| Julia Hitchens |
 Born in Kent in 1932, Julia Hitchens moved to Scotland with her family in 1939. She was a bookish child and went on to study
English Literature and Language, and then Librarianship, at Glasgow University, where she also met her husband. The Hitchens
family moved to Sheffield when Julia's husband got a job at Sheffield University, whilst she stayed at home to raise their
three sons. At their local church an appeal was made for volunteers to help at the new St Luke's Hospice, and Julia Hitchens
attended a meeting for volunteers led by Eileen Mann, Matron at St Luke's, in 1971. After initially volunteering as an auxiliary
nurse, her skills as a librarian were eventually called upon in 1986, when she took up post as head of the hospice's own library.
The interview discusses the educational value of the library for staff and visitors, as well as day care at the hospice, the
attitude of the local community, patient/volunteer anecdotes, and the annual Summer Fayre.
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| Interview conducted by Paul Lydon, 12 December 1996 |
| Interview Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes |
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