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Life in Kent before 1914 (Oral history project) |
| Qualidata Catalogue Number: |
| QDC/Barker |
| Project Title: |
| Life in Kent before 1914 (Oral history project) |
| Subject Category: |
| XXXII/A: Social structure and social stratification/ Social indicators and quality of life studies XV: Historical studies XXXIV/B - Social issues, values and behaviour/ Family life and marriage |
| Primary Discipline: |
| Economic and social history |
| Depositor: |
| Barker, T. |
| Principal Investigator(s): |
| Barker, T. and Whyman, J. |
| Sponsor: |
| Economic and Social Research Council |
| Grant Reference: |
| HR 2830 |
| Data Collector: |
| Winstanley, M. |
| Abstract: |
| The purpose of this research was to study the everyday lives, occupations and attitudes of people who grew up in Kent before the First World War. Five hundred interviews were conducted with men and women from all walks of life and from different parts of the county. One aim of the project was to assess the merits, limitations and difficulties of oral history techniques and to find out the extent to which new historical evidence could be gleaned from these interviews . |
| Main Topics: |
| family life; community life; social attitudes; childhood; education; employment; leisure; religion; politics; marriage; meals; food customs; domestic responsibilities; local communities; Kent; England. |
| Type of Research Material: |
| In-depth/unstructured interview tapes |
| In-depth/unstructured interview transcripts |
| Quantity of Research Material: |
| 180 interviews (ranging from 45 minutes to 6 hours) on 1500 audio-cassette tapes |
| Reference Time Period covered in Project: |
| Before 1914 |
| Sample Population: |
| Men and women living in Kent before the First World War |
| Unit of Observation: |
| Individuals |
| Number of Units: |
| 180 |
| Geographical Region: |
| Kent |
| Sampling Procedures: |
| Quota sample |
| Method(s) of Data Collection: |
| Face-to-face interview |
| Type of Study: |
| One-off |
| Start date of fieldwork: |
| 1974 |
| End date of fieldwork: |
| 1977 |
| Language of Written Material: |
| English |
| Contextual Documentation: |
| Form of Material: |
| Audio-cassette |
| Typed paper |
| Location of Deposit: |
| University of Kent at Canterbury Library, Short Loans and Special Collections store. Catalogued as "Schools oral history collection", Classmark DA 1001.8 |
| Address of Host Repository |
| The Library University of Kent at Canterbury Canterbury Kent CT2 7NZ Tel. 01227 764000 |
| http://www.ukc.ac.uk/library/ |
| Access Conditions: |
| University of Kent Library conditions apply |
| Copyright Conditions: |
| University of Kent Library conditions apply |
| Quotation Conditions: |
| University of Kent Library conditions apply |
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