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Recordiad sain / Audio recording: Egerton Adulphus Bassett
Bassett, Egerton Adulphus
(Interviewer)
Bennett, Lenaine
(Interviewer)
Oral history recording with Egerton Adulphus Bassett from the Back-a-Yard project. This project collected stories from older African-Caribbean people who came to live in Newport from the 1940s onwards, including their recollections of the Caribbean and reasons for coming to the UK. A partnership with the South East Wales Racial Equality Council (SEWREC) supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
AV 11764
Historical Associations
Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 29/01/2015
Place: Casnewydd | Newport (Monmouthshire)
Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 29/01/2015
Place: St Thomas, Pear Tree Grove District, Jamaica
Creation/Production
Born in St Thomas, Jamaica, in 1927. He was one of the first Jamaican people to settle in Newport, having first lived in Wolverhampton and Birmingham before settling in Wales.
Role: Interviewee
Role: Interviewer
Place: Casnewydd | Newport (Monmouthshire)
Period: 29/01/2015
Acquisition
Donation
Techniques
Digidol | born digital
Location
In store
Categories
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