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University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Special Collections Henri Nouwen fonds
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Henri Nouwen fonds

  • CA ON00389 F4
  • Fonds
  • 1910 - 1997, 1964 - 1996 predominant

Fonds consists of 15 series:

  1. Manuscripts
  2. General files
  3. Calendar files
  4. Personal records
  5. Publisher files
  6. Financial files
  7. Teaching materials
  8. Nouwen’s education records and study notes
  9. Published works
  10. Video recordings of Nouwen
  11. Sound recordings
  12. Collected materials
  13. L'Arche Daybreak administrative files
  14. Ephemera and artifacts
  15. Photographs

Nouwen, Henri J.M.

Photographs from marriage festivities for Laurien Nouwen and Marc van Campen

File consists of 8 slides featuring Maria Nouwen, Laurien Nouwen, Marc van Campen and other unidentified people likely taken during the festivities surrounding the marriage of Laurien Nouwen and Marc van Campen in June 1966. Six of the slides feature people, including Maria Nouwen (P5100, P5101); Laurien Nouwen and Marc van Campen (P5096); unidentified men in suits and an unidentified women in semi-formal attire (P5097 - P5098). The two slides which do not feature people show houses, which may be the buildings where the couple were married and received by families and friends.

Ordination material

File consists of material from Nouwen’s ordination ceremony on July 21, 1957 in Utrecht and on July 28, 1957 in Scheveningen, including reminder cards, dinner menu and two copies of a photograph of Nouwen as a child playing priest. File also includes copies of Nouwen's ordination certificates from 1955-1956.

Photograph of drawing of Nouwen

Item consists of two copes of the same photograph of a drawing of Nouwen in profile while speaking and gesturing with his hands. The back of one of the photographs has an annotation in blue ink stating "1984".

Photograph of Marina San Giorgi

Item consists of a photograph of an unidentified woman seated outdoors on a patio in Cap d'Estel, with a pool, a large body of water and a mountain in the background.

Photograph of Paul Nouwen

Item consists of a photograph of Nouwen's brother, Paul Nouwen, seated on a stone wall, his head turned to his left.

Photograph of Carrie, Janet, and Geoff Whitney-Brown

Item consists of a photograph of Geoff Whitney-Brown standing outdoors next to his wife, Carrie, who is holding their infant daughter, Janet - all three are wearing colourfully decorated hats. A house, trees and a pond are visible in the background.

Photograph album 3

Album 3 consists of photographs of Henri Nouwen alone and with friends, including Don McNeill, Bob Antonelli and Claude Pomerleau, between 1970 and 1974. Put together by Henri Nouwen the album predominantly contains photos of him socializing with friends at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut; posing for portraits along canals in Utrecht, Netherlands for photographer Ron van den Bosch; and working and socializing with friends at the Abbey of the Genesee in Piffard, New York. Also included are photos of retreats, as well as trips to Aspen, Colorado; Elora, Ontario; and Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Photograph album 11

Album 11 consists of photographs taken between 1956 and 1961. Henri Nouwen is seen on a trip to Greece and Israel with a group of fellow students from the University of Nijmegen; on board the SS Maasdam where he worked as Chaplain in 1961; and visiting New York, NY while the ship was at port in the city. Also included are photos of Henri Nouwen and classmates at major seminary in Rijsenburg and at the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

Photograph album 5

Album 5 consists of photographs taken between 1947 and 1954. Compiled by Henri Nouwen, the album is predominantly focused on Nouwen's stay at a boys summer camp, his time at seminary school in Apeldoorn and trips he took to countries such as Italy, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom. The camping group was called de Vossen [the foxes] and was run by Aloysius College. Also included are photos of Laurent J.M., Maria, Paul, Laurent and Laurien Nouwen at their home, in Scheveningen, and celebrating Laurent's First Communion in 1951. Of interest is a photo [P6644] of Henri Nouwen's grandmother Sara M. Ramselaar holding him as a baby in 1932.

Photograph album 10

Album 10 consists of photographs taken in 1981 during Henri Nouwen's final year teaching at the Yale Divinity School. Nouwen is seen at various events, including what may be a farewell party, a graduation ceremony, a baptism, a visit to the country and a lobster bake, with friends and colleagues, many of whom are unidentified. Nouwen is also seen wearing clerical robes while leading Easter Sunday service, outdoors, and celebrating Mass in the Yale Divinity School Prayer Chapel. Also included are shots of Nouwen and an unidentified man while on a trip to San Francisco. Joseph Nunez, Carol Plantinga, Yushi Nomura, Bob Massie, John Mogabgab, Marjorie Thompson, Don and Elaine Postema and Mich and Mary Zeman appear in photos throughout the album.

