Clippings & Notes, 1937, 1947, undated
Scope and Contents
Papers of Dutch watchmaker, evangelist, author, and Christian aid worker Corrie ten Boom. The collection includes information on her father Casper ten Boom, her imprisonment in Ravensbrück concentration camp during World War II, her work among refugees after the war, her travels as an evangelist, the work of her two foundations, and the production of the film The Hiding Place. The collection includes audio tapes, correspondence, a film, notebooks, photos, photo albums, and video tapes.
Dates
- Created: 1937, 1947, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Folder 1-2 has copies of the correspondence in Dutch between Corrie and her sister Nollie and others when Corrie was imprisoned in the Ravensbruck concentration camp. Some of these letters have written or typed transcripts in Dutch and/or English, origins unknown. The very frailty and cheapness of the paper and ink of the originals underline the extreme difficulty of life in the camps, which eventually took the life of Corrie's father and sister Betsie. Because of the fragile nature of these documents, the originals cannot be used by researchers, and the contents of folder 1-2 are photocopies.
Extent
From the Collection: 4.13 Cubic Feet
From the Collection: 5 Boxes, Audio Tapes, Films, Negatives, Oversize Materials, Photo Albums, Photographs, Video Tapes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Dutch; Flemish
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository