Female resident, married, corporation tenant, female interviewer, 14 March 1961
Scope and Contents
Description of the house - a gas fire has been installed, budgie in cage, television in corner and cherry upholstered furniture. INTVEE is a member of the community association, she enjoys the social evenings and the talks from councillors. There is a communal responsibility for the children and interviewee maintains that, unlike the older generation, the mothers do not quarrel about their children. She mainly shops at Granton, resents the vans. She smokes on and off but will stop if the children need something. Admits to being highly strung and gets irritable with husband and children. Her husband is domesticated which she attributes to having to help his mother when his father was away during the war. A neighbour in her forties is referred to as "granny".
Dates
- Other: 14 March 1961
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Extent
5 Sheets
Creator
- From the Fonds: University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
Repository Details
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