Kerkhoven family collection

Identifier
irn518605
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.20
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Paul Kerkhoven donated his family's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Dec. 7, 2006.

Scope and Content

Consists of papers related to the wartime experiences of Dr. CLM Kerkhoven and his family, originally of the Hague in the Netherlands. Includes identification paperwork, ration stamps and ration books, a travel permit, a British propaganda leaflet addressed to the German people, Dr. Kerkhoven's request for exemption from post-war military duty, and a copy of the May 5, 1945, edition of "De Margriet", an underground paper, celebrating the end of the war.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.