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Personal and Business

Records created and collected by Tashichi Uyeno, primarily from 1939 to the early 1950s. They were kept in two-hole clip boards, and somewhat organized based on his business needs at Richmond Trading Company. The records are telegrams, handwritten letters, ledgers, and typed communication. They cover his proceedings with banks, as since he was importing and exporting goods, he had to balance multiple currencies. He also aided his father’s oar company, and some of the ledgers track his sales and costs. Letters form his sister in Japan are interspersed and offer a look into his personal life.

There is a shift in the records as WWII continues and Japanese Canadians are sent to internment camps. His records also cover this period, though they shift from Richmond Trading Company, to Uyeno’s writing to the Office of the Custodian, arguing for the proper evaluation of his personal belongings and forced sale of his assets. His letter to his sister continue and chart the family’s needs in Japan as well.

Godfrey Uyeno

Godfrey Uyeno, George Tashichi’s son, went on to join the Royal Canadian Air Force in in the 1950s. This series contains material relating to his time in the military. He flew in a CF-100, was an all-weather interceptor in a two man crew consisting of a pilot and navigator. Godfrey, the navigator, directed the pilot to intercept enemies using radar. He served as navigator during his tour from 1958 to 1963 and spent the rest of his time with the Royal Canadian Air Force on ground jobs.

Uyeno, Godfrey

Balmur Ltd.: Artists Contracts/Agreements

Signed original and copies of management agreement relating to Murray’s career. This includes contracts to Balmur Ltd, and contracts for tours and partnership agreements.

Balmur Ltd.: Corporate Contracts/Agreements

Correspondence, agreements, and contracts for various work Murray did outside of recording music. This includes performances, promotions, licensing agreements, and books. Includes records with Trident gum, Hudson’s Bay Company, 7-Eleven, Hallmark Cards, Ford Motor Company, and Warner Bros.

Balmur Ltd.: Corporate Files

Agreements between and/or with Anne Murray, Balmur Ltd., and other talent agencies. Includes correspondence regarding these agreements.

Balmur Ltd. Album Files

Textual material relating to the creation of each album. This includes album song lists and catalogue information, promotional information, recording costs, royalty information, licensing agreements, airplay information, and general correspondence.

Television Appearances

Contracts, agreements, scripts, and correspondence regarding guest appearances of Anne Murray on a wide variety of shows and programs.

  • 20/20
  • 50 Years of Country Music
  • 90 Minutes Live
  • 1997: Year of the Farce
  • All Star Party For Burt Reynolds
  • Ally McBeal America 2-Night
  • American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary
  • American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration
  • Barenaked in America
  • The Big Shtick: A Canadian Conspiracy
  • The Bobby Goldsboro Show
  • The Bobby Vinton Show
  • Canada Day 1992
  • Canadian Idol
  • Celebrate Canada
  • A Celebration of Eddy Arnold
  • Celine Dion Special
  • Christmas With Friends of Sesame Street
  • City Lights
  • Command Performance
  • Country Gold
  • Country Midnight Special [NBC TV Pilot]
  • Country Music Association 25th Anniversary Show
  • Country Music Hit Parade
  • Danny Thomas Special
  • The David Frost Show
  • The Dean Martin Show
  • Dinah!
  • Dinah & Friends
  • The Dolly Parton Show
  • The Don Harron Show
  • The Eddie Rabbitt Special
  • The Engelbert Humperdinck In Bermuda Special
  • Everyday
  • Face to Face
  • Feeling Good
  • Forever Young: The Legend of the Grand Bank Ladies
  • Front Page Challenge
  • George Anthony & Anne Murray: A Conversation
  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  • The Good Day Show
  • Good Morning America
  • The Helen Reddy Show
  • Hour Magazine
  • John Allan Cameron
  • John Denver's Christmas In Aspen
  • Johnny Cash Christmas Special
  • The Life & Times of Anne Murray
  • The Mac Davis Show
  • The Mac Davis Special
  • Maple Leaf Gardens
  • Maple Music Junket
  • The Merv Griffin Show
  • The Midnight Special
  • The Mike Douglas Show
  • Monday Night Concerts with Ricky Skaggs
  • The Monte Carlo Show & The Kris Kristofferson Show
  • Mr. Dressup - 25th Anniversary Special
  • The Muppet Show
  • Music '81: Heart Of The Country
  • Music Country
  • Nashville Now
  • NBC's Saturday Night
  • Night of 100 Stars II
  • No Greater Love
  • Oh What A Feeling
  • The Olympic Arts Festival Gala
  • On Stage America
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show
  • The Tenth Anniversary of Christmas in Washington
  • The Pat Sajak Show
  • The Paul Anka Show
  • The Phil Donahue Show
  • Perry Como At Lake Tahoe
  • Perry Como's Christmas In Santa Fe
  • Pop! Goes The Country
  • Proposed Scottish Television Special
  • Rock 'N Roll Sports Classic
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Seals and Croft Special
  • Shower of Stars
  • The Sick Kids Telethon
  • Silver Anniversary - The Rhinestone Cowboy
  • Singalong Jubilee
  • Singalong Jubilee '68
  • Singalong Jubilee '69
  • Singalong Songs
  • The Smothers Brothers Show
  • Snowdon On Ice
  • Solid Gold
  • Sounds '68
  • Soundstage: Anne Murray
  • "(so you think you know) The Girl Next Door" [Proposed TV Special]
  • Super Variety Tonight
  • Thicke of the Night
  • TNN's All-Star Salute to Country Music
  • Tomorrow Show
  • The Tonight Show
  • The Toni Tennelle Show
  • Variety Club Telethon
  • The Very Best of Anne Murray [Commerical]
  • VH-1
  • Where Are They Now
  • The Wolfman Jack Show
  • The Women of Country
  • Yes, We Can!
  • Your Sing-In '68

