00917nas a2200133   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100002400043245005500067856006200122300001200184520057300196022001400769       2008                            d1 aAlessandro Portelli00aArchivos de historia oral independientes en Italia  uhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extart?codigo=2668565  a111-1203 aFounded in the late 1960s the Istituto Ernesto de Martino -although still suspicious for the academic scholarship and the bureaucracy  still is the most important oral archive in Italy and perhaps in Western Europe. Including folk music, oral history, and events of political significance (demonstrations, rallies, meetings); at this point, the collection holds over 6.000 tapes and 16.000 recorded hours. The essay focuses in particular on the history and current situation of the Circolo Gianni Bosio, the independent local branch of the Istituto de Martino in Rome.  a1136-1700