Correspondence of collaborators (Fond 241)
Extent and Medium
3,070 digital images, JPEG
37 digital files, PDF
Archival History
NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, NIOD, (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation), Fond 241. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 2015.
Scope and Content
The collection includes correspondence of Dutch volunteers who fought with the Germans on several fronts. Correspondence relates primarily to Dutch volunteers of the Nationalsozialisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK - National Socialist Motor Corps), with their families in the Netherlands. It also includes correspondence of members of the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB- National Socialist Movement), who emigrated to the German refugee camps after September 1944.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in one series: 1. Correspondence of volunteers. Organized alphabetically by sender. Letters of identified sender and recipient are included in the inventory numbers 36 and 37.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party
- Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging der Nederlanden
Subjects
- Soldiers--Netherlands--Correspondence.
- Germany--Foreign relations--Netherlands--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Germany.
- Germany--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Dutch.
- Dutch--Germany--History--20th century.
- Netherlands--Politics and government--1940-1945.
- Netherlands--Foreign relations--Germany--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--Netherlands.
- Foreign enlistment--Netherlands--History--20th century.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie