Blinken OSA Archivum
HU OSA 350-3-2 Sierra Leone
BookIconSeries Description
Context
Hierarchy
Statistics
Folders / Items in this series
Identity Statement
Title
Sierra Leone
Identity Statement
Date(s)
1995 - 2000
Identity Statement
Description Level
Series
Identity Statement
Extent and medium (processed)
13 BetaSP NTSC, 0.39 linear meters
Content and structure
Scope and content (abstract)

The Sierra Leone collection contains 54 records, both raw and edited videos documenting the fierce civil war that devastated the country leaving more than 50,000 people dead and much of the infrastructure destroyed.It includes recordings of site visits and interviews, particularly notable being the interviews with victims of the amputation squads and child soldiers detailing the killings and the damage they inflicted upon their communities. Several tapes containing raw footage are witness to executions and the movements of the military and rebel troops.The collection also features television news, reports and documentaries. The news and reports come from SLBS (Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services), APTV (Associated Press Television News) and ITN (Independent Television Network).

Among the documentaries, Sorious Samura’s film “Cry Freetown” gained international recognition for uncovering the details and horrors of the most brutal period of the civil war in Sierra Leone. It changed the way the international community responded to the conflict.

Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Conditions of access and use
Physical characteristics and technical requirements

13 Beta SP NTSC tapes. They were digitized in 2021 and the Access Copy items of the series are accessible via Blinken OSA's Research Cloud services.

Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Alexandra Lăzău-Ratz, March – April, 2011; revised by Anna Kövecsi and Csaba Szilágyi, April, 2011; and Zsuzsanna Zádori, July 2024.
HU OSA 350-3-2 Sierra Leone
BookIconSeries Description
Context
Hierarchy
Statistics
Folders / Items
Identity Statement
Title
Sierra Leone
Identity Statement
Date(s)
1995 - 2000
Identity Statement
Description Level
Series
Identity Statement
Extent and medium (processed)
13 BetaSP NTSC, 0.39 linear meters
Content and structure
Scope and content (abstract)

The Sierra Leone collection contains 54 records, both raw and edited videos documenting the fierce civil war that devastated the country leaving more than 50,000 people dead and much of the infrastructure destroyed.It includes recordings of site visits and interviews, particularly notable being the interviews with victims of the amputation squads and child soldiers detailing the killings and the damage they inflicted upon their communities. Several tapes containing raw footage are witness to executions and the movements of the military and rebel troops.The collection also features television news, reports and documentaries. The news and reports come from SLBS (Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services), APTV (Associated Press Television News) and ITN (Independent Television Network).

Among the documentaries, Sorious Samura’s film “Cry Freetown” gained international recognition for uncovering the details and horrors of the most brutal period of the civil war in Sierra Leone. It changed the way the international community responded to the conflict.

Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Conditions of access and use
Physical characteristics and technical requirements

13 Beta SP NTSC tapes. They were digitized in 2021 and the Access Copy items of the series are accessible via Blinken OSA's Research Cloud services.

Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Alexandra Lăzău-Ratz, March – April, 2011; revised by Anna Kövecsi and Csaba Szilágyi, April, 2011; and Zsuzsanna Zádori, July 2024.