Esther Rada collection

Esther Rada collection 

Collection illustrating the experiences of Jan Marie Schoffelen who was born July 14, 1921 in Heerlen, Netherlands and worked along with his wife Ingrid Koke-Schoffelen during WWII as a Dutch resister in Sittard, Netherlands and surrounding areas. Jan's account is included and identifies their work mainly responsible for"transporting, hiding, and freein" allied pilots shot down and in the area of Sittard. As an active resister, Jan was arrested, released and followed by the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging [NSB], Dutch collaborators, as well as Germans. Eventually, he went into hiding and then on false papers to continue his work. Included, but not limited to, are Jan and Ingrid's original identity papers, 1930s-1940s, blank ration coupons, forms, pre-stamped, letter from him in Maastricht prison.