ISTORIMANOKWARI: Oral History Interview on Life in Dutch New Guinea

Interview IM31 is a 1 hour and 47 minute life narrative recorded by interviewer EM*2006. The interviewee describes her childhood in the Netherlands during WWII, marriage, and subsequent life in Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea after 1958. The recording, authored by E. Markus and hosted by DANS, details experiences of Dutch housewives, interactions with Papuan families, and the social protocols of colonial cadre personnel.

Use Cases

• Analyzing personal narratives of migration and colonial domesticity based on the described life events.
• Studying social stratification and protocol among expatriate communities based on the mention of 'ranken-standen-protocollaire omgangsvormen'.
• Researching cross-cultural economic interactions based on described contacts with Papuan families for work and income.
• Examining gendered experiences of separation between the 'home world' and the 'work world' of spouses.

Strengths

• Interview duration is precisely recorded as 1 hour and 47 minutes.
• The description provides a detailed narrative summary covering specific historical periods and personal events.
• The dataset is part of the curated DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The audio/data file format is unspecified, which may affect accessibility.

Provenance

Source

DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection

Collection Method

Recorded oral history interview, part of the ISTORIMANOKWARI project.

Time Range

Covers interviewee's life up to the period of Dutch New Guinea; interview conducted in 2006.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 04:04:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The Netherlands and Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea (present-day Indonesia).