Television Specials

Contracts, agreements, scripts, and correspondence regarding guest appearances of Anne Murray on a wide variety of shows and programs.

  • Anne Murray Special: Straight, Clean and Simple
  • Keeping In Touch: Anne Murray Special
  • No. 1 With A Bullit: Anne Murray Super Special
  • Anne Murray's Ladies' Night
  • Anne Murray in Jamaica Super Special
  • Anne Murray's Greatest Hits
  • A Special Anne Murray Christmas
  • Anne Murray's Caribbean Cruise Special
  • Anne Murray's Winter Carnival
  • Anne Murray Specials
  • The Sounds of London
  • Anne Murray's Family Christmas
  • Anne Murray's Greatest Hit Volume II
  • Anne Murray's Ladies Night - Part 2
  • Anne Murray Special Christmas
  • Anne Murray in Disney World
  • Anne Murray in Nova Scotia
  • 40th Anniversary of CBC Television in Nova Scotia
  • Anne Murray Croonin'
  • Anne Murray's Classis Christmas
  • An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray
  • What A Wonderful World
  • What a Wonderful Christmas
  • Anne Murray: RSVP
  • Anne Murray: The Music of My Life
  • Anne Murray: Duets, Friends & Legends
  • Dateline NBC
  • CMT 40 Greatest Women of Country Music
  • CBC 50th Anniversary
  • TV Show/Special Ratings

Award Shows & Honours

Signed contracts for performing at award shows, congratulatory letters to Anne Murray for winning select awards, travel itineraries, and correspondence with various award shows. Award shows and awards represented in the series:

