Collections
The four main collections included in this project are the:
The aim of the BEME project was to document the experiences of black and ethnic minority
communities within Wolverhampton. Over 100 individuals were interviewed and recorded on
either video or audio technology.
Finding Our Funny Roots aimed to research and tell the stories of the Black Country comedians of the past, including Tommy Mundon and Dolly Allen.
The LGBT History Project was a film project to record, preserve and share the stories of a wide range of LGBT people in Wolverhampton and the surrounding area, from teenagers to people in their 60s and 70s (who remember a period pre-legalisation).
The WOW project recorded the changes in women’s lives in Wolverhampton from the 1930s to the 1980s.