Overview
- Description
- The envelope bears notes written by the Trudy Vinke Verloop during the summer of 1944 regarding the ring given to her by a Dutch policeman. Additional notes were written by her mother. The envelope bears clues as to the location of the policeman's family and a message to be relayed to his family. A translation of that message reads: "Everything O.K., keep courage. Kiss from your father."
- Date
-
creation:
1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Trudy Vinke Verloop
- Collection Creator
- Trudy V. Verloop
Physical Details
- Language
- Dutch
- Genre/Form
- Envelopes.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Verloop, Trudy Vinke.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Trudy Vinke Verloop.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:10:39
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Also in Trudy Vinke Verloop collection
The collection consists of a gold ring belonging to a Dutch policeman who was arrested by Nazis in a raid in Rotterdam. It was received by Trude Vinke Verloop (donor) in the summer of 1944, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Envelope that bears note regarding a Dutch police officer captured in a German raid, additional notes from donor's mother; 1944; in Dutch
Ring
Object
Gold ring belonging to a Dutch policeman who was arrested by Nazis in a raid in Rotterdam. Received by donor in the summer of 1944, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Plain gold band with the initials, "M M" engraved on the oval ring face, two stamps on interior of band