Eighth Annual Country Music Awards Show (1974)
Ninth Annual Country Music Awards Show (1975)
13th Annual Country Music Awards Show (1979)
The 19th Annual Country Music Awards (1984 – 1985)
American Music Awards (1986, 1987)
Atlantic City Resorts International Hand Prints on Boardwalk (2002)
Canada's Walk of Fame (1998 – 1999, 2009)
Canadian Association of Broadcasters Gold Ribbon Awards & Hall of Fame Induction (1997)
Canadian Country Music Awards (1991, 2001, 2006)
Canadian Country Music Awards - Hall of Fame Induction (2002)
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2005 – 2006)
Canadian Tourism Commission - Honorary Canadian Tourism Ambassador (2002)
CMA Awards Show (1988, 1991)
The Country Music Association Awards (1981)
Country Music Association Awards Show (1983, 1984, 1987)
Country Music Association Inc (1971 – 1973)
Country Music Awards Show (1985, 1989)
Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars (1974)
East Coast Music Awards (1998)
Govenor General's Performing Arts Awards (1995)
The Grammy Awards Show (1971, 1975, 1979-1983, 1985)
Hollywood Walk of Fame (1980)
The Juno Awards (1974-1976, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995-1997, 2004)
The Juno Awards - Hall of Fame Induction (1993)
The Juno Awards - Global Achievement Award for Leonard Rambeau (1994 – 1995)
Moffat Awards (1972)
National Juke Box Awards (1979-1980)
Order of Canada (1972 – 1988)
Order of Nova Scotia (2002)
The People's Choice Awards (1982)
St. Mary's University - Honorary Doctorate of Letters (1982)
University of Prince Edward Island - Honorary Doctorate Degree January (2009)

Personal & Private Appearances

Signed contracts, correspondence, travel invoices, and photographs of Anne Murray for personal and private appearances. Notible items include: a photograph of Anne Murray with President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan, and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau; press clippings of Anne Murray singing the Canadian National Anthem before Game 3 between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves at the Skydome, Toronto; and correspondence regarding the original signed Consent and Release Form to use images of Anne Murray presenting Shania Twain with a Juno Award.

Radio Appearances

Program books, press kits, signed contracts, and correspondence with radio programs for appearances of Anne Murray.

Scrapbooks

Bound scrapbooks collecting press clippings and interesting photos of Murray.

International Fan Club

Newsletters, press clippings, and correspondence relating to the operations of the fanclub before it was closed and moved to a web-based platform.

Bios

  • CA ON00349 2016.003-33
  • Series
  • 1969, 1978, 1988, 1993-2004
  • Part of Anne Murray Fonds

Information that press could use on the history and career of Anne Murray.

Anne Murray Centre

Architectural designs, and exhibition space drawings of the Anne Murray Centre. An exhibition materials list and Murray timeline is also included. There is also a Anne Murray Centre Brochure and special postcard.

Personal

Personal correspondence, awards &certificates, and other small affects.
Notable items include:

  • Christmas cards with envelopes from President George H. W. Bush and Barabra Bush, 1990 and 1992; from President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1997.
  • Personal letters from Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, 1979; President Jimmy Carter, 1985; Rebe McEntire, 1985; Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, 1985; Dick Clark, 1987; Frank Sinatra, 1989; Jerry Crutchfield, 1989; Peter Jennings, 1989; President George H. W. Bush, 1991, 1992; Chet Atkins, 1994
  • Anne Murray's handwritten lyrics for "Mr. Bojangles" and handwritten chord chart for "Rain"

Photographs

Various promotional photographs and album art.

Papers of Father John O'Connor

Series consists of a collection of hand-written and typed manuscripts, poems, translations and radio transcripts created and accumulated by Monsignor John O'Connor, as well as his correspondence, collected ephemera (including news clippings, Christmas cards, posters, pamphlets, and small press publications) and research notes. The majority of the material relates to O'Connor's friendship with the author G.K. Chesterton, although O'Connor also translated Latin religious poetry and composed his own verse and wrote prose pieces on literature, Church history, morality, religion and philosophy.

Oral History Project

Series consists of materials from the 'Completing the Vision: The Oral History of Henri Nouwen' project that was undertaken by Sister Sue Mosteller, Executrix of the Henri Nouwen Literary Centre in partnership with the Henri Nouwen Society and The Henri Nouwen Archives and Research Collection. The project was funded by grants from the Louisville Institution, the Nouwen Society and gifts in kind. The project intended to capture the personal and intimate nature of Nouwen's life and works by interviewing people from Nouwen's extensive network of intellectuals, clerics, lay ministers and ordinary citizens including those from all socio-economic backgrounds, cultures, faiths and traditions who were influenced by Nouwen or influenced him. The interviews were meant to paint a multi-coloured canvas of Nouwen in his many roles and give us a perspective not available in his own writings. Further, the project was a contribution to the ongoing study of religious experience in the 20th century. The project had three specific goals:

  • Fill in historically significant gaps in the present record of Nouwen's life
  • Gain an understanding of why and how a man of such enormous contradictions touched the lives of so many people and drew criticisms of others
  • To give an opportunity for the wide variety of people who were impacted by Nouwen and who in turn contributed to his theological and pastoral vision to give expression to their experience and understanding

From these goals it is hoped this project would act as a resource for contemporary ministry and be an inspiration for ministers, teachers and lay people alike. Further, the project would compliment the writings of Henri Nouwen and the dozen or so newly published books that have explored his legacy since his death.

