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Papers of Moira BissetStudent of The Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science, 1941 to 1945Reference codes, titles and dates of ArchiveReference Code: GB 1847 DC19 MB Biographical historyName of Creator: Moira Bisset (nee Todd). In October 1944 students from Scotland’s three Domestic Science Colleges - Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen - volunteered to go to London to cook for the builders, joiners, masons and slaters who were repairing the blitzed property. This was all part of Scotland’s response to the urgent fly-bomb repair needs of damaged London when many workers crossed the border to take part in the reconstruction of the city. The Dough School sent 99 girls in all (the largest amount sent).
Moira leaving for London in 1944 -seated front row, bottom right “The second contingent of “Dough-school” girls - 23 of them - who have volunteered to go to London to prepare meals for Scottish workmen engaged there repairing blitzed property, left Central Station, Glasgow, this morning [2 November 1944]. The girls are students at the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science. They are not all Scots, however. Two of the contingent are Londoners - (“we get a better education in Scotland” they say) - and there are also Irish girls in the group. In charge of the party is Miss McWilliam, teacher at the College. She told an “Evening Times” reporter that the girls were tremendously excited at the prospect of going to London - “Many of them will be seeing London for the first time.” The girls will remain in London for three weeks and afterwards they will be relieved by another contingent from the Glasgow College. In London they will be billeted in a hostel.” Moria went on to teach domestic science at various times in her working life, her first job being at Hamiliton Academy, Scotland in 1946. Archival history: Retained by Moira Bisset. What is in the ArchiveScope and Content abstract: The collection contains sewing items which were part of Moira's course work and 2 photographs.
Appraisal, Destruction and Scheduling Information: This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 1847 procedures. Getting & using the ArchiveConditions Governing Access: Open by arrangement with the Archivist. Other collections of similar subject matterLocation of Originals: This material is original.
Publication note: None to date. Archive contactCarole McCallum (University Archivist) Notes relating to the preparation of this descriptionDescription Compilation Details: Compiled by Carole McCallum, University Archivist, 25 May 2007. Last Updated:
27 November, 2009
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