Transcript AV collections of Estonians living in Sweden

AV collections of Estonians
living in Sweden
Peeter Grünberg
April 25, 2009
Estonian Archive in Stockholm
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In Estonian House, Wallingatan 34.
Since 1970’s
Documents, photos, films, tapes, DVDs ..
Intermediate storage until to proper
archive
Potential: there has been over 700
Estonian organizations in Sweden
Estonian Archive in Stockholm
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Mai Raud-Pähn – The Fantastic Inspirer
Working group of volunteers
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Inspire individuals to deponate
Prepare and catalog depositions
Deponate to proper archives
Presently working with paper-documents
Where is the Estonian AV
material
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Estonian Archive in Stockholm (REA)
Other Estonian centers: Göteborg, Lund,
Uppsala, Eskilstuna, Norrköping …….
Archive of the Estonian-swedish Society
Swedish archives
By organizations and/or individuals (i.e.
not in archives)
Not to forget: Shipped to Estonia
Films
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In Estonian Archive in Stockholm (REA)
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Harald Perten - 49 films, 16mm, many colour
14 of these converted to video.
10 of these available as DVD
Need proper convertion with sound
TREASURE!!!
Examples
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The Birth of Estonian Freedom
From Estonian to Swedish coast
Songfestival 1948 in Skansen, Stockholm
Estonian Primary School in Stockholm
Summer-camp in Krönbaden 1948
Scout-camp at Ömmern 1949
Lingiad in Stockholm 1949. Gymanstics.
Audio
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In REA
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H. Perten sound rolls
Radio transmissions by Gamla Stans Radio (Local
radiostation in Stockholm)
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Taperolls and cassettes marked with date and time
Twice a week
1982 - 1991
In Ljud o. Bildarkivet
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Kassari
Pinna studio. Estonian Theater in Stockholm
Photo negatives
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In REA
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Harald Perten
Ruho Tippo
Herbert Trummer
Aare Seemre
Mihkel Lepper
Olav Rebane
16 binders - 11000 neg.
10 binders
10 binders - 12000 neg.
1 box
1 binder
1 box
Photo diapositives
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In REA
Gimo folk highschool, 4 diaboxes, 400 dias
A. Reinans. Dias used at Gimo, 100 dias
Photo papercopies
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In REA
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H. Perten
Several boxes
Some gross sorting done
 Lot of unidentified Who/When
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Also photos from other photografers
Problems
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Human resource and skill
Funding
Audiotapes and cassettes ageing (some
60 years old)
Film and sound.
Proper storage space
Plans
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Filmsound highest priority
Desireably H. Perten film and original
sound on DVD
Establish contacts with proper archives
and institutions.
Get advice and conversionhelp from them.
Decide where and how to archive
Vision
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A database with worldwide Estonian
heritage available at a click.
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Step 1. Inventory listing (extended AIS)
Establish a site with scanned photos
where the Internet users can identify
persons, events and time.
Wish-list
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More participants in the Archive working
group. Please come and help.
Tel. 08 – 21 66 49. [email protected]
Please enroll here today.
More AV material and documentation of
Estonian activity in Sweden to archives.
Tell us here today.