The interviews conducted for this project relate to four specific periods in Nouwen's life:

  • Early Seminary/University Years 1951-1964
  • Menniger and Notre Dame Years 1964-1967
  • Yale and Harvard Years 1971-1985
  • Final ten years at L'Arche Daybreak 1986-1987

The interviewees range in age, occupation and geographic location but all had a significant relationship with Nouwen at some point in his life. The methodology of the project involved asking each interviewee to spend 30-40 minutes of their interview naming the influences that formed them, their primary relationships, their mission/profession and how their life crossed with Nouwen's.

Over a 24 month period, 93 interviews were conducted, each averaging two hours in length, providing more than 180 hours of multi-textured content regarding Nouwen's theological vision and its impact. The interviewees also recount events of their personal lives and other significant influences unrelated to their relationship with Nouwen. The interviews took place all over North and South America, Europe and Asia and were documented in audio and/or video format. Some of the interviews have been transcribed and a hard copy and/or electronic copy of the transcription are available. Most the interviews and transcriptions are available in English while some are only available in Dutch.

Henri Nouwen Society

Nouwen Letter Project

Series consists of materials from various iterations of the Nouwen Letter Projects that began as an initiative by the Henri Nouwen Literary Centre under the direction of Sister Sue Mosteller, executrix of the Henri Nouwen Literary Centre, in 1998. The goal of the project was to gather as much of Nouwen’s original material as possible. This encompassed his letters, manuscripts, articles, photographs, and other audiovisual material. After the original 1998 campaign, there have been successive campaigns together with the University of St. Michael's College Special Collections to continue the collection efforts for the project.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs received after Nouwen's death. These include black and white and colour photographic negatives, prints, albums, and slides.

Henri Nouwen Literary Trust and Society

Series consists of publisher files, correspondence, administrative records and photographs pertaining to the operation of the Henri Nouwen Literary Centre, the Henri Nouwen Literary Trust and the Henri Nouwen Society.

Henri Nouwen Literary Centre, Henri Nouwen Literary Trust and Henri Nouwen Society series consist of:

  1. Henri Nouwen Literary Centre publisher files
  2. Henri Nouwen Literary Centre correspondence files
  3. Henri Nouwen Literary Trust and Henri Nouwen Society Administrative Files

Henri Nouwen Society

Material about Nouwen

Series consists of material about Nouwen including material about Nouwen's life, works, and death. This material includes newspaper articles; journal articles; interviews of Nouwen; essays; notes from Nouwen's sermons and lectures; books and book reviews; poems; letters; newsletters; and cards. While some materials on Nouwen's life and works was written before Nouwen's death, the majority of the material is dated after his death in 1996. Much of the material in the series pertaining to Nouwen's death was written by friends of Nouwen, who write about his friendship, his writing, and support.

The series is divided into the following subseries:

  1. Works about Nouwen
  2. Interviews with Nouwen
  3. Notes from Nouwen's talks
  4. Obituaries and tributes
  5. Reviews
  6. Materials mentioning Nouwen

Subject files

Series consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of articles, press releases, newsletters, reports, one photograph, and other materials from organizations of interest or pertaining to issues of concern to New Catholic Times members and staff.

Graphic materials

Series consists of graphic material used and produced by New Catholic Times, including photographs of members, staff, and events, as well as photographs and religious images for print in the publication by topic/subject.

