Oral history interview with Helgi Kirsti Valge, 22 September 2014
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Helgi Kristi Valge recounts her family’s escape from Estonia to Germany, her life during the war and in the prison camps. She also discusses emigrating to the US, trying to integrate there, starting a family and her ties with Estonia. Likewise she reflects on Estonian language, traditions, cultural identity and longing for the country of her birth.
Description
| Type of resource | moving image |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 digital video file |
| Place | Tallinn (Estonia) |
| Date created | September 22, 2014 |
| Language | Estonian |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Sound content | sound |
| Color content | color |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Valge, Helgi Kirsti, 1931 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interviewer | Hints, Anna |
Subjects
| Subject | World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > Germany |
|---|---|
| Subject | Refugee camps > Germany (West) |
| Subject | Estonians > Ethnic identity |
| Subject | Estonians > United States |
| Genre | Filmed interviews |
Bibliographic information
| Source ID | 2014-KML-VE-08 |
|---|---|
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/fv099rd5706 |
| Location | M2162 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- All the intellectual property rights of the Kogu Me Lugu video interviews exclusively belong to the Unitas Foundation. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the interviewee and the Unitas Foundation are properly credited.
- Copyright
- Materials may be subject to copyright.
Collection
Kogu me lugu: digital video interviews, 2014
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