Signed Letter from Miep Gies

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.562

Object Name

Letter

Date

10-29-2008

Files

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Description

Letter on Anne Frank House stationery with rainbow emblem on upper right. Includes a printed letter and a signature in blue ink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Miep Gies (1903-2010) was a Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II. She discovered and preserved Anne's diary after the Franks were arrested and deported. This letter was written in Amsterdam on Anne Frank House letterhead to Mary Louise in Kentucky.

Dimensions

11 3/4 x 8 1/4"

Keywords

Anne Frank House, Denmark, Kentucky, Miep Gies, Anne Frank, Mary Louise

Subcollection

Netherlands

Recommended Citation

"Signed Letter from Miep Gies" (2008). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.562.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1391