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James (Jim) F. Hamilton - Memories & Memoirs from Birth to Emigration

1999-2000
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Four sessions of Oral History testimonies 'From Birth to Emigration / Life in Australia & Scotland'.

Recorded at SCOTSPEAK, The Greig Institute, Leven.

At the time of recording (2000) James, lived at Ceres in Fife and was 89 years old. (d.o.b. 1911). Spurred on by recording his experiences on tape Jim then wrote memoirs entitled 'A Sort of Biography on the Life of James F. Hamilton - 'A Paisley Buddy!''. In a handwritten transcript dated 1999,

Jim charts the years touching on family, friendships, childhood, adolescence, courtships, disappointments, the war years and life as a soldier, travelling and adventures, death and getting old.

Title:
James (Jim) F. Hamilton - Memories & Memoirs from Birth to Emigration
Date of work:
1999-2000
Search dates:
01 Jan 1999 - 31 Dec 2000
Reference number:
A/AAO/61
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright: SCOTSPEAK / James F. Hamilton.
Record number:
14550593
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