September 2002
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Aspects of Writing

'Aspects of writing local history: a Dalesman on the Dales' was a talk presented by Dr W.R. Bill Mitchell, at the J. B. Priestley Library.

Bill Mitchell is a former editor of The Dalesman and Cumbria magazines and has written extensively on local history, producing over 100 books about Yorkshire and the Lake District. His particular interests include social life and customs, railways and natural history. Among his recent publications are Harrogate, How they Lived in the Yorkshire Dales and a biography of the Kearton brothers, pioneering naturalists from Swaledale.

This event celebrated Bill's recent donation to the J. B. Priestley Library of an archive of Dalesman material, plus Dalesman publications and other rare books on Yorkshire history. Items from this fascinating collection were put on display at the Library.

Bill's talk was preceded by an introduction, Local History Writing in Yorkshire, by Paul Jennings, of Local & Regional Studies, in the School of Lifelong Education and Development.

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