The Oral History Collection contains recorded interviews with ordinary people, plus some well-known names, who lived and worked in the City and County.

They recall their own memories of work at Boots, Players or Raleigh, in the lace and textile industries, in the countryside, down the mines and in a variety of other jobs.

They also tell of life on the dole, home life, schooldays, entertainments and social life: personal accounts of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire during the 20th century.

Selected cassettes from the Collection form Nottinghamshire Voices: A free cassette loan service for visually impaired people.