Photograph album 14

Album 14 consists of photographs taken in 1964. Put together by Henri Nouwen, the album contains photos that were predominantly taken in February of that year. Included are photos of Henri Nouwen during his psychology doctoral exam at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen; at the Hooge Hoenderberg, between Nijmegen and Mook, celebrating his completion of the exam with friends and family including Laurent J.M., Maria, Laurien and Laurent Nouwen, Peter and Anke Naus, Guus Ablregts, and Puck and Philip van Campen; and on a trip to Germany with friends. Also in the album are portraits of Kees Ramselaar and his children, photos of Nouwen with friends in his Piusconvict room and a map from the area he visited in Germany.

Photograph albums

Sub-series consists of 5 photograph albums containing approximately 781 photographs and ephemera taken by or collected by Nouwen. Included are early personal photographs of Nouwen's trips abroad, his time at seminary school and his tenure at Yale Divinity School.

Albums are separated into the following files:

File 1: Photograph Album 3
File 2: Photograph Album 5
File 3: Photograph Album 10
File 4: Photograph Album 11
File 5: Photograph Album 14

Photographs

Series consists of colour and black and white photographs (including negatives) accumulated by Nouwen, and colour slides taken by him and others. Photographs not taken by Nouwen were gathered mainly from friends and acquaintances through correspondence, over a period of approximately 30 years. The photographs were stored by Nouwen and his administrative assistant(s) in files, or displayed on one of several large bulletin boards Nouwen used in his office and photograph albums compiled. Some photographs that arrived with correspondence were kept in the General Files series with their letter of origin, while others which were not clearly attached to a letter were separated and added to this series.

Subject matter depicted in the photographs include professional portraits of Nouwen; Nouwen in both his professional and private capacities at: the Yale and Harvard Divinity Schools, and at L'Arche Daybreak (leading church services, at birthdays and Christmas celebrations), religious events (baptisms, first communions, ordinations and weddings); as well as his travels to Peru and Bolivia, the United States, France, and other countries; and with his family in the Netherlands both as a child and as an adult. Photographs also depict Nouwen's friends, their families, and L'Arche Daybreak assistants and core members. In addition, a large number of photographs in this series (approximately one fifth), document Nouwen's time spent in Germany with a flying trapeze troupe, The Flying Rodleighs.

Slides were taken by Nouwen of Martin Luther King, Jr’s civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, in March 1965; of the University of Notre Dame; vacations, including a trip to Greece; and of Nouwen with Rodleigh Stevens of The Flying Rodleighs in 1995.

This series is arranged in three sub-series:

1.15.1. Photographs Accumulated by Henri Nouwen
1.15.2. Early Personal Photographs
1.15.3. Photograph Albums

The series include both file- and item-level descriptions. Photographs and slides are arranged in chronological order where possible.

Awards and honourary degrees

Sub-series consists of awards and honourary degrees bestowed upon Henri Nouwen by various academic institutions, religious and community organizations, and literary associations, including correspondence and memorabilia relating to the awards and award ceremonies.

Collected materials

Series consists of material collected by Nouwen on topics, people, and issues of interest. Nouwen used this material for articles, books, lectures, talks, sermons, films, general interest, and as reference for his duties as pastor, friend, researcher, and writer. Includes journal articles, books, sound recordings, newspaper clippings, photographs, newsletters, and manuscripts. See sub-series level descriptions for more detail.

The series has been arranged in the following six sub-series:
1.12.1. Materials regarding Thomas Merton
1.12.2. Circus material (excluding unpublished manuscripts which are located in the Manuscript Series)
1.12.3. Collected articles
1.12.4. Collected audio cassettes
1.12.5. Postcards and icons
1.12.6. Materials regarding Seward Hiltner
1.12.7 Materials regarding Vincent van Gogh

Letters from Joe and Stephanie Vorstermans

File consists of one letter, one greeting card, and one postcard from Joe and Stephanie Vorstermans. Letter from January 24, 1996 is from Stephanie Vorstermans and includes a photograph of their sons, Nick and Dan Vorstermans. Greeting card from February 5, 1996 and postcard from March 4, 1996 are from Joe Vorstermans. File includes letter from January 23, 1996, from Nouwen to the Clearness Committee on behalf of Joe Vorstermans, recommending Joe Vorstermans for a full-time role in the Daybreak community. Letter from Nouwen is two pages long and typed.

Letter from Dr. Amar Singh and Dr. Lim Swee Im

File consists of one letter from Dr. Amar Singh and Dr. Lim Swee Im, writing from Malaysia, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's writing, including two copies of prayer letters written by them in 1995.

Letter from Teresa Reid

File consists of one letter from Teresa [Terri] Reid, expressing sympathy for a broken heart that Nouwen has suffered.

