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Personal papers of F. Th. Dijckmeester

Document | Accession Number: 2017.461.1 | RG Number: RG-41.022

The personal archive of Frans Theodoor Dijckmeester (1917-2003). The collection consists of documents concerning the "Kersten" matters: the report, correspondence and newspaper clippings about Dr. F. Kersten. It also includes a report by Kersten about his network in the occupied Netherlands, and a German translation of an article by Prof. L. de Jong about Dr. F. Kersten, and corresponding letters.
Felix Kersten (1898-1960) was before and during WWII a personal physical therapist of Heinrich Himmler. Kersten used his contacts with Himmler to help people persecuted by Nazi Germany. He played a crucial role in saving of Finnish Jews and prisoners of Nazi concentration camps and had an influence on the Nazi politics in Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden and Finland.

Date
inclusive:  1945-1975
Language
Dutch
German
Genre/Form
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence.
Reports.
Extent
378 digital images : JPEG.

About This Document

Document Creator
Frans T. Dijckmeester
Felix Kersten
Biography
Frans Theodoor Dijckmeester (1917- 2003) was a Dutch mayor and resistance fighter during the Second World War. Frans Dijckmeester was parachuted with the agent Karel Christiaan Mooiweer (1923-1971), by the Bureau Intelligence (BI), in the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, in the vicinity of Waardenburg, above the Betuwe. He had a government assignment to coordinate Dutch resistance. After the Second World War, Dijckmeester was the mayor of Zierikzee (1956-1965), Haarlemmermeer (1965-1972) and Apeldoorn (1972-1981) on behalf of the Christian-Historical Union (CHU). He was also the honorary chairman of the Society of Englanders and former administrator of the Queen's Office .
Felix Kersten (1898-1960) was before and during WWII a personal physical therapist of Heinrich Himmler. Kersten used his contacts with Himmler to help people persecuted by Nazi Germany. He played a crucial role in saving of Finnish Jews and prisoners of Nazi concentration camps and had an influence on the Nazi politics in Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden and Finland.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in three series: 1. Report by Dr. F. Kersten about his network occupied the Netherlands, 1945; 2. Correspondence and press clippings, 1950-1951; 3. German translation of an article by Prof. L. de Jong about Dr. F. Kersten, and related correspondence, 1945.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Source of acquisition is the National Archives of Netherlands [Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)], Archival Number: 2.21.281.37. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project Division in December 2017.

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright Holder
Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
Restrictions on use. No publication without a prior written consent of the Netherlands National Archives. The USHMM shall provide the Netherlands National Archives yearly statistics regarding a third Party use of reproductions of their archival materials.
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-04 14:40:22
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