Items

• 2018.64: Saltaire: Our Memories, Our HIstory

  A booklet written by those who lived and worked in the early 1900s as young students, about their memories and experiences.
• 2019.47.1: After All

  'After All' an autobiography by James Ogden - An old boy of Albert Road School and The Salt High School
• 2019.56.1: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Copy of Annie, Harriet and Arnold Berry outside their shop on Victoria Road, Saltaire at Christmas time (date:pre 1920, the year Harriet died)
• 2019.56.10: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Laminated copy of full length photo of a young Donald Berry in his school uniform with his mother, Annette. His mother has her arm around Donald's shoulder
• 2019.56.11: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Laminated copy of photo of a young Donald Berry in his school uniform
• 2019.56.2: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Laminated copy of photo of Cecil, Aldam, Annie and Arnold Berry outside the shop, number 7 Victoria Road at Christmas time
• 2019.56.3: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Copy of horse and cart with Cecil (now owner of the business), his wife Annette in the background, and their son Donald with a friend behind him, on the back of the horse circa 1936-40)
• 2019.56.4: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Laminated copy of 3 members of the Berry family, one male, two females, standing in the door way of the shop
• 2019.56.5: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Laminated copy of photo of Donald Berry as a young boy with his parents, Cecil and Annette
• 2019.56.6: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Laminated copy of portrait photograph of Annette with baby Donald on her knee. Donald is wearing a knitted jumper and shorts
• 2019.56.7: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Laminated copy of photo of Donald Berry as a young boy in his scout uniform. He lived at 7, Victoria Road - Berry's shop
• 2019.56.9: Photographic image of the Berry family

  Laminated copy of full length portrait photograph of Annette in a long gown. The gown has a white scarf and sleeves.
• 2020.2.6: Harold Kendall Collection

  Typed notes titled: 'Our Memories Our History' 'Summary of Interviews: Saltaire' From intervies recorded with Harold Kendall, 6, Katherine Street, Saltaire on 17th November 1983. Interviewee is not idenentified
• 2022.3: An Italian Immigrant Abroad 1950

  Handwitten booklet donated by the author Assuntina De Matteis during a surprise trip back to Saltaire organised by her daughter Rossana Pinto. This is a reminiscence of leaving the Italian village of Montefalcione on 20 March 1950 to travel to Britain to find work. Describes arriving in Britain and travelling to Yorkshire by train. Brief description of working in a mill (unidentified) in Shipley where it was 'very noisy'. Also describes staying in a nearby hostel with other Italian women similarly employed in the mills. Includes copies and transcriptions of postcards sent from Assuntina to her mother as she travelled to Britain. Also inlcudes copies of photographs of Assuntina, friends and of her husband who she met in Britain.
• 2022.33: A Dose of Salts by Vera Hornshaw

  The autobiography of a nurse at Salts Hospital
• 2022.58: Saltaire Our Memories - Our History

  A series of personal memories relating the personal experiences of life in Saltaire
• 2023.1: Grandma, what's your story?

  A personal history of growing up and working in Saltaire and later family life by Eileen Armitage.
• 2023.2: The life and work of Mohammed Aziz 1929-

  A personal history given by Aziz of his migrating to the United Kingdom to work in the textile industry. Aziz worked at Salts Mill in the 1980s during its last few years before closure. Aziz gave this account of his life to Saltaire Collection volunteer Maggie Smith.
• 2025.35: Broadcasting a life: the autobiography of Olive Shapley

  An autobiography of Olive Shapley in association with Christina Hart. Book has a forward by Barbara Castle. Olive was a pioneering broadcasting journalist in radio and television. She was married to John Salt the great grandson of Sir Titus Salt
• 2025.46: Personal story of Lucy Cavill

  Two pages of typescript containing the story of Lucy Cavill and her schooling in Saltaire. Includes a photocopy of a photograph showing a group of female students outside of Victoria Hall with Lucy Cavill identified.