress Singer and Comedienne
Observer accounts: "Gert and Daisy. Bolton", ts, 1p, 23.4.40, AH, note on interviews
Observer accounts: "Gert and Daisy. Bolton", ts, 22pp, 23.4.40, AH/GT, brief interviews
Observer accounts: "Bolton Gracie Fields", ts, 10pp, 9.8.40, Brian Allwood, indirect comments
Miscrllaneous
Observer accounts: "Churchill and Greenwood", ts, 1p, 17.1[40], Bill Naughton, overheard on bus
Observer accounts:"Bolton overheard talk", ts, 5pp, 21.7.40, Brian Allwood
Observer accounts: "Registration Day: Bolton", ts, 1p, 6.4.40, GT, Labour Exchange
Observer accounts: "Registration, Ratcliffe", ts, 1p, 15.6.40, AH, Labour Exchange
Observer accounts: "M of L. Policy, Bolton", ts, 1p, 22.6.40, AH, Radcliffe Labour Exchange
Observer accounts: "Budget Bolton", ts, 1p, 24.4.40, GT, brief comment
Observer accounts: "Bolton budget", ts, 1p, 23.7.40, Brian Allwood, comment in the Crown and Cushion pub
Observer accounts: Untitled document, ts/ms, 1p, about France surrendering
Observer accounts: "Evacuees: Bolton", ts, 1p, 4.7.40, GT, Sheila Duckworth brings note from school about offering a room to evacuees
Observer accounts: "Poland Exhibition: Library", ts, 2pp, 20.7.40, Brian Allwood
Observer accounts: "Bolton Art Exhibition", ts, 2pp, 30.7.40, Brian Allwood
Observer accounts: "Bolton religion", ts, 1p, 21.7.40, Brian Allwood, service at Claremont Baptist
Observer accounts: "A war autograph album", ts, 3pp, 26.7.40, AH, extracts from the album
Observer accounts: "Bolton pub talk", ts, 1p, 29.7.40, Brian Allwood, the Crown and Cushion, mention of Stalin
Observer accounts: "Bolton theatre", ts, 1p, 29.7.40, Brian Allwood, second house at the Hippodrome
Theatre
Observer accounts: "Bolton jokes", ts, 1p, 29.6.40, Brian Allwood about Hitler
Observer accounts: "Bolton RSPCA", ts, 1p, 13.9.40, Brian Allwood, about whether animal casualties were higher than before of the war
Observer accounts: Newspaper cutting, "National Waste Paper Competition"
Blackpool
General and Historical Material
"Historical descriptive account of Blackpool and its neighbourhood", ms, 23pp, index card attached, Mass Observation research on the history of Blackpool, notes from secondary sources by a Mass-Observer
Mass-Observation
Book: Blackpool's Progress Jubilee Year, 1926, Mather Bros, Preston, illustrated
Newspaper cutting, "Beginnings of the Lancashire Reports", Manchester Guardian, 10.6.38 (photocopy)
Misc, pages torn from books
Blackpool Improvement Bill
Book: Book of Reference November, 1937, Blackpool Improvement, Sharpe Pritchard & Co., Parliamentary Agents, London
London
Plan, County of Lancaster, Parish and County Borough of Blackpool, In Parliament-Session 1937-38, Blackpool Improvement
Blackpool Improvement Bill (contd)
Observer accounts: "Blackpool Improvement Bill", ms, 8pp, 14.1.38, LT, overheard conversations and general impressions
Observer accounts: "Conversations in Blackpool", ms, 2pp, 14.1.38, AB, about the improvements
Observer accounts: "Improvement Bill, Blackpool", ms, 1p, [?HJ], graph showing number of votes, (no source cited)
Observer accounts: "Waterloo Road, Kent Road, Talbot Road", ms, 1p, 14.1.38, graph, Blackpool Improvement Bill
Observer accounts: "Blackpool Interviewing re. Plebiscite.", ts, 2pp, 15.1.28(sic), FHC
Observer accounts: "Blackpool Improvements Bill", ts, 2pp, 14.1.38, FHC, polling booth behaviour
Observer accounts: "Stanley Ward", ts, 6pp, details of roads and canvassers for the Ward
Observer accounts: "Blackpool Counting of Votes", index cards (2), ms, [EB]
"County Borough of Blackpool Poll of Electors 14.1.38", ts, 1p, instructions to supervisors
"Propaganda for Blackpool Election 15.1.38", ms, 2pp, [Herbert Howarth]
"How You Vote", 4pp, literature produced by the Council for the vote on the Improvement Bill (2 sets)
"The New Building", ms, 1p, details of contractors and estimated costs (no source cited)
Newspaper cuttings (37) about the Improvement Bill and voting on it
Guide books and maps
Books (2); Ward Lock's Guide to Blackpool, Lytham-St. Annes, Fleetwood, Ward Lock, London, illustrated
Map: Town Map of Blackpool, Ordnance Survey
Map: Visitors Plan of Blackpool, "Geographia" Ltd., London
Map: Blackpool, Corporation Transport Guide Street Plan & Index
Booklet: Blackpool walks and rides in the Fylde and Over Wyre, Palatine Books Co, Blackpool, illustrated
Booklet: Blackpool the Holiday Playground of the World, C. Tinling & Co., Ltd., Liverpool, London & Prescot
Liverpool
Book: Blackpool Holiday Journal, C. Tinling & Co., Ltd., Liverpool, London & Prescot
Programme: Blackpool Tower Palace Opera House and Grand, illustrated
Booklets (2), Tower and Winter Gardens Blackpool, illustrated
"Chapel Street", black and white photograph, [Trevelyan],
Newspaper cuttings (2)
Magazine cuttings (2)
Postcards (4), "The Old Cottage, Blackpool Illuminations" (1); "A laugh a day keeps misfortunes away", (2) Mabel Lucie Attwell; and 2 'jokes' postcards
Press cuttings on paid holidays and wakes weeks
Newspaper cuttings (10)
Local Government and Tourism
Government
Local government and political parties
Observer accounts: "Blackpool", ms, 7pp, 5.7.[?], LT, interview with Mr Room, Labour Party secretary
Labour Party
Observer accounts: "Executive Members of L.P. 1938", ms, 2pp, 8.8.[38], Walter Hood, chart
Observer accounts: "Communist Rally Blackpool", ms, 6pp, 7.8.38, EB
Observer accounts: "Interview with Mr Smith", ms/ts, 10pp, 6.7.39, secretary of the Conservative Club