Oral history interviews conducted and recorded by Neil C Rafeek and Hilary Young as part of their research for the book ‘The University Experience 1945-1975: An Oral History of the University of Strathclyde’ (2004).
Scope and Contents
This collection of oral history interviews with various students and members of academic and support staff at the University of Strathclyde formed part of the research material used by Callum G Brown, Arthur McIvor, and Neil C Rafeek to write a book entitled ‘The University Experience 1945-1975: An Oral History of the University of Strathclyde’. The interviewees discuss both their backgrounds and their experiences of teaching and working at the University of Strathclyde between 1945 and 1975, the vital period of post-war education.
Dates
- Creation: 2002-2003.
Creator
- Rafeek, Neil C (author of 'Communist women in Scotland') (Interviewer, Person)
- Young, Hilary (oral historian) (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The physical tapes described here are held by the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections and are not available for consultation in the National Library of Scotland.
Extent
59 Sound recordings
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The original recordings were captured on magnetic tape audio cassettes. The 49 masters, with 10 copies, were digitised under the UOSH (Unlocking Our Sound Heritage) project.
Other Finding Aids
Further information on the creation and management of the cassettes may be available from the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections.
Custodial History
The original audio cassettes of the recordings made by Neil Rafeek and Hilary Young were transferred to the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections where they are part of the permanent collections.
The cassettes were temporarily deposited with the National Library of Scotland to enable digitisation under the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) project.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Temporary deposit, 2018, by the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections.
Existence and Location of Originals
University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections, reference SOHC12.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitised copies of the sound recordings are held by the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections, the National Library of Scotland, and the British Library. The formats of the digitised copies are WAV and MP3 files.
The copies at the British Library are available through its Sound and Moving Image (SAMI) catalogue (http://sami.bl.uk).
The copies held by the National Library of Scotland will become available in due course. Further information is available through the Moving Image and Sound Archive.
Bibliography
Subject
- University of Strathclyde (Organization)
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk