Documentation regarding the Westerbork transit camp received from Adrian van As, director of the Dutch distributiekantoor (Food Distribution Office), 1942-1977

Documentation regarding the Westerbork transit camp received from Adrian van As, director of the Dutch distributiekantoor (Food Distribution Office), 1942-1977 - Postcards and greeting cards sent by inmates of the camp to van As; the postcards were thrown from a railroad car of the deportation train to the "East"; - Inventory list made by van As regarding documentary material about Westerbork; explanations regarding a few of the items; - Diary of Adrian van As from the period of time he served as Director of the Distribution Office in Westerbork during which he was involved in underground activities on behalf of the inmates of the camp; - Report submitted by Adrian van As to RIOD (Royal Institute for War Documentation) regarding his time at Westerbork; description of the Aryan staff, the underground activities, the NSB (Dutch Nazi party) members in the camp and the events surrounding liberation of the camp; - Statement by N. Speyer and A. Querido, two former inmates of Westerbork, regarding help given by Adrian van As to Jews in the camp and the damage to his health caused by his actions; the statements were given in 1975 and 1977; - Various documents from the time of the liberation of Westerbork including certificates given to Adrian van As by the Canadian Army and letters of appreciation sent to Adrian van As by inmates after their liberation; - Report from a Jew deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz who returned to the Netherlands; - Report of a Jew who returned to the Netherlands from Theresienstadt; - Report of a young Jewish woman who returned to the Netherlands from Auschwitz; - Detailed description of Westerbork from Adrian van As, dating from the establishment of the camp in 1939 until 01 April 1945; - Document written by the head of the Politieke Opsporingsdienst (Political Search Department) in Beilen regarding the mass grave located near the Westerbork camp, 16 May 1945; - Notice written by Adrian van As including directives issued as part of his job as camp manager regarding the management of the camp, 12 April 1945; a German translation is attached to the notice; - Congratulatory song/poem for Adrian van As on his appointment as camp manager, 16 April 1945; nine people signed the song/poem.