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ORGANIZATION
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Name:Verzetsmuseum Friesland
Translated Name:The Resistance Museum of Friesland
Affiliation: 
ADDRESS:Turfmarkt 11
CE Leeuwarden   8911
COUNTRY:Netherlands
TELEPHONE NUMBER:+(31-58) 212-01-11
FAX:+(31-58) 213-22-71
EMAIL:info@verzetsmuseum.nl
WEBSITE:http://www.verzetsmuseum.nl
OPERATING HOURS:Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON(S):Gerk Koopmans, Chairman of the Board
Phone: +(31-58) 212-01-11

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:The Museum chronicles the war years (WWII) and especially the resistance activities in Friesland. In addition to the museum, there is also an educational dividion for primary and secondary schools.
  
OVERVIEW OF ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION:In 1996, the Museum was going to interview about 50 people about the four themes central to the Museum's exhibition: collaboration, accommodation, resistance and persecution.
  
Collect Holocaust Oral Histories:No.
  
Interview Guidelines:No.
  
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Project Complete:Information Not Available.
Year of First Interview:1985
Year of Last Interview:Ongoing.
Interviews Per Year:15
Average Hours Per Interview:1.5
  
RECORDING METHOD 
  
Audio:Yes.
Number of Audio Hours:+-50
Total Number of Audio Interviews:30
Number of Audio Reel-To-Reel Interviews:No.
Number of Audiocassette Interviews:30
Number of Interviews in Other Audio Formats:Information Not Available.
  
Video:No.
Number of Video Hours:N/A
Total Number of Video Interviews:N/A
Number of 1/2-inch Betacam-SP Interviews:N/A
Number of 3/4-inch U-matic Interviews:N/A
Number of 1/2-inch VHS interviews:N/A
Number of Film interviews:Information Not Available.
  
RULES: 
Access to Collection:Open. Information Not Available.
Special Requirements for Access or Use:Appointment needed.
Notice Required to Pull Tapes or Reserve Facility:Yes.
Access Fee:Same as admittance to the museum.
Research Services:Yes.
Research Fee:Yes, varies.
Research Services Requirements:If it will take them a full day to do research, payment will be asked.
  
Permission Required for Use of Material in 
Publications:Yes.
Classrooms:Yes.
Public Lectures:Yes.
Documentaries:Yes.
How To Obtain permission:Depends on each situation; contact the museum.
  
RESOURCES 
Format of Collection 
Video/Audio:Yes.
Transcripts:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
On-Site Equipment 
Audio:Yes.
Video:Yes.
Users Can Bring Their Own:Yes.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Finding Aids 
Guide to Collection Available:No.
Published:N/A
Guide Cost:N/A
Address to Obtain Guide:N/A
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Transcripts 
Audio:No.
Video:N/A
Available for photocopying:N/A
  
Summaries 
Summarized:No.
Available for Photocopying:N/A
Available on Disk:N/A
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Indices 
Tapes Indexed:Yes.
Transcripts Indexed:Information Not Available.
Summaries Indexed:Information Not Available.
Indices Available for Photocopying:Information Not Available.
Indices Available on Disk:Information Not Available.
Other:Information Not Available.
  
Cataloging Information 
Collection Cataloged:Yes.
Available on Computer:No.
Other:On a list.
MARC Format:N/A
MARC Format Type:N/A
  
Internet Resources 
Web Address:Information Not Available.
Transcripts:No.
Summaries:No.
Catalog:No.
Indices:No.
Interview Clips:No.
Other:N/A
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Bibliographic Information 
Belong to:Information Not Available.
OCLC:N/A
RLIN:N/A
Other:N/A
Plan to Join:Information Not Available.
  
Loan or Purchase 
Material Available Through Interlibrary Loan:No.
Loan by other collection:No.
Loan Fee:N/A
  
DETAIL ABOUT COLLECTION CONTENT 
Demographic Information about Interviewees: 
  
Total Number:30
Total Female:10
Total Male:20
No Data:Information Not Available.
  
  Female Male Total Other Information
Jews:   Information Not Available.
Roma and/or Sinti:   Information Not Available.
Political Prisoners:   Information Not Available.
Prisoners of War:   Information Not Available.
Jehovah’s Witnesses:   Information Not Available.
Homosexual Men/Lesbian Women:   Information Not Available.
Resisters:101929Yes.
Partisans:   Information Not Available.
Rescuers:   Information Not Available.
Refugees:   Information Not Available.
Liberators: 11Yes.
Prosecutors:   Information Not Available.
Perpetrators/ Collaborators:   Information Not Available.
Refugee Relief Workers:   Information Not Available.
Other:   Information Not Available.
  
Additional Information:Information Not Available.
  
Focus of Collection: 
Ghetto(s) 
Camp(s) 
Geographic Area(s)checkFriesland region of northern Netherlands.
Experience(s) 
Survivor Group(s) 
Other 
  
Additional Information:Information Not Available.