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Links with Manchester Metropolitan University
Following on from a valuable contact made at our Study Day on 27 January, Jenny Carley, Maggy Simms and Tony Pearson had a highly productive meeting on 20 March with Dr Craig Horner and Dr Sam Edwards of the History Department at Manchester Metropolitan University at which the question of special links between the University and the Greater Manchester U3A Network were explored. Further discussions will take place with Helen Darby, Research Impact and Public Engagement Manager for MMU and Programme Coordinator for Research in Arts and Humanities. Helen has shown great interest in our work generally and is liaising closely with Craig and Sam.
Following on from a valuable contact made at our Study Day on 27 January, Jenny Carley, Maggy Simms and Tony Pearson had a highly productive meeting on 20 March with Dr Craig Horner and Dr Sam Edwards of the History Department at Manchester Metropolitan University at which the question of special links between the University and the Greater Manchester U3A Network were explored. Further discussions will take place with Helen Darby, Research Impact and Public Engagement Manager for MMU and Programme Coordinator for Research in Arts and Humanities. Helen has shown great interest in our work generally and is liaising closely with Craig and Sam.
Mill owners: Outline provided by Mark Child, Salford U3A
At the workshop on Saturday 27th January, the ‘transport and social conditions’ group suggested ‘mill owners’ as an avenue to possible research. It would need to focus on a limited area in the first place, and I would suggest Bolton as an important centre, though not the largest, and one with its own archives.
I found an item ‘Bolton operatives Cotton Spinners Provincial association 1860-1889, ref GB125.FT14 that might provide a list of names, from which our family history experts could build up family trees etc. There will also be local newspaper reports, presumably micro-fiched at Bolton, as well as Manchester Guardian reports that are available on line.
Additional route of enquiry: local museums and art galleries that were endowed with buildings and valuable art works by local mill magnates
At the workshop on Saturday 27th January, the ‘transport and social conditions’ group suggested ‘mill owners’ as an avenue to possible research. It would need to focus on a limited area in the first place, and I would suggest Bolton as an important centre, though not the largest, and one with its own archives.
I found an item ‘Bolton operatives Cotton Spinners Provincial association 1860-1889, ref GB125.FT14 that might provide a list of names, from which our family history experts could build up family trees etc. There will also be local newspaper reports, presumably micro-fiched at Bolton, as well as Manchester Guardian reports that are available on line.
Additional route of enquiry: local museums and art galleries that were endowed with buildings and valuable art works by local mill magnates