Catalogue description CD Rom listening copy

An interview with H. M. Cashmore at aged 77, former deputy librarian at the Birmingham Library talks about his life and work.

Track 1 - 12: Cashmore talks about his work as deputy librarian at the Birmingham Library and his appointment to the post of Head Librarian, with reference to the growth and development of libraries in Birmingham when the boundaries of the city expanded in 1911, and how he used to officially travel abroad to report on the libraries of Europe. Cashmore tells tales of protest and an arson attack on the library by the Suffragettes in 1914. He also discusses his time in administration service in the army during World War I; as well as discussion on the art of reading and comparisons across Europe, particularly in Russia during Stalin's rule.

Track 1: 2.54 mins
Track 2: 2.20 mins
Track 3: 2.53 mins
Track 4: 3.06 mins (mostly inaudible)
Track 5: 3.23 mins
Track 6: 2.12 mins
Track 7: 3.49 mins
Track 8: 2.12 mins
Track 9: 3.01 mins
Track 10: 2.51 mins
Track 11: 2.27 mins
Track 12: 2.48 mins

Track 13: Soundtest 0.39 mins

Track 14 - 25: Cashmore converses with Parker regarding privacy and permissions on the use of the material. He talks about his work as deputy librarian at the Birmingham Library, with reference to hardship and difficulty in his family background and how he first became interested in the job, and how he became qualified for the job.

Track 14: 3.03 mins
Track 15: 2.43 mins
Track 16: 3.27 mins
Track 17: 1.55 mins
Track 18: 2.18 mins
Track 19: 2.03 mins
Track 20: 2.15 mins
Track 21: 2.21mins
Track 22: 2.52 mins
Track 23: 2.38 mins
Track 24: 3.49 mins
Track 25: 2.21 mins

Total: 66.22mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA KF549C0335380