Letter from Lois J. Reichenbauch

File consists of one letter from Lois J. Reichenbauch, telling Nouwen about her mentally handicapped son, and asking for help and advice for his care.

Letter from Wendy Lywood

File consists of one letter and one greeting card from Wendy Lywood, wishing Nouwen a happy birthday. File includes one photograph of a window.

Letter from Peter Doll

File consists of one letter from Peter Doll, thanking Nouwen for sending a copy of a diary excerpt. Peter was having a difficult time coming to terms with the death of Adam Arnett, and he was thanking Nouwen for writing recollections about Adam. File also includes one photograph of Peter Doll with his girlfriend Catherine Roux.

Letter from Peter and Kate Weiskel

File consists of one typed New Year's form letter: noting that Peter, Kate, and Paul Weiskel moved from Boylston, MA to Shrewsbury, MA, and commenting on family members. Below the type is a handwritten note to Nouwen. Attached is a photo of their son Paul (age 5).

Letters from Jim Towey

File consists of two letters from Jim Towey, including a photograph and photocopies of newspaper articles regarding his activities in American politics.

Letters from Dan Stewart

File consists of two letters from Dan Stewart, responding to "Here and Now", "The Genesee Diary" and "Life of the Beloved", including a photograph of himself with his nine children.

Letter from Shirai family

File consists of one Christmas letter from Tokumitsu, Sachiko and Kentaro Shirai, including a photograph postcard of the family.

Letters from Joseph A. Sanchez-Nunez

File consists of three letters from Joseph Sanchez-Nunez, including two family photographs. Letter from December 1995 is a Christmas photo card with Julian Sanchez-Nunez sitting on a chair amongst Christmas decorations.

Letter from Sister Theresa Pasterczyk

File consists of one letter from Sister Theresa Pasterczyk thanking Nouwen for the financial gift he sent for the construction of the Ramos family home.

Letter from Vicky Nevares

File consists of a greeting card from Vicky Nevares thanking Nouwen for their recent visit with Father Xavier [Hinojosa?].

Letter from Jean-Louis Munn

File consists of a letter from Jean-Louis Munn regarding the 50th anniversary celebrations at L'Arche Trosly (France) and friendship.

Letters from Reverend Wayne Muller

File consists of two letters from Reverend Wayne Muller, one thanking Nouwen for his gift of 'Here and Now'; the second updating Nouwen on events in his role as President of Bread for the Journey (Santa Fe, NM). The second letter is accompanied by two pamphlets, 'Bread for the Journey announces The Institute for Engaged Spirituality' and a Bread for the Journey 1994 Newsletter.

Letters from David McKinstry

File consists of three letters from David McKinstry regarding his property, Woodhaven Bed 'n' Breakfast (Lakehurst, ON) as well as directions to Woodhaven, two brochures for the business and 28 colour photos taken of various aspects and guests of the bed and breakfast.

Letter from Edwin L. Lowther

File consists of a greeting card from Edwin Lowther regarding the impact Nouwen's writing made in his spiritual awakening, in particular, 'The Wounded Healer'. The file also contains a pamphlet for the Service to Mankind Banquet held March 1, 1991 (Round Rock, TX) in which Lowther received an award.

Letters from Tillman and Kate Lewis

File consists of one Christmas card and one birth announcement of Tillman and Kate's second daughter from Tilllman and Kate Lewis. The birth announcement also contains a drawing by the Lewis' elder daughter Johanna.

Letters from Deirdre LaNoue

File consists of two letters from Deirdre LaNoue, requesting permission to pursue a Ph.D. thesis on Nouwen, a copy of her curriculum vitae and a photograph of herself.

Letter from Lawrence J. Kenney

File consists of a letter from Lawrence (Larry) J. Kenney, sending a recording of a ballet by George Balanchine and Prokotiev related to The Return of the Prodigal Son.

Letter from Sue Johnson

File consists of one letter from Sue Johnson of the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries, including a photograph of Nouwen.

Incoming and outgoing correspondence accumulated during sabbatical

File consists of letters accumulated by administrative staff during Nouwen's sabbatical, and appears to have been arranged roughly into chronological order.
Letters include:

