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THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY: WORKING CLASS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

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Description

This collection is based on The Autobiography of the Working Class: Annotated Critical Bibliography edited by John Burnett, David Vincent, and David Mayall (1984, Check QCAT for location and availability), and features a rich variety of lives and personal experiences from 1792-1920.

Part 1 contains 103 different works and extracts from 1792-1889, while Part 2 contains 65 works from 1890-1920. The autobiographies come from the British Library, and have been arranged chronologically in the collection by publishing date of the earliest known edition to exist in the Library. Each reel of microfilm includes a complete listing of all items along with an author index. There is also an author index at the back of the publisher's guide.

Microfilm Location and Call Number   Stauffer Library Compact Shelving at Microfilm HD No.091

Guide/Index Location and Call Number   Stauffer Library Reference at HD8393.A1 P46 1993t Guide

Collection Status   Complete (34 of 34 reels, plus Guide)

Last revised: 21 July 2006

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