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Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 41: Study of a small area of Bolton

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41/A Lists and maps

Untitled document, ms, 3pp, list of names and addresses

"Distribution of Shops, Houses, etc inspecial (sic) Area", list, ts, 1p, 17.2.40, JC

Untitled document, ts, 8pp, 4.2.40, GT, list, details of house and shops in particular streets

"Selected Area", ts, 7pp, 5.2.40, JC, list, details of shops in particular streets

"Extension to special area", ts, 5pp, 17.2.40, JC

"List of shops etc. special area", ts, 3pp

Untitled document, ms, 3pp, list of shops

Maps (3) hand-drawn (1 damaged), of special area

Maps (14), hand-drawn, 4.2.40-5.2.40, JC, of special area

41/B Report on opinion forming

"A study of Opinion-Forming in a Limited Area", ts, 3pp, 27.2.40, AH, a memo on work to be carried out

"Preliminary report on a study of Opinion Forming in a selected area", ts, 14pp, 2.40, [AH]

41/C Demography

"Special Area: Adult Population", ts, 1p, 25.2.40. GT, list of population total and occupations

"Area people", ts, 1p, 26.2.40, HN, observations and overheards

"Contacts. Special Area", ts, 1p, 26.2.40, AH

Untitled document, ms, 1p, GT, 14.2.40, comment made by Jack Fagan

Untitled document, ms, 3pp, demographic information about the various wards

Untitled document, ms, 3pp, details of the insured population (no official source cited)

41/D Interviews about savings

"Samples of families interviewed", ts, 1p, list with details of families

"Savings interviews. Bolton", ts, 20pp, 14.2.40, AH/JC

41/E Newspapers and the press

"Newspapers read. Special Area", ts, 1p

"Nat. News Figures 1939", ms, 1p, statistical data for daily, evening and Sunday newspapers, (no official source cited)

"Wireless", ms, 2pp, chart, statistical data on listening to news on the radio

Untitled document, ms, 1p, about radios

"Co-op Hall", ts, 5pp, 26.2.40, AH, questions asked at the end of a talk about the press

Handbill "Free Speech and Free Press", the Economic League

41/F Family and leisure

Observer accounts
"Attitude to child", ts, 1p, talk with Mr Whyttle
"Family Relations", ts, 2pp, interview with an unspecified family
"Details of an accident", ts, 1p, 18.4.39, GW, about a boy and a bicycle accident
"Leisure time", ts, 1p, brief details of a family's leisure activities

41/G Shop window advertisements and displays

Observer accounts
"Special Area. Bolton. Window Advertisements", ts, 2pp, 8.4.40, GT
"Shop windows: special area, ts, 21pp, 7.5.40, BA, details of shop window contents, some illustrated

41/H Posters in special area

"Posters. Special Area", ts, 132pp, 20.2.40, AH/JC/GT, illustrated details

41/I Religion

Observer account
"St. James Church. Waterloo St. Bolton", ts, 2pp, 18.2.40, AH, church service, with service sheet attached
"Special Area - Religion", ts, 2pp, 18.2.40, JC, church service

Mass-Observation Studies 1937-55

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