  1. Letter from Nathan Ball and Sue Mosteller. -- September 1, 1995.
  2. Letter from Nathan Ball. -- September 24, 1995.
  3. Letter from Rodolfo and Nancy Quiroga. -- September 6, 1995. -- Letter is in Spanish and written from Cochabamba, Bolivia.
  4. Letter from Elizabeth [last name unknown]. -- [ca. 1995].
  5. Letter from Ben, Pollo, Joe, Doug Wieke, John David, Jeffi, Mary, Stephanie, Nathan Ball and Sue Mosteller of the Daybreak community. -- [ca. 1995].
  6. Letter from Dineke Sinke. -- August 15, 1995. -- Letter is in Dutch.
  7. Letter from Richard Alan White. -- September 5, 1995.
  8. Letter from Jeff [last name unknown]. -- October 20, 1995.
  9. Letter to Peggy from Nouwen. -- November 20, 1995.
  10. Letter from the Archbishop of Chicago. -- November 30, 1995.
  11. Letter from Patricia [Gavigan]. -- December 1, 1995.
  12. Letter from Lydia [last name unknown]. -- December 4, 1995.
  13. Letter from Elizabeth [last name unknown]. -- [ca. 1995?].
  14. Memorial card for Jan Blum (1937-1995). -- [ca. 1995]. -- Letter is in Dutch.
  15. Letter from the Archbishop of Chicago. -- December 18, 1995.
  16. Letter from Mary [last name unknown]. -- December 15, 1995.
  17. Letter from Patricia and Bart Gavigan and family. -- [ca. December 1995].
  18. Letter from Larry W. Neeb, publisher of Greative Communications for the Parish, Inc. (St. Louis, MO). -- January 25, 1995.
  19. Letter from Loliet and Paddy [Kiely-Albregts]. -- [ca. 1996]. -- Letter is in Dutch.
  20. Letter from Joseph and David [last names unknown]. -- January 17, 1996.
  21. Letter from Rosie [last name unknown]. -- [ca. 1996]. -- Author identifies herself as "Mary's mom".
  22. Letter from Mercedes [last name unknown]. -- [ca. 1996].
  23. Letter from Joe [last name unknown]. -- January 22, 1996.
  24. Letter from Andrea Dinnick. -- January 20, 1996.
  25. Letter from Urchi [last name unknown]. -- [ca. 1996?].
  26. Letter from Jo [last name unknown]. -- January 26, 1995.
  27. Letter from Nancy Tresick. -- January 22, 1995.
  28. Letter from Jonas [last name unknown]. -- [ca. 1996].
  29. Letter from Frank Seink and Suzanne Ruijters. -- January 26, 1996. -- Letter is in Dutch.
  30. Letter from Marcie [Taylor?]. -- January 30, 1996. -- Letter is restricted as it is very personal.
  31. Letter from Claude Pomerleau. -- January 21, 1996.
  32. Letter from Fred Rogers. -- February 2, 1996. -- Includes letter sent by Rogers to Ann Hoyt June 30, 1982.
  33. Four wedding photographs from Elizabeth [last name unknown]. -- [1995 or 1996?]. -- Items removed for preservation.
  34. Letter to Mrs. Margaret McDonnell from Margaret Sutton on behalf of Nouwen regarding Peapack Eucharistic Community. -- February 8, 1996. -- A transcription of this letter has been made for preservation purposes.
    34a. Copy of a letter to Mrs. Margaret (Peggy) McDonnell from Nouwen regarding the members of the Peapack Eucharistic Community, including lists of names and addresses of members. -- August 7, 1996.
    34b. Copy of a letter to Mrs. Margaret (Peggy) McDonnell from Margaret Sutton on behalf of Henri Nouwen regarding the donation campaign organized by Mrs. McDonnell in honour of her husband, including a list of donors and donation amounts. -- March 7, 1996.
    34c. Letter to Mrs. Margaret (Peggy) McDonnell from Margaret Sutton on behalf of Nouwen regarding the donation campaign organized by Mrs. McDonnell in honour of her husband, including a list of donors and donation amounts. -- February 20, 1996.
  35. A suggestion to the reader. -- [1995 or 1996]. -- Item is a hand-written passage by Nouwen.
  36. List of fax transactions. -- February 18, 1996.
  37. Letter from Ave Maria Press. -- February 5, 1996.
  38. Letter from Carl MacMillan. -- February 5, 1996.
  39. Photocopies of photographs of Nouwen with members of L'Arche Daybreak. -- These photocopies appear to relate to letter 37.
  40. Letter from Sally Tucker. -- February 2, 1996.
  41. Letter from Jan S. van den Bosch of Dutch National TV Current Affairs Department. -- February 6, 1996.
  42. Hand-written letter from Nouwen to Chris and Mark. -- February 10, 1996.
  43. Hand-written letter from Nouwen to David McKinstry. -- February 10, 1996.

Letters from Claudia Hiebler

File consists of four letters from Claudia Hiebler, writing from Austria, photographs of herself and her family, and one short note from Kathy Christie, Nouwen's administrative assistant.

Letters from Henry Freeman

File consists of two letters from Henry Freeman concerning his work in El Salvador; including an article entitled "Opening our Doors to the World Around Us" in "Friends Journal", September 1992, and a Christmas card from a child in El Salvador.

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