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Miep Gies was one of the helpers (a term used by Anne Frank) who hid Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust. This collection includes a letter and card from Gies to teacher Janet Bower and her class at Ida Middle School in Ida, Michigan. In her letter Gies recollects Anne Frank and shares her thoughts about her own role as a helper.

This collection contains a 1993 letter and card from Miep Gies to Janet Bower, a teacher at Ida Middle School in Ida, Michigan. Gies writes in response to letters she received from Bower's students. In the card, Gies thanks the class for reading The Diary of Anne Frank and offers additional resources about Anne Frank including Gies' memoir Anne Frank Remembered. In a separate letter, Gies offers her thoughts on helping the Franks, the van Pels (referred to as the van Daans), and Fritz Pfeffer (referred to as Dussel) hide from the Nazis. Gies explains that she did what "all human beings should do." Gies also recounts her interactions with Anne Frank and the others at the Secret Annex.