Blinken OSA Archivum
HU OSA 344-0-1 Documentary and Propaganda Films of the Workers' Militia
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Title
Documentary and Propaganda Films of the Workers' Militia
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Date(s)
1958 - 1989
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Extent and medium (processed)
18 VHS PAL, 0.45 linear meters
7 SVHS PAL, 0.17 linear meters
Context
Archival history

The Hungarian Military History Archive inherited the film collection of the Hungarian Workers Militia. In exchange for a complete set of VHS copies the Open Society Archives transformatted these films from celluloid and U-matic onto Beta and VHS.

Content and structure
Scope and content (abstract)

Over 170 documentary and propaganda films; also news, training, cultural and sports programs relating to the history of the Hungarian Workers Militia. Some of the highlights of this acquisition include an interview with János Kádár (1984); a program about "The 25th Anniversary of the Workers' Militia" (1982); a German documentary about the East-German Workers' Militia ("We, the Fighting Comrades", 1975) and a report about the every-day lives of the workers' militia members in Százhalombatta "Base on the Danube" (1977).

Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Attila Balázsi and Miklós Tamási April, 2001.
Blinken OSA Archivum at Central European University
  • Opening Hours:
    Monday-Friday 10AM-5:45PM
  • Telephone:
    +36-1-327-3250
  • Address:
    H-1051 Budapest, Arany János u. 32.
  • E-mail:
    info@osaarchivum.org
HU OSA 344-0-1 Documentary and Propaganda Films of the Workers' Militia
BookIconSeries Description
Context
Hierarchy
Statistics
Folders / Items
Identity Statement
Title
Documentary and Propaganda Films of the Workers' Militia
Identity Statement
Date(s)
1958 - 1989
Identity Statement
Description Level
Series
Identity Statement
Extent and medium (processed)
18 VHS PAL, 0.45 linear meters
7 SVHS PAL, 0.17 linear meters
Context
Archival history

The Hungarian Military History Archive inherited the film collection of the Hungarian Workers Militia. In exchange for a complete set of VHS copies the Open Society Archives transformatted these films from celluloid and U-matic onto Beta and VHS.

Content and structure
Scope and content (abstract)

Over 170 documentary and propaganda films; also news, training, cultural and sports programs relating to the history of the Hungarian Workers Militia. Some of the highlights of this acquisition include an interview with János Kádár (1984); a program about "The 25th Anniversary of the Workers' Militia" (1982); a German documentary about the East-German Workers' Militia ("We, the Fighting Comrades", 1975) and a report about the every-day lives of the workers' militia members in Százhalombatta "Base on the Danube" (1977).

Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Attila Balázsi and Miklós Tamási April, 2001.
Blinken OSA Archivum at Central European University
  • Opening Hours:
    Monday-Friday 10AM-5:45PM
  • Telephone:
    +36-1-327-3250
  • Address:
    H-1051 Budapest, Arany János u. 32.
  • E-mail:
    info@osaarchivum.org