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Ian MacDougall

    Dr Ian MacDougall is a research worker for the Scottish Working People's History Trust. His extensive work focuses on social history, delving into the lives and voices of working people. He has been instrumental in ensuring that the papers of many trade unions, co-operatives, and activists are preserved in Scottish archives. Furthermore, his compilation of oral histories from working men and women ensures that these vital narratives are accessible for future study.

    Onion Johnnies
    Border Mills
    Voices from the Hunger Marches II
    Voices from the Hunger Marches. Volume I.
    Voices from the Hunger Marches I
    • 2023

      Oral history recordings of Peeblesshire textile mill workers taken between 1996 and 2004. Published in association with The Scottish Working People's History Trust and the European Ethnological Research Centre.

      Border Mills
    • 2023

      For almost 150 years until the late 20th century French Onion Johnnies - or Ingan Johnnies, as they were known north of the Border - were a familiar group of seasonal immigrant workers in cities and towns throughout Scotland and indeed Britain. This book provides a record of their lives and work.

      Onion Johnnies
    • 1990