Interviews with people in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta

id
1845058
level (num)
1
level (text)
file
identifier (local_mss)
3614741
max depth
0
boost queries
add/edit
created
2026-05-22 16:13:40 UTC
updated
2026-05-22 16:13:41 UTC

Description data TOP

unitid
{"value"=>"3614741", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"490026", "type"=>"local_mss_av"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"circa 1950s-1960s", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1969", "certainty"=>"approximate"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Interviews with people in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 audio_recording", "unit"=>"audio_recordings"}, {"name"=>"physfacet", "value"=>"sound recording (quarter-inch open-reel audio)"}]}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Several interviews with different people in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, and two self-recordings likely of Skinner. The interviews, likely conducted by Skinner, are in French.</p> <ol class=\"list\"> <li>Interview with an unidentified woman about pregnant teens in Ouagadougou.</li> <li>An unidentified man, likely Skinner, speaks in English and introduces the interview as exploring \"the problems of un-possibility of a young man living in the town of Ouagadougou.\" Interview with a man who immigrated from Mali to Ouagadougou. January 1, 1965.</li> <li>An unidentified man, likely Skinner, reads from <span class=\"title\">Journal officiel de la Republique de Haute-Volta</span> about a law concerning associations in Upper Volta. September 1, 1959.</li> <li>An unidentified man, likely Skinner, introduces the interviewee, who was born in 1902 under French colonial rule. The interviewee speaks about his life, the history of Upper Volta, and migration of people in West Africa, amongst other things. December 13, 1965.</li> <li>Interview with a man who immigrated from Lomé, Togo, to Ouagadougou in 1955.</li> <li>A self-recording of an unidentified man, likely Skinner, discussing interviews he conducted.</li></ol>"}
date_start
1950
keydate
1950
date_end
1969
date_inclusive_start
1950
date_inclusive_end
1969
extent_statement
1 audio_recording : sound recording (quarter-inch open-reel audio)

Repository Assets

No UUIDs attached.

Resources TOP

File attachments

No files attached.

Child components TOP

No child components.