Correspondence of Jewish citizens (Fond 247)

Identifier
irn96082
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.29
  • RG-41.018
Dates
1 Jan 1931 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

3,398 digital images, JPEG

57 digital files, PDF

Archival History

NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, NIOD, (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation), Fond 247. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in Feb. 2015.

Scope and Content

Correspondence of Jewish families during the German occupation of the Netherlands and their deportation. This collection includes (copies of) letters that relatives and acquaintances wrote to each other, often supplemented with photographs, identification cards, diaries and other personal documents. The emphasis is on the period of the occupation, but some files of correspondence dates from the 1930s through the late 1940s

System of Arrangement

Arranged by one series divided by several categories: 1. Prosecution of Jews (Jodenvervolging)-Correspondence. The correspondence is divided into several categories that reflect the nature of the authors, such as forced labor, Jews, hiding, resistance and the Dutch East Indies. Correspondence within the categories is organized alphabetically by the name of the letter writers.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies

Subjects

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.