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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.

Invitation by Tiede and Elizabeth Herrema to their Dutch friends to a farewell party in Arnhem.

Photocopy of a letter from Liam Ó Lonargáin, Wilson Hartnell Public Relations Limited, 15 Leeson Park, Dublin 6, to John Hayden, Personnel & Industrial Relations Manager, Ferenka Limited, Annacotty, County Limerick, seeking details of Herrema’s career, qualifications, family and other relevant information for the preparation of media announcements relating to Herrema’s appointment. Written on the reverse in Herrema’s hand is a brief summary of his life and career. Also a typed list of Herrema’s sporting activities.

Letter from Stephen Coughlan, TD, 2 Old Wellington Terrace, Limerick, welcoming Herrema to Limerick. Also Herrema’s copy reply.

Copy letter from Herrema to the Chairman of Castletroy Golf Club, Castletroy, County Limerick, seeking membership of the club.

Invitation to a Symposium on Inflation and Indexation at Jurys Hotel, Ballsbridge, on 18 November 1974.

Letter from Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Chartered Accountants, Harcourt House, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, enclosing an invitation to a seminar on Current Taxation Developments on 1 October 1975. Also Herrema’s copy reply.

Handwritten notes in Dutch and a typescript in English relating to social welfare issues at Ferenka.

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 [?].