About This Item
Identifier
101-0002-004
Title
Interview with Sam Elliott and his wife. Tape 3
Description
Life History interview on groups in community Tiger Bay and political position and Sam's wife's story on life in Butetown
Type
Item
Format
2 Compact Audio Tape
Date
09 Jul 1984
Contributor
BHAC
Language
English
Rights
Copyright situation unknown/other, contact HCE
Publisher
Contact HCE if you would like to use or reproduce this item
Relation
101-0002-002, 101-0002-003
Interviewee
Sam Elliott
Interviewer
Glenn Jordan
Transcription
No
Summary
Contacts for Glenn to follow up - discussion of groups in society and important people in Butetown; sporting heroes; religious leaders; Communist Party; Quakers; Labour Party; Police constables; Trotman and Shepherd political leaders; Jewish community; other nationalities, Chinese, Indian, Arab, Moslim men on ships; on-shore workers; views on political and economic situation Butetown; Sam's wife's story on coming to Cardiff; big freeze of 1963; getting in easier than getting out of Britain as difficult to earn and save; on wages and cost of living 1940s and 1950s; dream of getting enough money; living on low costs much easier in West Indies; dormitories and living situation when first arriving in Britian.
Digital File
Yes
Storage Location
Glamorgan Archives and National Library of Wales
Conditions of Access
Open
British Library Ref
UNLW023/214
Relation: UNLW023/212-214
Citation
“Interview with Sam Elliott and his wife. Tape 3,” The Heritage & Cultural Exchange Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, https://hcearchive.org.uk/items/show/6535.