Florence Powell – Education and Schooling
Education and Schooling Florence Powell’s experience of education and schooling may have been somewhat limited, however the orphanage she attended describes itself …
HJ Harris (b.1903): Life and Labour
‘A lady tried to sympathise with me in my plight of homelessness, so she sheltered me for a few days. She fussed …
H J Harris (b.1903): Home and Family
I have decided to have two separate sections for the theme of ‘Home and Family’ because HJ has memories from his time …
H J Harris (b.1903): Home and Family
‘I can give you the official way my father met his death, but you would have to accept my word for what …
H J Harris (b.1903): Autobiography, Class and Schooling
‘I am willing to give you any explanation of how Charity Schools were run, when there was no social security and NOBODY …
H J Harris (b.1903): Purpose and Audience
‘I have often tried to write about my experiences, but my hands are very shaky, that my writing becomes illegible’ (Harris, 18/04/1978) …
H J Harris (b.1903): An introduction
‘Thus I was “on my own” in every sense of the word!’ (Harris, 03/05/78) My ‘adopted’ author is Mr H J Harris and …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Home & Family
Home and family is a bitter-sweet topic for Alice Pidgeon, whose memoir delves deeply into the heart of her family life and …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Education & Schooling
Having been orphaned at at only six years of age, Alice and her sister Doris took position in St. John Groom’s Home …
Alice Pidgeon (b.1898): Purpose & Audience
Purpose and Audience ‘You ask me for my earliest memories’ is the opening statement to Alice Pidgeon’s memoir. By directly addressing the …