Collection falls in two parts. One are oral histories of people from Norfolk and Suffolk about their lives. The second are interviews with retired railway workers about their experiences, excerpts of which were used in a radio programme called, "The Last of Their Line", broadcast in the late 1960's.
Peter Handford; 1919-2007; sound recordist; Wickham Skeith, Suffolk
Business records of Douglas Baker, Marsh Farm, Burnham Overy, farmer
Weekly farm accounts books. Marsh Farm was 100a. farm of arable and pasture on the Holkham estate; the land is no longer farmed as a separate unit.
Douglas Baker; fl 1908-1931; farmer; Burnham Overy, Norfolk
Gladden Family Farming Records
Farming records from Ingham and Eastfield farm, Hickling, Norfolk
Gladden family; fl 1882-? 1920; farmers and millers; Ingham, Norfolk
Everington Family Farming Accounts
Farming accounts from Dillington, Castle Acre, Great Dunham and elsewhere.
Everington family; 1862-1981; farmers; East Dereham and Great Dunham, Norfolk
Farming Records of the Fisher family at Avoca, near Durban, South Africa, Letheringsett and Gunton
The main record is in the series of Farm Labour Books, which include subsidiary accounts, crop records, stock lists etc. and a detailed weather log, and between whose pages business and some family correspondence, vouchers, official circulars, trade literature etc. are preserved. Similar enclosures are found in the cash books.
The Farm Labour Books are printed by Webb 1897/8, 1901/2, 1911, 1914/15, Fletcher 1898/9, 1913/14, Wright 1899/1900, 1900/1, Jarrold 1902/3-1904/5, 1905/6-1909/10 and 1912, and King 1923. The rest between 1916 and 1939 are Webb's as printed by Jarrold and after 1943 they bear the name of Jarrold alone.
Fisher family; 1887-1968; farmers; Avoca, South Africa, Letheringsett and Gunton, Norfolk
Farming and Personal Records of Henry Overman of Weasenham
Farming account books, other financial records, general and personal records and miscellaneous papers. Includes accounts relating to Brampton Farm, Brampton Ash (near Market Harborough), Northamptonshire, 1919-32.
Henry Overman; fl 1881-1957; farmer; Weasenham, Norfolk
Records of the Woodrows of Blofield, Blacksmiths and Farmers
Ledgers, day books for goods sold and repairs, and miscellaneous documents.
Woodrows; 1869-1943; blacksmiths and farmers; Blofield, Norfolk
Farming Account Books of Culley family of Costessey
Farm ledgers and cash books.
Culley family; 1817-1861; farmers; Costessey, Norfolk
Account and Farm account books.
Mill Farm; 1901-1908; Wells next the Sea, Norfolk
Account book of a farm in Wacton, probably that farmed by Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander; fl 1864-1865; farmer; Wacton, Norfolk
Farming Diaries and Account Books of Mr E.S. Buck, Sycamore Farm, Raveningham
Farming diaries and account books of Sycamore Farm, Raveningham.
E.S. Buck; fl 1895-1955; farmer; Raveningham, Norfolk
Farm Account Book of F. Cubitt
Farm account book for unidentified farm.
F. Cubitt; fl 1951-1952; farmer
Farming accounts of Benjamin Chittock of Garboldisham
Benjamin Chittock; fl 1800; farmer; Garboldisham, Norfolk
Farming Records of Mr R.H. Fox of Antingham
Farming records and other miscellaneous items including newspapers.
R. H. Fox; fl 1940; farmer; Antingham, Norfolk
Farm Labour Books from farms at Salle, Great Witchingham and Alderford, 1878-1957, with cash book, 1901-1909.
Dr Alec Douet; fl 1972-2012; author; Norwich, Norfolk