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Recording and transcript of an interview on 4th September 2013. The interviewee worked as a residential care worker in Edinburgh, Oxford and Birmingham between 1972 and 1979 before qualifying as a social worker. They discuss lack of training, naivety around abuse, colleagues, the school environments, coping with challenging behaviour, social work involvement and developments in residential care.

Recording and transcript of an interview on 7th November 2013. The interviewee worked as a house mother for Lothian and Borders Council starting in 1975. They discuss the homes they worked in, colleagues, education, working patterns, motivation for choosing this line of work, dealing with challenging behaviour and changes in residential care.

Recording and transcript of Julie Shaw in conversation with Anne Black, 9 December 2013. Anne Black worked as a child care officer in children's residential nurseries in Edinburgh from 1965. Anne discusses her working roles, standards of care, child abuse, and various residential facilities.

Recording and transcript of an interview on 1st November 2013. The interviewee worked as a social worker in Aberdeen from 1968 and subsequently as a senior social worker before moving on to social work management. They discuss the environments they worked in, backgrounds of the children coming into care, caseloads, dealing with challenging behaviour, colleagues and developments in residential care and social work.

Recording and transcript of an interview with Russ Paterson on 31st October 2013. Russ Paterson worked in the merchant navy before working as an assistant warden at an intermediate treatment centre in Turnberry, Ayrshire from 1972 until 1974. Russ discusses the environment he worked in, his role, colleagues, the type of children that participated in the course, dealing with challenging behaviour, lack of support, his motivation for working with children, going on to work for Quarriers and developments in residential care.

Recording and transcript of an interview with Susan Strang on 24th September 2013. Susan Strang worked as a volunteer in children's homes in 1969 before training as a social worker in 1970 and entering the field of social work in 1973. Susan discusses her placements, differences in work culture between new social work graduates and those with other backgrounds, the environments she worked in, colleagues, dealing with challenging behaviour and developments in residential care.

Recording and transcript of Julie Shaw in conversation with Barbara Radcliffe, 9 December 2013. Barbara Radcliffe worked as a social services care worker in a list D girl's school in Edinburgh from 1970 to 1971. Barbara discusses her role, the type of people that came into care at the school, her colleagues and the school environment.

Recording and transcript of Julie Shaw in conversation with Sister Consolata Smyth, 13 January 2014. Sister Consolata worked as a teacher and house mother in Edinburgh in the 1960s and 1970s. She discusses her roles, the condition of the homes, colleagues, education and experiences with troubled girls.

Recording and transcript of Julie Shaw in conversation with Richard (Dick) Poor, 10 December 2013. Dick Poor worked as a children's officer in Stirling from 1965 and later as Director of Social Work in Argyll. Dick discusses his roles, the environments he worked in, different types of residential care, improvements in the review process and the Social Work (Scotland) Act.

Recording and transcript of Julie Shaw in conversation with Ken and Anne Whitty, 19 February 2014. Ken and Anne Whitty worked as house parents at Quarrier's Village from 1973 until 1987 before becoming foster carers. Ken and Anne discuss their roles, the regime in the house in Quarrier's, the staffing structure, staff training, how they handled the young people who came into their care, the children's activities and education, holidays, and the changes that came in after the Social Work (Scotland) Act.

Recording and transcript of Julie Shaw in conversation with a children's care worker and social worker, 21 February 2014. The interviewee worked as a children's care worker in the 1970s and, from 1975, as a social worker. The interviewee discusses changes to residential care, the Social Work (Scotland) Act, the environments they worked in, colleagues, and their thoughts how the sector could be improved.

Recording and transcript of Julie Shaw in conversation with Mae McQueen, 11 December 2013. Mae McQueen worked as an assistant house parent in Kilmarnock in 1974 until 1976 before going on to study for a certificate in Residential Care of Children and Young People at Langside College. Mae discusses working in a family group home, the structure of the home, lack of training, reasons for young people coming into care and thoughts on improvements that could be made in the sector.

Recording and transcript of Julie Shaw in conversation with Moyra Hawthorn,12 December 2013. Moyra Hawthorn worked as a volunteer at a residential nursery in North Ayrshire from 1971 until 1972 before going on to work as a residential care worker at Lady Mary School in Edinburgh from 1974 until 1975. Moyra discusses the environments she worked in, her role, colleagues, psychiatric involvement, the backgrounds of the young people coming into care and thoughts on developments in residential care.

Conversation between R Johnston and the widow of a consultant quantity surveyor, b. 1933, 2 February 1998.

• sound recording (0h 42m 22s) and transcript

Tape 189. Consent form A21, formerly coded B4.

Conversation between R Johnston and a male sheet metal worker b.1928, 1 February 1999.

• sound recording (0h 43m 30s) and transcript

Tape 198. Consent form A09, formerly coded A44.