Mary Pearson External Website
Story Title: Mary Pearson
Collection: Hidden Histories: Ireland (collection) [NC]
Organisation: Eastside Community Heritage (organisation) [NC]
One of 6 personal stories recorded as part of 'Hidden Histories: Ireland' and made available on a Web site by Eastside Community Heritage.
Mary Pearson's story of her involvement with the Troops Out Movement (TOM) in England in the 1970s and 1980s.
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
Mary Pearson |
Description |
One of 6 personal stories recorded as part of 'Hidden Histories: Ireland' and made available on a Web site by Eastside Community Heritage. |
Creator |
Eastside Community Heritage |
Source |
http://www.hidden-histories.org.uk/northern_ireland/interviews_2.html |
Story Title |
Mary Pearson |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Audio; on Web site. |
Story Source |
http://www.hidden-histories.org.uk/northern_ireland/interviews_2.html |
Interviewee Surname |
Pearson |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Mary |
Language Spoken |
English |
Transcription |
Yes |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Home Address |
England |
Birth Country |
England |
Status |
Civilian; and political activist |
Story Abstract |
Mary Pearson's story of her involvement with the Troops Out Movement (TOM) in England in the 1970s and 1980s. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Political Action; Political Activist |
Organisations Mentioned |
Troops Out Movement (TOM) |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Hidden Histories: Ireland (collection) [NC] |
Description |
Part of the Hidden Histories Web site which contains oral histories, in audio format, of three former British soldiers (Toms, or Tommies) who served in Northern Ireland, and three former members of the Troops Out Movement (TOM) who campaigned for a British political and military withdrawal from the region. |
Creator |
Eastside Community Heritage |
Subject |
The conflict in Northern Ireland. |
Publisher |
Eastside Community Heritage |
Format |
Audio files, plus transcribed text, on a Web site. |
Language |
English |
Stories Collected |
6 |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Eastside Community Heritage (organisation) [NC] |
Status |
Active (checked, June 2014) |
Address |
Parish Centre, Cardinal Heenan Centre, 326 High Road, Ilford, Essex, England. IG1 1QP |
Organisation Abstract |
"Eastside Community Heritage was established in 1993 as part of the Stratford City Challenge community history project. In 1997 Eastside became an independent charity. Over the years Eastside has worked on numerous projects documenting the lives of ‘ordinary’ people from, and who live in, East London." (from ECH Web site) |
Citation
Eastside Community Heritage. Mary Pearson.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 26 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2123>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 26 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2123>
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