Dutch citizen (1909-2010) who hid Anne Frank, her family, and four other Dutch Jews from the Nazis during World War II. Together with her colleague Bep Voskuijl, she retrieved Anne Frank's diary after the family was arrested, and kept the papers safe until Otto Frank returned from Auschwitz in June 1945. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Anne Frank House letterhead, September 12, 2007. Letter to Justin Farley in Wisconsin, in part: "I fear that if people consider me a heroine, they may doubt whether they would do the same I once did. Not many people find themselves courageous and thus would refrain from assisting people who need help. This is the reason that I hope everyone, particularly also your daughters…to understand that I was an ordinary and cautious woman and certainly not a dare-devil. I just knew that if I would not help the Frank family, my conscience, later in life, would torture me, causing me sleepless nights. Such future I did not want for myself, because that can be worse than losing your life. And therefore, I did help, hoping that everyone who experiences the same dilemma, will reach out too!." In fine condition. A significant and revealing letter by the celebrated custodian of Anne Frank and her legacy.
