Miep Kaempfer-van Engel papers
Extent and Medium
folder
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Miep Kaempfer-van Engel
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Miep Kaempfer-van Engel.
Scope and Content
Papers consist of material relating to the experiences of Miep van Engel as a hidden child in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Included is an announcement, with an affixed photograph, written by Bernard van Engel (donor's father) looking for his daughter after World War II; photograph of van Engel with her rescuer; clipping and articles from Dutch newspapers; a ration card used by the Hellinga family who hid van Engel; and illegal announcements published by the Dutch underground with whom Dirk and Sjoukje Hellinga [donor's rescuers] were actively involved.
Subjects
- Hidden children (Holocaust)--Netherlands.
Genre
- Document
- Newspaper articles.
- Photographs.