William and Mies Oudegeest interview
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- William Oudegeest
Biographical History
William Oudegeest (Willem Johannes, 1903-1991) was born in Utrecht, Netherlands, and his wife Mies Oudegeest (Maria Elisabeth Dingler, 1912-1991) was born in Beverwijk, Netherlands. The couple participated in underground movements during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. They immigrated to the United States and settled in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Dr. Joe Rosenzweig donated the William and Mies Oudegeest interview to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.
Scope and Content
The William and Mies Oudegeest interview consists of audiotapes and transcripts of an interview with William and Mies Oudegeest relating their participation in underground resistance during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and their hiding of Dutch Jews. The collection also includes a photocopy of a letter from a Dutch couple named Menleman describing the care required for their daughter.
System of Arrangement
The William and Mies Oudegeest interview is arranged as a single file.
Subjects
- Anti-Nazi movement.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Genre
- Document