Nora Lumb (b.1912) Bibliographical Entry
2: 489 LUMB, Nora, ‘Childhood Memories – 1912 onwards’, TS, pp.12 (c.5,500 words). Brunel University Library. Born 1912 in Sunderland. 3rd child …
Nora Lumb (b. 1912) Home and Family Blog: Part 1
“All these relations were so much part of everyday life and gave a wonderful sense of belonging and also a feeling of …
Nora Lumb (b. 1912): Purpose and Audience
Who was Nora targeting as an audience? Nora Lumb sent her short memoir to the historian John Burnett in July 1987 when …
Nora Lumb (1912 onwards): An Introduction
“Looking back it seems that our family life was, apart from the usual upsets of minor ailments and setbacks which everyone had …
Nora Lumb (b.1912) Home and Family Blog: Part 2
“Family parties were always a joy and with aunties, an uncle and cousins near us it was easy to arrange one. All …
Nora Lumb (b. 1912) Researching Writing Lives
Despite being familiar with the blog writing style through part time work as a marketing assistant and past modules in university such …
Nora Lumb (b.1912) Education and Schooling Blog: Part 1
“I started school when I was four years old.” (Lumb, pg. 5) Nora Lumb, a working-class citizen born in 1912. Through her …
Nora Lumb (b. 1912) War and Memory Blog
“The Great War was about to begin and no doubt the grim affairs and negotiations leading up to it were hastening to …
Nora Lumb (b. 1912) Education and Schooling Blog: Part 2
“Fashion prescribed long buttoned or laced up boots and fastening with a major difficulty so school provided practice pieces of leather joined …
Nora Lumb (b. 1912) Life and Labour Blog
“During the post war depression father always had work.” (Lumb, pg. 4) Throughout Nora Lumb’s 12-page autobiographical entry for The Burnett Collection, …