Somerville, Claire & Watson, Helena.
Birth and Power: an Examination of Some Mass-Observation Writing
(Uni of Sussex, 1996).
Paperback. New booklet, fine. 14pp. Order No. NSBK-C5338
Keywords: 850870348, Mass Observation, Mass-Observation, social investigations, surveys, twentieth century, social history, Britain, British, England, English, sociology, Mass Observation team, 20th century, social research, Mass-Observation Archive, methodology, research, methodological, Sussex University, Occasional Papers, birth, motherhood, maternity, childbirth, mothers
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Symes, Ruth A.
Family First: Tracing Relationships in the Past
(Pen and Sword, 2015).
Husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, children, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents - these are the relationships that structure the family tree and fascinate the family historian. But how much do we really know about how our ancestors lived out these multiple roles? Buffeted this way and that by economic developments, legal changes, medical advances, Two World Wars, the rise of the Welfare State, women's emancipation and many other factors, relationships between members of our family in the past were subtly different to those of today and continually transforming. This book is both a social history of the period 1800-1950 and a practical guide on how to set about tracing and better understanding the relationships between members of your own family. What did it mean to be a father in this period, but also, how might you discover the father of an ancestor if his name is not mentioned on the birth certificate? What common ideas were held about the role of wives and mothers, but also, how were multiple births, stillbirths, abortions and infanticides dealt with in the records? What factors might have influenced the size of your ancestor's family, but also why were its children named as they were? Did pecking order in a family matter, but also, was it legal to marry a cousin, or the sister of a deceased wife? How long could people expect to live, but also what records can tell you more about the circumstances of your ancestors' last years? A final chapter considers relationships with neighbours, friends and club associates. Hardback. New book, fine in dustwrapper. 223pp. Order No. NSBK-C15530
Keywords: 9781473833883, family relationships, family trees, geneaology, geneaological, social history, ancestors, tracing ancestors, fathers, mothers, siblings, cousins, women, welfare state, infants, clubs, grandparents
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English Tourist Board, Planning and Research Services Branch.
Scarborough District Tourism Study:
(English Tourist Board, 1981).
With statistical diagrams. Ringbound booklet. Ex library with minimal library stamps and stickers, otherwise good. 59pp. Order No. NSBK-A8355
Keywords: Scarborough, tourists, Yorkshire, tourism, history, coast, Yorkshire coast, leisure, holidays, holiday, social history, Britain, British, England, English, towns, English Tourist Board
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Fudge, Dorothy.
Sands of Time: the Autobiography of a Dorset Woman
(Word & Action, new edition, 1981).
Memories of life in Sherborne, Dorset. Booklet. Covers soiled, otherwise good. 39pp. Order No. NSBK-C15864
Keywords: 9780904939279, booklets, women's history, Dorset, autobiography, autobiographies, Sherborne, maids, domestic work, service, in service, childcare, social history, Castleton
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Mayhew, Henry.
The Morning Chronicle Survey of Labour and the Poor: The Metropolitan Districts. Volume 2
(Caliban Books, 1981).
Paperback. Spine a little browned. A few light marks to card covers, otherwise very good. 335pp. Order No. NSBK-A13115
Keywords: 0904573214, Victorian, 1840s, forties, 19th century, nineteenth century, labour, poor, poverty, Henry Mayhew, social surveys, social investigations, sanitation, oral history, wages, sweated labour, poor law, employment, hucksters, alcohol, drinking, housing, coal, pawn-broking, tailoring, pubs, publicans, public houses, London
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Symes, Ruth A.
It Runs in the Family:
(The History Press, 2013).
In the quest to uncover our family history, we turn to written records, the family album and even heirlooms. However, they can often be difficult to interpret and sometimes pose more questions than they answer: Why didn't my ancestors smile for the camera? Why did great-grandfather wear a beard while his sons were clean-shaven? Why is my great-grandmother holding flowers in this photograph? Drawing on evidence from social history, women's history, and the histories of photography, art and fashion, and using examples from the lowly as well as the famous, Ruth Symes explores many aspects of ordinary life in the past - from the state of the nation's teeth, to the legal and economic connotations of wearing a wedding ring and even the business of keeping a dog. This fascinating volume aims to help family historians get to know their elusive ancestors by deciphering the wealth of personal and historical clues contained in photographs, documents and artefacts. Paperback. New book, fine. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-D15428
Keywords: 9780752497020, family history, family, families, Ruth Symes, genealogy, geneaolgical, social history, evidence, sources, research, women, old photographs, photography
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Mackenzie, Norman and Jeanne, eds.
The Diary of Beatrice Webb: Volume Two, 1892-1905: All the Good Things of Life
(Virago, 1983).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good in dustwrapper. xv + 376pp. Order No. NSBK-C6087
Keywords: 0860682102, Beatrice Webb, Sidney Webb, the Webbs, social reform, Edwardian, Victorian, LSE, London School of Economics, poor, poverty, trade unionism, local government, state, women's history, woman, nineteenth century, twentieth century, Britain, British, England, English, diaries, diary, Virago
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Stodart, M.A.
Every Day Duties: in Letters to a Young Lady
(Photocopy only of R.B. Seeley edition, 1840).
Hardback. Library photocopy only, not an original. In good, sturdy, maroon library binding, a little scuffed at the back. xiii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A13755
Keywords: B0008CKDZC, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th century, femininity, feminine, advice books, prayer, women's history, religion, private sphere, domesticity, politeness, manners, home, Sabbath, household, servants, social history, etiquette, religious
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Jones, Samuel, ed.
The Enduring Relevance of Octavia Hill: To the Utmost of her Power
(Demos, 2012).
Paperback. Covers slightly faded, otherwise very good. 181pp. Order No. NSBK-C15632
Keywords: Octavia Hill, housing, history, social planning, National Trust, social housing
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Chrisp, Peter.
The Blitz:
(University of Sussex Library, 1987).
Scarce. Based on papers held at the Mass Observation Archive, University of Sussex. Spiral-boundbooklet. Good. 26pp. Order No. NSBK-A13031
Keywords: 0850870186, Mass Observation, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, Blitz, Mass-Observation, Peter Chrisp, University of Sussex, 1940s, forties, home front, domestic front, London Blitz, Coventry, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Hull, bombing, social history, Croydon Raid, air raids
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