| Ref No | SWCC/AUD/343 |
| Title | <title linktype="simple">Interviews 1974-79 Study</title> |
| Interview of Thomas, John (Dr) |
| Recordings During The Period 1974-79 |
| Description | <list><item><genreform type="record type"><emph altrender="a">audiotape</emph></genreform></item></list> |
| <p>Recorded memoirs of Dr John Thomas. Includes adult education in Wales; funding for the Workers Educational Association; lectures and classes arranged and taught in South Wales by JT; attacks on the WEA by Aneurin Bevan; conscientious objector during World War I; pupils at Aberdare Grammar School before World War I; the importance of institute libraries in the education of the community; his published books; and WEA summer schools</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Thomas</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">John [Dr] & Jevons</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>Checkweighers & Authors & Teachers</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">Workers Educational Association & University Extension Movement (Oxford) & Working Mens Club Institute Union & National Council of Labour Colleges & Independent Labour Party & South Wales Miners Federation</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Aberdare</emph><emph altrender="county">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Singleton Abbey Farm</emph><emph altrender="county">Swansea</emph><emph altrender="parish">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Stoke-on-Trent</emph><emph altrender="county">Staffordshire</emph><emph altrender="parish">England</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">University of Wales</emph><emph altrender="county">Bangor</emph><emph altrender="parish">Gwynedd</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Aberdare Grammar School</emph><emph altrender="county">Aberdare</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">World War I 1914-18</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">adult education </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">education </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">institutes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">conscientious objectors </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">World War I </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">education </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">women </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">miners agents </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list> |
| Date | 1920 = 1974 (c) |
| interviewer : Stead, P |
| 4.1974 |
| Related Material | <archref linktype="simple"><extref linktype="simple"><emph altrender="filename">WXYZ</emph><emph altrender="identity">loan copy : Miners Library</emph></extref></archref> |
| Physical Description | good |
| Extent | no of tapes : 2 |
| Language | English |