Museum of the Occupation of Latvia audiovisual archive, 1994-2014
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Digital copies of videotaped oral history interviews with Latvians and other nationalities living in Latvia who have lived under or fled from the Soviet and/or German occupations in Latvia; or migrated as a result of acts committed by these regimes. The interviews focus on the interwar Latvia and World War II events in the region, the interviewees' escape from the country during the war, and their life in German DP camps and the Western countries (incl. United States).
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Form | computer; online resource |
| Extent | approximately 2200 interviews |
| Place | Latvia |
| Publication date | 1994 - 2014 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | Latvian |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | Latvijas okupācijas muzejs |
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Subjects
| Subject | Refugees > Latvia > History > 20th century |
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| Subject | Latvia > History > 1940-1991 |
| Subject | Latvia > History > German occupation, 1941-1944 |
| Subject | Latvia > History > Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 |
| Genre | Two-dimensional moving image -tdi |
| Genre | Oral histories. |
| Genre | Personal narratives |
Bibliographic information
| Acquisition | Purchased from Museum of the Occupation of Latvia; 2016. Accession MSS 2016-241. |
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| Biographical/Historical | The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia (Latvijas okupācijas muzejsis) is an historic educational institution located in Riga, Latvia. It was established in 1993 to exhibit artifacts, archive documents, and educate the public about the 51-year period in the 20th century when Latvia was successively occupied by the USSR in 1940, then by Nazi Germany in 1941, and then again by the USSR in 1944. The Museum is maintened and administered by Occupation Museum Association, registered in Latvia as a non-profit public benefit organisation. The interviews were recorded by the Museum's employees. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nf604rk4389 |
| Location | Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- A digital use copy is available in the Special Collections Reading Room for authorized researchers. Content is made available for research purposes only. For permission to access or reproduce, please send a written request to mol-access@lists.stanford.edu<mailto:mol-access@lists.stanford.edu>.
- Copyright
- Copyright © Occupation Museum Association of Latvia / Latvijas Okupācijas muzeja biedrība. All rights reserved.