Collection GB 2381 C201015 - East London People's Archive (Eastside Community Heritage)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 2381 C201015

Title

East London People's Archive (Eastside Community Heritage)

Date(s)

  • 1995-2007 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

5 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Eastside Community Heritage (ECH) was established in 1993 as part of the Stratford City Challenge community history project. In 1997 ECH became an independent charity. Over the years ECH has worked on numerous projects documenting the lives of 'ordinary' people from and who live in East London. In 1999 ECH established the East London Peoples Archive.

Archival history

GB 2381 C201015 1995-2007 collection 5 boxes Eastside Community Heritage

Eastside Community Heritage (ECH) was established in 1993 as part of the Stratford City Challenge community history project. In 1997 ECH became an independent charity. Over the years ECH has worked on numerous projects documenting the lives of 'ordinary' people from and who live in East London. In 1999 ECH established the East London Peoples Archive.

Received Aug 2007

The East London Peoples Archive, 1995-2007, including over 1000 oral histories collected as part of projects conducted by the Eastside Community Heritage to document the lives of 'ordinary' people in East London on topics including World War Two; women's history; markets; boxing; ethnic groups in East London including Somali and Chinese; food; parks and the hijab. Also including DVDs on East London local history produced by Eastside Community Heritage comprising Eastside voices: from Canning Town to Custom House, 2003; My Roots, Our Heritage, 2006 and Our Brick Lane, 2007. Published books and booklets on East London local history, chiefly published by Eastside Community Heritage including A Working Class War and Hidden Lives: stories from the East End and index to photographs collected as part of projects by Eastside Community Heritage comprising black and white thumbnail reproductions.

Oral histories are arranged alphabetically by project.

Open

Apply to Eastside Community Heritage.

English

Oral histories are stored on a digital external hard drive.

MS Access Database and printed catalogue available in UEL archives reading room.

Master copies of the photograph collection are held by Eastside Community Heritage.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Sources: http://www.hidden-histories.org.uk/home.html

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Apr 2008 Wars (events) Agricultural products East London Eastside Community Heritage England Ethnic groups Europe Food Historical methods History Local history London Markets Open spaces Oral history Parks Photographs Trade UK Visual materials Western Europe Womens history World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945)

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received Aug 2007

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The East London Peoples Archive, 1995-2007, including over 1000 oral histories collected as part of projects conducted by the Eastside Community Heritage to document the lives of 'ordinary' people in East London on topics including World War Two; women's history; markets; boxing; ethnic groups in East London including Somali and Chinese; food; parks and the hijab. Also including DVDs on East London local history produced by Eastside Community Heritage comprising Eastside voices: from Canning Town to Custom House, 2003; My Roots, Our Heritage, 2006 and Our Brick Lane, 2007. Published books and booklets on East London local history, chiefly published by Eastside Community Heritage including A Working Class War and Hidden Lives: stories from the East End and index to photographs collected as part of projects by Eastside Community Heritage comprising black and white thumbnail reproductions.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Oral histories are arranged alphabetically by project.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

Apply to Eastside Community Heritage.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

MS Access Database and printed catalogue available in UEL archives reading room.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Master copies of the photograph collection are held by Eastside Community Heritage.

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

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Subject access points

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Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

University of East London

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area