Overview
- Description
- The papers consist of primarily Dutch and English language correspondence, identity papers, and government and family documents relating to the experiences of the Levisson family, particularly Benno M. Levisson, while living in the Netherlands, a portion of the time in hiding, and Curaçao between 1939 and 1945. The materials also include some photographs, family trees, short personal statements, and receipts. There are also some articles and newspaper clippings, from the same period, and later in the century. Many of the letters between family members include small sketches in a style similar to that used by the artist of several sketchbooks also found in the collection.
- Date
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bulk:
1939-1946
inclusive: 1907-1989
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Heske Zelermyer
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Photographs. Documents. Identification documents. Genealogical tables. Postcards.
- Extent
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7 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
- Copyright Holder
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Netherlands. Curaçao.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The documents were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Heske Levie Zelermyer, daughter of Benno M. Levisson.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-05 08:40:49
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Also in Levisson family collection
The collection consists of sketchbooks with hand-colored drawings, correspondence, documents, identity papers, and geneological materials relating to the experiences of the Levisson family, particularly Benno M. Levisson, while living in the Netherlands, a portion of the time in hiding, and Curaçao before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Date: 1907-1989
Sketchbook with hand-colored drawings was owned by members of Benno M. Levisson’s family
Object
The sketchbook with hand-colored drawings was owned by members of Benno M. Levisson’s family and relates to their experiences while living in the Netherlands, a portion of the time in hiding, and Curaçao between 1939 and 1945. Small sketches in a style similar to that used in the sketchbook appear in many of the letters between family members also found in the collection.
Sketchbook with hand-colored drawings was owned by members of Benno M. Levisson’s family
Object
The sketchbook with hand-colored drawings was owned by members of Benno M. Levisson’s family and relates to their experiences while living in the Netherlands, a portion of the time in hiding, and Curaçao between 1939 and 1945. Small sketches in a style similar to that used in the sketchbook appear in many of the letters between family members also found in the collection.
Sketchbook with hand-colored drawings was owned by members of Benno M. Levisson’s family
Object
The sketchbook with hand-colored drawings was owned by members of Benno M. Levisson’s family and relates to their experiences while living in the Netherlands, a portion of the time in hiding, and Curaçao between 1939 and 1945. Small sketches in a style similar to that used in the sketchbook appear in many of the letters between family members also found in the collection.
