Oral history with Voldemar Miller
Description
Type of resource | moving image |
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Form | videocassette |
Extent | 2 Betacam tapes |
Place | Estonia |
Date created | [ca. 1995 - 2002] |
Language | Estonian |
Digital origin | reformatted digital |
Broadcast standard | PAL |
Sound content | Sound |
Color content | Color |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Miller, Voldemar |
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Subjects
Subject | College teachers > Estonia > History > 20th century |
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Subject | Coal mines and mining > Estonia > History > 20th century |
Genre | Interviews |
Genre | Nonfiction films |
Bibliographic information
Abstract (English) | Voldemar Miller recalls being removed from his position as the head of the Central State Archive of the Estonian SSR and how he became a coal miner in Kohtla-Järve in 1950. He was a coal miner from 1950-1952. From this period he remembers: quotas, wages, coworkers, conflicts with criminals, accidents, alcoholism, accommodation, quality of mining gear, and food. Started working in the Academic Library in Tallinn in 1952. Speaks about his academic work and why he was unable to publish for two years after 1957. |
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Abstract (Estonian) | Voldemar Miller meenutab seda, miks ta eemaldati Ajalooarhiivi juhataja ametikohalt 1950. aastal ning pidi alustama tööd Kohtla-Järvel söekaevurina. Oli söekaevur aastatel 1950-1952. Sellest perioodist meenutab: norme, palkasid, kolleege, konflikte kriminaalidega, õnnetusi, alkoholismi, majutust, varustuse kvaliteeti ja toitlustust. 1952. aastal sai töökoha Eesti NSV TA Teaduslikus Raamatukogus. Räägib enda teadustööst, tööde avaldamisest ning miks ta sattus peale 1957. aastat kaheks aastaks põlu alla. |
Interviewee bio (Estonian) | Voldermar Miller oli eesti ajaloolane ja arhivaar. 1950-1952 söekaevur Kohtla-Järvel. |
Note | Reformatted by Stanford University Libraries in 2018-2019. |
Interviewee date of birth | 1911-02-07 |
Topics | Coal Mining in Estonian SSR |
Topics | Estonian academics during the Soviet and German occupation - 1940-1991 |
Source ID | sul:moe_22768-22769 |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/jy332dg5340 |
Location | M2238 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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Collection
Museum of Occupations in Tallinn, Estonia audiovisual archive
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