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Ronald Johnston was born and brought up in Glasgow. He worked in various manual jobs before embarking on an academic career in social history, advancing to Reader at Glasgow Caledonian University. His main research interests lie in 19th and 20th century British history, especially the history of work and of occupational health. He is the author/co-author of three academic books and over thirty journal articles.
Johnston left academia in 2011 to concentrate on independent research and writing. His first novel, 'The red list', draws on his extensive knowledge of the West of Scotland during the period when it gained the title 'Red Clydeside'. His pen name is James Johnston.
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Conversation between R Johnston and a 58 year-old retired civil servant, 18 March 1999.
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Consent form A07, formerly coded A71.
The participant had worked in brickworks in the late 1950s. He was diagnosed as suffering from asbestosis, caused (he thinks) by presence of asbestos in an office.
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Restricted. Please contact University of Strathclyde Archives to enquire about access.
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- English