Louis de Groot family collection
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of beads, beadwork, two containers, a calendar, and an autograph book relating to the experiences of Rachel de Groot and her brother Louis de Groot during the Holocaust while in hiding in the Netherlands, and a wall hanging relating to the experiences of their mother, Sophia de Groot, before the Holocaust in Arnhem. The collection also includes original and copyprint photographs related to the wartime experiences of Louis de Groot. Includes photos of a child who was in hiding with de Groot. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003, 2015 and 2018 by Louis de Groot, the son of Sophia Swaab de Groot and brother of Rachel de Groot.
- Date
- 1938-1945
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- Geography
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use:
Netherlands
distribution: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Date
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use:
after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered: approximately 1946 August-1950
- Geography
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creation:
Netherlands
- Date
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creation:
approximately 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered: approximately 1946 August-1950
- Geography
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use:
Netherlands
- Date
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use:
after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered: approximately 1946 August-1950
- Geography
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use:
Netherlands
- Date
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use:
after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered: approximately 1946 August-1950
- Geography
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use:
Netherlands
- Date
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use:
after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered: approximately 1946 August-1950
- Geography
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creation:
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
use: Lemmer (Netherlands)
- Date
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creation:
1944 January-1944 February
use: 1944 February-1944 June
- Geography
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creation:
Arnhem (Netherlands)
- Date
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creation:
1938-1939
recovered: 1946 August-1950
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Record last modified: 2020-12-30 11:51:57
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Browse 8 Items In This Collection
Tin box used to store beads by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.1
Unfinished red glass beadwork made by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.2
Small black, white, gold, and clear glass beads used by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.3
Tin candy container and lid used to store beads by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.4 a-d
Small red glass beads used by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.5
de Groot family autograph album
Document | Accession Number: 2003.155.6
Handmade 1944 calendar made by a hidden Dutch Jewish girl for her brother
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.7
Hand knitted floral wall hanging made prewar by a Dutch Jewish woman
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.8