Manuscript of autobiographical account of a Durham Miner

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Written in pencil.Covers his thoughts and experiences of injuries and risk of death, introduction of machinery, a miners daily routine, pay and conditions, his beliefs, and various characters from his village.

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Sid Chaplin PapersSC

Published NovelsSC/1

Unpublished NovelsSC/2

Short StoriesSC/3

Dramatisation and playsSC/5

Newspaper and Magazine ArticlesSC/8

National Coal BoardSC/9

Talks and EventsSC/10

Qualifications, Degrees, Honours and AwardsSC/11

Involvement with the ArtsSC/12

Personal PapersSC/13

Notes and ResearchSC/14

NotebooksSC/14/1

Research filesSC/14/2

Clean copy typescript of "Class and Cowardice in Action, Crozier's A Brass Hat in no Man's Land (Cape 1930)"SC/14/2/1

Photocopy of Section plan of the Howden Engine Pit at Percy Main CollierySC/14/2/2

Diagrams of an idealised isometric view of an oil midgieSC/14/2/3

The British Journal of Sociology with article "The Ethics of Trade Union Leaders" by V L Allen, Nuffield Research ScholarSC/14/2/4

Newspaper articles about the Old Chronicle Offices, NewcastleSC/14/2/5

News cuttings used as research and inspiration for "The Plate-Enders"SC/14/2/6

Research folder on the history of the North East and it's miningSC/14/2/7

Research material on handball and quoitsSC/14/2/8

Research material on music in the 1920sSC/14/2/9

Research material on poet Christopher Smart 1722 - 1771SC/14/2/10

Photocopies of books regarding pit poniesSC/14/2/11

Newspaper cuttings concerning a Durham County Council property court caseSC/14/2/12

Newspaper cuttings concerning political scandals and corruption trialsSC/14/2/13

Bundle of handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings used for researchSC/14/2/14

Originals and photocopies of historical mining company recordsSC/14/2/15

Booklets and pamphlets on the histories of various institutions within the regionSC/14/2/16

Manuscript of autobiographical account of a Durham MinerSC/14/2/17

Newspaper cuttingsSC/14/2/18

Directions as to the Sale of CoalSC/14/2/19

Supplement to the Plotted Vertical Solutions of the Northumberland and Durham CoalfieldSC/14/2/20

Research materialSC/14/2/21

Research materialSC/14/2/22

Annotated typescript notes copied from various books regarding the Great Strike 1926SC/14/2/23

CorrespondenceSC/15

PhotographsSC/16

News cuttingsSC/17

Rene ChaplinSC/RC