Sound Recordings, Devon
Description
Mrs. Reed [location not given] talks about the Mothers' Union; her husband's involvement with the local Church Council [Mr. Reed, recorded on tape LAVC/SRE/A699r]; the village fete; skittles; activities during the village fete week; her family's parish involvement; pig killing; [Mrs. Reed's niece contributes intermittently]; politics and the Common Market; buttermaking; raw cream/clotted cream; cooking - describes her oven; the Sunday routine; social dances; the Harvest Home - church service, tea and dance; seaside outings; cake baking; blanching and freezing vegetables; chicken keeping; making mangel-wurzle wine; Mr. Reed talks about his duties connected with the parish church; his father serving as Mayor of Taunton. [Tr. 2] Unidentified female, recorded in Honiton, gives biographical details; thoughts on her childhood; changes witnessed in the town of Honiton; her education; Labour Certificate; family; memories of Christmas as a child; thoughts on modern day children and their clothes; talk of needlework (crocheting, lacemaking); demonstrates making a ?; talk of informant's wedding photographs; the Girls' Friendly Society and dances, sewing, social evenings; family life. [Tr. 3] 7 of 11.
Metadata
| Identifier | g2y4pqty |
| IRN | 414751 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A700r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/g2y4pqty |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Panheinen, Ossi |
| Date | [1970] |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 95' 18". |