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OHP/4
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Interview with Owen Spencer-Thomas
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- 20-Oct-10 (Creation)
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1 MP3 file, audio visual (120 mins)
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Recording of interview with Owen Spencer-Thomas, student at Regent Street Polytechnic in the 1960s, and President of the Student Union 1967.
Interviewer: Elaine Penn, University Archivist.
Discusses: childhood; reasons for joining the Polytechnic; sociology course - content, lecturers, students; Student Union - formation of, NUS, elections, establishment of Elsley Court Bar; Student politics - protests over fees for international students; Student and social life - gigs, drugs, youth culture, accommodation; Clubs and societies - Athletics Union; Women's Institute; Senior figures of the Polytechnic; career after the Poly.
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Status: Open. Access is subject to signing the Regulations for Access form, unless the records are restricted under the Data Protection Act 2018 or under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000