Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 2000-present (Accumulation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
multiple media collections
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Henri Nouwen Collection is comprised of project files and collections of material assembled after Nouwen's death. These include original Nouwen documents such as letters, programs, photos and ephemera collected by those who knew Henri and documents assembled by the Henri Nouwen Society and other organizations charged with the preservation of Nouwen's legacy and remembrance.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Many of the series of the Henri Nouwen Collection are being actively processed.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Although some of the series have been treated as distinct fonds in the past, the materials constituting the Henri Nouwen Collection have been arranged into project-based series for ease of access. This imposed order is arranged into the following series:
- Oral History Project
- Nouwen Letter Project
- Nouwen Video Collection
- Nouwen Sound Recordings
- Photographs
- Henri Nouwen Literary Trust and Society
- Material by Nouwen
- Material about Nouwen
- Nouwen memorabilia and ephemera
- Newsletters
- Nouwen family correspondence
- Nouwen Special Topics Finding Guides
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Nouwen, Henri J.M. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised by T Wong, 17 June 2021.
Language(s)
- Dutch
- English