Arthur McIvor in conversation with David Bennett, 18 September 1988.
- sound recording (1h 0m 13s) and transcript
Conversation with David Bennett
This material is held atUniversity of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 249 SOHC 2/3
- Dates of Creation
- 1988, 2016, 2017
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 compact cassette + related digital files (2 BWF, 2 MP3, 1 MS word)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Bennett was born on 15 March 1894. From sometime in the autum of 1911 until the outbreak of WW1, he worked at the Singer sowing machine plant in Clydebank. In 1988 he was interviewed about working conditions and labour unrest at the plant, becoming a key witness for Scottish labour history.
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Note
Bennett was born on 15 March 1894. From sometime in the autum of 1911 until the outbreak of WW1, he worked at the Singer sowing machine plant in Clydebank. In 1988 he was interviewed about working conditions and labour unrest at the plant, becoming a key witness for Scottish labour history.
Alternative Form Available
Clydebank Library Heritage Centre holds a copy of the compact cassette as well as a transcript
Archivist's Note
Created by Anna-K Mayer, 26 January 2017
No paperwork / copyright transfer or other consent form missing. On the other hand, a transcript has long been published in print./akm January 2017
Bibliography
In 1990 an edited transcript of the interview appeared as ‘Working at Singer, Clydebank, 1911‐1914: testimony of David Burnett’, in 'Scottish Labour History Society Journal' 25: 76‐85
Additional Information
published