| Ref No | MS 4000/5/2/2/21 |
| Title | Sound recording of actuality inserts for Ladywood Branch WEA Class 2 [Birmingham and Black Country History Workshop Plenary Session by Charles Parker on 'Local History and Oral History']. |
| Level | File |
| Date | 28 March 1977 |
| Description | Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 24.16 Description of track: [Ricky Gayle] talking to Charles Parker about starting working on the buses in 1958 at Selly Oak and talks about his experiences as a black employee, asking questions at his own garage union meetings where no black people on the committee, and his desire to represent his garage as a whole as a black man had not represented a garage in Birmingham 'your colour is immaterial to me' (finish 5.50). Extract of unnamed male talking about the standard of living in the 1970s compared to the days before the First World War (c18mins of silence at end of track)
Total duration: (min/sec): 24.16 |
| Related Material | See written documentation on lectures by Charles Parker for the WEA and the University of Birmingham Extra-Mural Department 1964-1977 at MS 4000/1/3/2. Notes and programme for the Birmingham and Black Country History Workshop Plenary Session by Charles Parker on 'Local History and Oral History' at MS 4000/1/3/2/2 |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number PF219 T017 4274.
Original tape:
Size: 5" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 12/02 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |