AUDIO
Interview with Marjorie Dyson
- Date
- 22 Jun 1999
- By
- Dyson, Marjorie Addems, 1912-2010
- Reference
- OHInt-0427-20
- Description
Marjorie Dyson (nee Addems) born Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Recalls childhood and schooling at Ackworth boarding school, near Pontefract, Yorkshire from the age of 8 years. Discusses career in massage and physiotherapy; marriage in 1933 to school teacher, Howard Dyson and time in Ramallah in a school run by Arab, Kahl Totah, describing discipline and punishment. Recalls visit to Hiafa, commune of Jewish people. Mentions rheumatic fever and three months in hospital in Jerusalem. Returned to work at Ackworth and discusses impact of World War II on school, with reference to ration books. Recalls journey to New Zealand in 1947 and impressions of Friend's School, Wanganui. Mentions headmaster, Arthur Douglas who retired and husband, Howard, becoming headmaster. Discusses Quakerism. Gives number of Friends in New Zealand in 1947 as 200.
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Interviewer(s) - Penelope Dunkley
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-007442-007443
Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration.
Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft word
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1879, OHDL-000808.
Photocopies of four photographs: (i) Howard and Marjorie Dyson; (ii) Friends' School Wanganui; (iii) Flounders Institute, Ackworth and (iv) West Wing - Ackworth School
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
Alternative form available: A digital copy of the recording and abstract are available in the Library's Reading Room. Listening copies are available at OHLCD-2579 to OHLCD-2580
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use may require the written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Copyright held by Penelope Dunkley.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- Quaker Oral History Project
- Format
- 2 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract, 1 interview(s), 2 Hours Duration, Oral histories, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents, Textual file - Microsoft word, Illustration: Photocopies of four photographs: (i) Howard and Marjorie Dyson; (ii) Friends' School Wanganui; (iii) Flounders Institute, Ackworth and (iv) West Wing - Ackworth School
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Interview with Marjorie Dyson, printed abstract
Date: 22 June 1999
From: Quaker Oral History Project
Reference: OHA-1879
Description: Interviewer(s) - Penelope Dunkley Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration.
Interview with Marjorie Dyson, tape one
Date: 22 June 1999 - 22 Jun 1999
From: Quaker Oral History Project
Reference: OHC-007442
Description: Interviewer(s) - Penelope Dunkley Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 2 Quantity: 1 C62 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Interview with Marjorie Dyson, tape two
Date: 22 June 1999 - 22 Jun 1999
From: Quaker Oral History Project
Reference: OHC-007443
Description: Interviewer(s) - Penelope Dunkley Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 2 of 2 Quantity: 1 C62 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Interview with Marjorie Dyson, digital abstract
Date: 22 Jun 1999
From: Quaker Oral History Project
Reference: OHDL-000808
Description: Interviewer(s) - Penelope Dunkley Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).