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Louis de Groot family collection

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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Tin box used to store beads by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding

Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.1

Geography
use: Netherlands
distribution: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Date
use:  after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered:  approximately 1946 August-1950
Tin box used to store beads by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Unfinished red glass beadwork made by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding

Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.2

Geography
creation: Netherlands
Date
creation:  approximately 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered:  approximately 1946 August-1950
Unfinished red glass beadwork made by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Small black, white, gold, and clear glass beads used by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding

Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.3

Geography
use: Netherlands
Date
use:  after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered:  approximately 1946 August-1950
Small black, white, gold, and clear glass beads used by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Tin candy container and lid used to store beads by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding

Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.4 a-d

Geography
use: Netherlands
Date
use:  after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered:  approximately 1946 August-1950
Tin candy container and lid used to store beads by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Small red glass beads used by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding

Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.5

Geography
use: Netherlands
Date
use:  after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered:  approximately 1946 August-1950
Small red glass beads used by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
de Groot family autograph album

Document | Accession Number: 2003.155.6

de Groot family autograph album
Handmade 1944 calendar made by a hidden Dutch Jewish girl for her brother

Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.7

Geography
creation: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
use: Lemmer (Netherlands)
Date
creation:  1944 January-1944 February
use:  1944 February-1944 June
Handmade 1944 calendar made by a hidden Dutch Jewish girl for her brother
Hand knitted floral wall hanging made prewar by a Dutch Jewish woman

Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.8

Geography
creation: Arnhem (Netherlands)
Date
creation:  1938-1939
recovered:  1946 August-1950
Hand knitted floral wall hanging made prewar by a Dutch Jewish woman
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