“…Furthermore, oral surveys, corresponding to my curiosity since childhood to know the way of life of individuals, allowed me to give a certain recognition to the interviewees, to listen to them, to give them back what I could 'take' from them for my research (de La Soudière, 1988). Long decried in history (Descamps, 2006), oral surveys are now recognised, to a certain extent, by the historical community. They have the particularity of involving the researcher in the production of his or her source, which is immediately available.…”