AUDIO
Interview with Gwitha Pendray
- Date
- 7-8 Feb 1992 - 07 Feb 1992
- By
- Pendray, Gwitha, 1925-
- Reference
- OHInt-0323/05
- Description
Gwitha Pendray born Waipukurau 1925. Recalls a happy childhood, good attitude of parents, nursing training and circumstances leading to birth of daughter at St Mary's, Auckland. Refers to lack of contraceptives. Describes difficulties encountered trying to manage work while caring for daughter and recalls sending her as a boarder to Friends School Wanganui. Describes daughter's life and notes they became closer after daughter's marriage. Talks about attitudes towards mothers who stay at home to care for their children and notes they are as worthy of respect and admiration as the woman making a career, both requiring skill and concentration.
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Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010339
Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-3500.
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use requires the written permission of both the interviewee and donor Copyright: Alison Gray
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- Mothers and daughters oral history project
- Format
- 1 C60 cassette(s), 1 Hours Duration, Oral histories, Sound quality: Note on biog form reads: This tape is faulty due to slipping fan belt on recorder.
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Interview with Gwitha Pendray, printed transcript
Date: 7-8 Feb 1992
From: Mothers and daughters oral history project
Reference: OHA-3500
Description: Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray Quantity: 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Interview with Gwitha Pendray, tape one
Date: 7-8 Feb 1992 - 08 Feb 1992
From: Mothers and daughters oral history project
Reference: OHC-010339
Description: Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 1 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available.