By Philip Erffmeyer
Collection Overview
Title: Diet Eman Collection, 1939-2014
ID: COLL/552
Creator: Eman, Diet (1920-2019)
Extent: 4.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Folder level description
Abstract
Berendina "Diet" Eman was a Dutch Resistance worker during World War II.
Biographical Note
Berendina "Diet" Eman (born April 30, 1920) was a Dutch Resistance worker during World War II and author of the book "Things We Couldn't Say". She died September 3, 2019 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: [General Materials]
- Box 1
- Folder 1-4: Letters to Hein Sietsma --- 1939-1944
- Folder 5-8: Letters from Hein Sietsma --- 1939-1944
- Folder 9: Diary of Hein Sietsma --- 1939-1941
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Diet's Original Diary --- 1939-1940
- Folder 2: Diet's Diary Translations --- 1939-1945
- Folder 3: Group Hein - Papers of Jan Van Driel and Story of "Oom Ben" --- 1941-1945
- Folder 4: Correspondence with Albert (Ab) van Meerveld --- 1940-1945
- Folder 5: German Occupation of Holland --- 1940-1945
- Folder 6: Various correspondence --- 1939-1946
- Folder 7: Miscellaneous correspondence after --- 1946
- Folder 8: "Single Transport Berlin," by Trix Terwindt --- undated
- Folder 9: Death of Hein Sietsma --- 1945
- Folder 10: Deaths and Memorials --- 1945-2003
- Folder 11: Westerbork Prison Camp --- 1983-2007
- Folder 12: Vught Prison Camp --- 1994-2004
- Folder 13: Prison Scheveningen ("Oranje Hotel") and Amersfoort --- 1946-2000
- Box 3
- Folder 1-3: Memorabilia --- 1939-1945
- Folder 4: German Currency WWII --- undated
- Folder 5: Items with Diet's Notes --- 1939-1945
- Folder 6: Uncle Oom Arie (Aarjen Brouwer) --- undated
- Folder 7: Liberation --- 1945
- Folder 8: Story of Jan Van Driel --- undated
- Folder 9: Payment of $86 from Germany --- 1964
- Folder 10: Biographical Information for Diet Eman --- 1997-2001
- Box 4
- Folder 1-3: Book, Things We Couldn't Say, Diet Eman with James Schaap --- 1999
- Folder 4: Attacks by Henk Sietsma (Hein's brother) on Things We Couldn't Say --- 1991-1996
- Folder 5: Reviews of Things We Couldn't Say --- 1994-2008
- Folder 6: "The Diet Eman Story" by James Schaap, The Banner --- 1993
- Folder 7: Correspondence with James Schaap --- 1992-2010
- Folder 8: Play, Things We Couldn't Say --- 1993-1995, 2007
- Folder 9: Dordt College Trip --- 1994
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Photographs, prior to --- 1946
- Folder 2: Photographs, after --- 1946
- Folder 3: Awards --- 1946-2002
- Folder 4: Newspaper clippings --- 1975-2007
- Folder 5: Magazine excerpts --- 1981-1999
- Folder 6: Sietsma familyiInformation --- 1993-2004
- Folder 7: Holocaust articles --- 1976-2008
- Folder 8: Humanitarian work --- 1988-1996
- Folder 9: Stitching Survey on the Resistance Movement --- 1990
- Folder 10: Correspondence Oorlogsdocumentatie --- 1947-2003
- Folder 11: Aantreden magazine --- 1995-1997
- Folder 12: Speaking engagements --- 1989-2007
- Box 6
- Folder 1: German documentary trip (Hanna Schott and Martin Buchholz) --- 1997-2005
- Folder 2: "Power for Living" articles --- 2003-2004
- Folder 3: Speaking engagements --- 1976-2011
- Folder 4: at"With You Always," A One Person Show at Bob Jones University --- 2001-2002
- Folder 5: Jewish Remembrance Service --- 10 April 1983
- Folder 6: Aquinas College, Emeritus Course --- 2000-2001
- Folder 7: Reformed Bible College (RBC) Honors Convocation --- 2001
- Folder 8: "Faith 20" interview --- 1992
- Folder 9: Script for Rescuers Documentary by James Schaap. --- undated
- Folder 10: "Focus on the Family" radio appearance --- 1999-2008
- Folder 11: "Making Choices" TV documentary --- 2003-2005
- Folder 12: "With Arms Wide Open" documentary film --- 2001-2005
- Folder 13: "The Reckoning" DVD --- 2006
- Folder 14: "Lest We Forget," --- 05 May 1995
- Folder 15: Washington State, Langley trip --- 1998-1999
- Folder 16: "The Resistance," Easter Drama --- Apr 2014
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Presentation of Resistance Medal by Prince Bernhard --- 1982
- Folder 2: Chicago Press Children's Book - Chapter 14 --- 2009
- Folder 3: Bill Riggs correspondence --- 1998-2002
- Folder 4: Denver Dutch Festival (50th Liberation of Holland Celebration) --- 1995
- Folder 5: Appreciation letters, Aquinas College --- 1998
- Folder 6-7: Appreciative correspondence --- 1976-2010
- Folder 8-11: Letters from students --- 1977-2011
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Original Tapes of James Schaap for Things We Couldn't Say