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P. W. Boreham
C. R. Baker
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Home Front Dartford 1939-1945
Dartford Borough Council, 1995, 32 pp.
This concise illustrated booklet (available from Dartford Borough
Museum) contains a wealth of information about life on the Home
Front in Dartford 1939-1945. Of particular interest are the many
personal memories provided by people who lived and worked in Dartford
during the war.
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P. W. Boreham S. Cutler B. Lewis
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A Sound Mind in a Sound Body: The Centenary of the Establishment
of Madame Bergman Osterberg's College at Dartford
Dartford Borough Council, 1995, 56pp
A short illustrated account of the origins and development of Dartford’s
pioneering Physical Training College. The Bergman Osterberg Archive
at the University of Greenwich’s Dartford campus houses a wealth
of original archive material and photographs illustrating every
aspect of the history of the College.
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J. Burne
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Dartford's Capital River: Paddle Steamers, Personalities and
Smallpox Boats
1989, 120 pp
This book provides a detailed account of Dartford's links with the
River Thames, particularly the history of Dartford's smallpox ships
and hospitals at Long Reach.
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Dartford Borough Council
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Ruling Passions: The past hundred years of Local Government
in Dartford
1995, 120pp.
This history of local government in Dartford gives limited coverage
to the social history of the town, but is a useful source of information
about the political institutions of twentieth century Dartford.
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Kent Workers' Educational Association (Dartford Branch)
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Dartford in the 1930s
1995, 30pp.
This pamphlet contains quite a lot of factual information and personal
reminiscences about life in Dartford during the 1930s. Some of the
material used has been reproduced from other published sources but
the original material is of particular interest.
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S. K. Keyes
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Dartford Historical Notes
1933
Dartford Further Historical Notes
1938
The Bible of Dartford's local history. Poorly indexed, but contains
a wealth of local information about life in Dartford during the
first three decades of the twentieth century.
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G. Macdonald
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One Hundred Years: Wellcome 1880-1980.
A well-illustrated and written thematic history of Dartford's largest
company. This book contains a considerable amountof information
about the range of products manufactured by Burroughs Wellcome,
and about working conditions.
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H. Miller
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Halls of Dartford 1785-1985
1985, 231 pp.
A thorough and business-like account of one of Dartford's most important
industrial companies. This book is more for the serious student
than for the casual reader, but is a useful source of facts and
figures on the fortunes of Dartford's engineering industry.
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G. Porteus
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Yesterday's Town: Dartford
981, 140pp.
This book, now sadly out of print, provides a whistle stop tour
of all the major developments that took place in Dartford from Victorian
times until the outbreak of the Second World War. The many illustrations
used throughout the book are a useful visual source for the aspiring
local historian, demonstrating just how much the town changed between
1900 and 1945.
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G. J. Rees
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Dartford and the Great War
1998, 224 pp.
This eminently readable paperback book is brimming with information
and anecdotes about life in Dartford 1914-18. The book also contains
basic biographical details of all the local men who died whilst
serving in the armed forces 1914-1918.
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OTHER SOURCES
The Local Studies Collection at Dartford Central Library contains
numerous books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers, directories and photographs
illustrating many aspects of daily life in Dartford during the twentieth
century. Dartford Borough Museum also contains ephemera and objects
on this theme.
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