Post War Leicester oral history collection, January 2017-May 2018

This material is held atEast Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)

Reference
- GB 3003 EMOHA6
Dates of Creation
- January 2017-May 2018
Name of Creator
- East Midlands Oral History Archive
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 87 interviews
Digital Materials
- https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p15407coll1/search/searchterm/An%20Oral%20History%20of%20Post-War%20Leicester%201945-1962/field/collec/mode/exact/conn/and

Scope and Content

This oral history collection consists of 87 interviews conducted by the East Midlands Oral History Archive and a team of volunteers for the Heritage Lottery funded project 'An Oral History of Post-War Leicester 1945-1962'.

Administrative / Biographical History

The project 'An Oral History of Post-War Leicester 1945-1962' ran for 17 months from January 2017 to in May 2018, capturing various aspects of the post-war history of Leicester. A project exhibition was launched on 23rd March 2018 at The Newarke Houses Museum.

Access Information

Available for general access

Other Finding Aids

Full catalogue available via: https://archives.le.ac.uk//calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=EMOHA%2f6

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Born digital

Conditions Governing Use

Related Material

Summaries available for interviews through EMOHA, emoha@leicester.ac.uk. A number of interviews from this collection are available to listen to online (see URL for details).