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The collection comprises correspondence, press cuttings, press releases, reports, TV and radio broadcasts and photographs which reconstruct in considerable detail the events surrounding Herrema’s kidnapping and release and the subsequent trials of his abductors. Included among these items are police surveillance tapes recorded during the siege at Monasterevin and interior photographs of the house in which Herrema was held captive. Also included in the collection are correspondence, press cuttings, speeches, reports, photographs and recordings which illustrate Herrema’s career prior to and following his kidnapping, and his personal interests in later life. These items, in particular the considerable amount of material relating to Herrema’s appearance in the media, reflect the dramatic way in which the kidnapping changed the course of Herrema’s life.

This series contains mainly plaques, certificates and other memorabilia presented to Tiede Herrema. Also contained in this series is a draft of a speech delivered by Herrema on the presentation of his archive to the University of Limerick.

Wooden carved plaque representing two hands reaching out to one another. Beneath the carving is a brass plate bearing the inscription ‘Dr. Tiede Herrema in appreciation of all his help to the rehabilitation institute: Limerick’.

Appliqué of Bunratty Castle.

This series contains material relating to Tiede Herrema's appointment as managing director of Ferenka Ltd. and his activities in that capacity prior to his kidnapping in October 1975.

This sub-series contains mainly photographs of Tiede Herrema from the time of his arrival in Ireland and of industrial plants in Holland.

Black and white aerial postcard photo of rayon staple and tire yarn plant Kleefse Waard, Arnhem, Netherlands.

Colour photographs (176 x 127 mm) of an unidentified [Dutch?] business park or industrial plant.

Colour transparencies in cardboard frames of aerial images of Ferenka Ltd, Limerick [?].

This sub-series contains work-related ephemera dating from Tiede Herrema's early years in Ireland.