| Title | *Collection Record (Oral History) - Ranfurly Veterans' Home Oral History Project. |
| Date created | 2005 - 2007 |
| Description Summary | The Ranfurly Veteran's Home, which opened in 1903 as a memorial to the Boer War, was erected as a tribute to the British Empire and outpouring of Pride about the place of New Zealand in Empire. Writer and Oral Historian Claire Hall interviewed several World War Two veterans living at the home about their lives and their experiences during their time in service. The Ranfurly project was conceived to record their stories before the loss of the service men and women residing in the home. |
| Subjects | |
| Other Notes | If these walls could talk : oral history inside a war memorial
By: Hall, Claire, (New Plymouth)
Abstract:
Describes her Ranfurly Veterans' Home oral history project. Outlines the methodology used to interview and capture the stories of WWII veterans currently living there.
Notes:
Includes illustrations and notes
Audience: Research
Source: Oral history in New Zealand (Online), 2007; n.19:p.9-13; issn:0113-5376 |
| Copyright Holder | Ranfurly Trust |
| Access Rights | Contact the West Auckland Research Centre, Waitakere Central Library in Henderson, to listen to recording or view abstract. Not available for loan. |
| Original medium | Audio; analogue, cassette |
| Oral History ID | OH-1241 |
