HU OSA 350-2-1 Burma
Series DescriptionContext
Hierarchy
Statistics
Folders / Items in this series
Identity Statement
Title
Burma
Identity Statement
Date(s)
1988 - 2002
Identity Statement
Description Level
Series
Identity Statement
Extent and medium (processed)
241 BetaSP NTSC, 7.23 linear meters
4 BetaSP PAL, 0.12 linear meters
8 VHS NTSC, 0.2 linear meters
1 VHS PAL, 0.03 linear meters
1 SVHS-C, 0.0 linear meters
1 Hi8 PAL, 0.02 linear meters
Content and structure
Scope and content (abstract)
The Burma collection contains 256 raw and edited videos documenting the political and social situation in Burma from the 1988 uprising till 2002. Amateur footage, home movies and documentaries present Burma's struggle for democracy and the human rights abuses committed by the military Junta. A large number of the videos are news reports and background material (raw footage) made by CBS and ABC journalists.
The collection includes many of Aung San Suu Kyi's weekend speeches and recordings of NLD (National League for Democracy) party rallies. Rare state propaganda feature films are also part of the collection.
Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Anna Kovecsi, 2009; revised by Csaba Szilagyi, 2009.
HU OSA 350-2-1 Burma
Series DescriptionContext
Hierarchy
Statistics
Folders / Items
Identity Statement
Title
Burma
Identity Statement
Date(s)
1988 - 2002
Identity Statement
Description Level
Series
Identity Statement
Extent and medium (processed)
241 BetaSP NTSC, 7.23 linear meters
4 BetaSP PAL, 0.12 linear meters
8 VHS NTSC, 0.2 linear meters
1 VHS PAL, 0.03 linear meters
1 SVHS-C, 0.0 linear meters
1 Hi8 PAL, 0.02 linear meters
Content and structure
Scope and content (abstract)
The Burma collection contains 256 raw and edited videos documenting the political and social situation in Burma from the 1988 uprising till 2002. Amateur footage, home movies and documentaries present Burma's struggle for democracy and the human rights abuses committed by the military Junta. A large number of the videos are news reports and background material (raw footage) made by CBS and ABC journalists.
The collection includes many of Aung San Suu Kyi's weekend speeches and recordings of NLD (National League for Democracy) party rallies. Rare state propaganda feature films are also part of the collection.
Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Anna Kovecsi, 2009; revised by Csaba Szilagyi, 2009.