Collection of oral history recordings from the "Salt of the Earth: A Scottish Peoples’ History Project", co-ordinated by the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA)
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 DVD.
Dates
- Creation: 1998-2001
Conditions Governing Access
The physical media described here are held by the National Museums Scotland and are not available for consultation in the National Library of Scotland.
Extent
311 Sound recordings
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Additional documentation and collection material is available from the National Museums Scotland, including: 4 x VHS videos ("Salt of the Earth – A Scottish People’s History Project"; "Salt of the Earth – A Scottish People’s History Project. That Was Saturday"; "Salt of the Earth – A Scottish People’s History Project. Dumbiedykes – A Community Worth Preserving"; 'An Ayrshire Mining Story'); and 1 CD/DVD ('Midlothian: Voices, Faces, Lives').
Custodial History
The original recordings were transfered from the project to the National Museums Scotland to be held in its collections.
The discs 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 National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh.
Existence and Location of Originals
National Museums Scotland, reference X.2019.17.SOE.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitised copies of the sound recordings are held by the National Museums Scotland, the National Library of Scotland, and the British Library. The formats of the digitised files are WAV and JPEG.
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.
Source
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- 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