In Episode 3 we’re talking about wives in the archives and asking where we can find out more about the contributions that wives have made to the work of their academic husbands. Joining us are Sophie Bridges , from the Churchill Archives in Cambridge and Chris Renwick , Professor of Modern History at the University of York. Sophie’s work has focused on the personal papers of people involved in social research such as Michael Young and Phyllis Willmott. Chris is the author of British Sociology’s Lost Biological Roots: A History of Futures Past , and he is currently writing a book on the life and work of the sociologist Peter Townsend. Episode credits Guests: Sophie Bridges and Chris Renwick Hosts: Ros Edwards and Val Gillies Producer: Chris Garrington Music: The Beat of Nature, Olexy Artwork: Krissie Brighty-Glover Episode Resources The Archive Project: Archival Research in the Social Sciences - Niamh Moore , Andrea Salter , Liz Stanley , Maria Tamboukou “The family life of Peter and Ruth Townsend: Social science and methods in 1950s and early 1960s Britain ” - Chris Renwick The Peter Townsend Collection - University of Essex. The Papers of Peter and Phyllis Willmott - Churchill Archives Find out more about Thanks for Typing at The Sociological Review.
