Overview
- Description
- Contains a photocopy of an eight page 1945 letter written by Jan Willem Slotboom, in which he describes his internment in "Heinkel Werken," a "commando" of the main camp Sachsenhausen where he met Wieb Dop. Slotboom describes camp life and friendship with Wieb, but does not know what happened to him.
- Date
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1945
- Collection Creator
- Jan W. Slotboom
Physical Details
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Jan Willem Slotboom wrote the letter in Gerrit Dop and Aaltje Breunesse in 1945. Wiebe van Ijken, grandson of Gerrit Dop and Aaltje Breunesse, gave a photocopy of the letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October 1997.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:56:05
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501868
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