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Workers' Educational Association Scotland. WEA Scotland (charity.)

 Organization

Biography

Workers' Educational Association (WEA) Scotland is the Scottish arm of the Workers' Educational Association, a voluntary sector adult education organisation.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of oral history recordings from the "Salt of the Earth: A Scottish Peoples’ History Project", co-ordinated by the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA)

 Collection
Identifier: UNLS006
Scope and Contents A collection of oral history interviews conducted over a period of three years from 1998–2001, with funding provided by the National Lottery Charities Board. The project collected oral histories through tutor led adult education initiatives and constructed a picture of life in 20th century Scotland from the perspectives of ordinary people. Over 450 people were involved in the project across 43 geographical locations, generating the oral history archive and also a book, four videos and a...
Dates: 1998-2001

Papers of Derek Suttie relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13590/1-4
Content Description

Records concerning the activities of Derek Suttie relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014, specifically through engagement with Workers Educational Association (WEA) Scotland, Adult Learning Project (ALP) Edinburgh and Crisis (part of The Salvation Army).

Dates: 2014

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Audiotapes. Sound recordings. 1
Community histories. 1
Fliers. Printed matter. 1
Instructional materials. 1
Mining. 1