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William and Mies Oudegeest interview

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1989.092 | RG Number: RG-20.005.01

Overview

Description: The William and Mies Oudegeest interview consists of audiotapes and transcripts of an interview with William and Mies Oudegeest relating their participation in underground resistance during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and their hiding of Dutch Jews. The collection also includes a photocopy of a letter from a Dutch couple named Menleman describing the care required for their daughter.
Date: creation: circa 1989
Collection Creator: William Oudegeest
Biography: William Oudegeest (Willem Johannes, 1903-1991) was born in Utrecht, Netherlands, and his wife Mies Oudegeest (Maria Elisabeth Dingler, 1912-1991) was born in Beverwijk, Netherlands. The couple participated in underground movements during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. They immigrated to the United States and settled in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Physical Details

Language: English Dutch
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The William and Mies Oudegeest interview is arranged as a single file.

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Anti-Nazi movement. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Geographic Name: Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Dr. Joe Rosenzweig donated the William and Mies Oudegeest interview to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.

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