Oral History
The voices of working people across the North East — sixty recorded lives drawn from the co-operative movement, the mines and other industries, the unions and political activity.
Oral history creates a permanent record of people’s recollections of their lifetime experiences. Explore the collections below — some people appear under more than one heading.
Co-operative Movement
Voices from the Co-operative Wholesale Society and the wider co-op movement.
Trades Unions
Working lives organised — interviews with North East trade unionists.
Political Organisations
Recollections of politically active people across the region.
Women's Movement
Women's activism, work and campaigning, remembered in their own words.
Peace Movement
Campaigners for peace tell their stories.
Other Voices
Further life histories from a range of backgrounds and walks of life.
Share a story
If you have transcripts or notes from interviews with people involved in the labour movement in the North East, we would be delighted to give them a home here. It helps to include the interviewee’s name and photograph, their dates, where they lived and worked, the interviewer, and the project or organisation — and please obtain the interviewee’s permission first.
All interview transcripts and notes © North East Labour History Society 2016. If you wish to use any of these transcripts and notes, please ask permission from NELHS (contact@nelh.net) and give due attribution.