Archer, Ray (Oral history)

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: Houlton, Tom (Production company)
Houlton, Tom (recorder)
Archer, Ray (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1995-06
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items 2, 60
Catalogue number: 28874

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