Incoming correspondence

Series consists of Fred T. Flahiff's personal correspondence, deposited with the library due to its relevance to Flahiff's work on Sheila Watson. Includes 53 letters from Sheila Watson, 3 letters and 34 pages of poetry and 20 illustrations in ink and pastel (17 of which are photocopied) from Wilfred Watson. Also includes letters from others: one letter from B.J. Mitchell; one letter from a Mike (last name unknown), regarding an entry on Sheila Watson in the UBC yearbook "Totem" from 1931; one letter from Douglas M. Gibson, publisher at McClelland and Stewart.

Manuscripts

Series consists of draft manuscripts and typescripts of more than 150 books and articles, forewords and introductions, sermons, and talks by Henri Nouwen. The date range of the materials is from 1956 to 1996. The series contains drafts of 49 of his articles and drafts of 41 books (Nouwen published over 300 articles and 39 books in his lifetime). In addition to handwritten drafts or typescripts some files may also include loose notes (usually background reading notes), galley and print proofs, administrative papers, correspondence regarding the materials, and photographs and artwork used in the process of publication.

The materials in the Series reflect Nouwen’s general writing process: for the most part he hand-wrote his works on foolscap or in hard-back journals, often he created reading notes pertaining to the subject he was writing on, drafts were typed by an administrative assistant and then circulated to friends and other readers for comment. He saved all of the drafts, often incorporating the notes made by himself and other readers, in order to create one final work.

Common themes present in the drafts include: spirituality, love, God, psychology, theology, relationships, prayer, ministry, and Christian life. Nouwen often reflected on his own spiritual journey and experiences in his works in journal form. This writing was often deeply personal and it is for this reason that some of the manuscripts and drafts are restricted from use, including Man at the Watershed, A Spiritual Journey, Taken, Blessed, Broken, Given (parts of which were published in Life of the Beloved), The Inner Voice of Love, Adam, and Sabbatical Journey.

With exception of the sermons, most material has been published. Eight transcripts have been identified as unpublished, including a book on Anton T. Boisen based on Nouwen’s doctoral thesis, a draft of a work about Nouwen’s friend Richard Alan White, and notes for a book Nouwen began in 1991 regarding the trapeze and the spiritual life as well as some of the restricted material listed above. See file descriptions for more information on each work.

The series has been arranged into two sub-series:

    1. Books and articles
    1. Talks and sermons

Each of these sub-series has sub-sub-series, files, and items. They have been arranged chronologically.

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

Administrative resources files

Series consists of administrative resources files which were maintained for Nouwen by Nouwen's administrative staffs from 1983 to 1997. These files contain materials collected by Nouwen in order to assist him with his roles as pastor, writer, researcher, and friend. In addition to subject-based material such as newspaper clippings and brochures, it is evident that Nouwen's administrative assistants at Daybreak used these files to hold administrative material related to liturgical events such as Christmas, Lent, and Easter, as well as other aspects of Nouwen's duties in the community. These files were likely maintained as a resource for Nouwen regarding his daily work.

The titles of the files are taken directly from the file labels created by Nouwen and his administrative assistants, unless otherwise noted. The files are arranged by subject or topic (such as Latin America, Vincent van Gogh, or Abbey of the Genesee), are in alphabetical order, and materials within the files have been maintained chronologically. Many of the materials have been placed in this series because they contain annotations, either by Nouwen or an assistant, saying "File" with the subject or name or "File - Resource files."

Ephemera and artifacts

  • CA ON00389 F4-14
  • Series
  • [1957 - 1996], predominant 1980 - 1996
  • Part of Henri Nouwen fonds

Series consists of ephemera and artifacts collected by or given to Nouwen throughout his lifetime, including awards and honorary degrees, materials kept in his office and home, promotional materials, artwork, postcards, religious artifacts, and personal artifacts.

Series has been arranged in the following seven sub-series according to their function:
1.14.1. Awards and honourary degrees;
1.14.2. Contents of Nouwen's office;
1.14.3. Promotional material for lectures, workshops and special events;
1.14.4. Collected artwork;
1.14.5. Personal effects;
1.14.6. Postcards, cards and prints;
1.14.7. Religious artifacts.

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.

Calendar files

Series consists of files containing correspondence and other material related to Nouwen's day to day engagements. Nouwen received dozens of invitations each month to give lectures or talks, lead retreats, preside at religious occasions, and provide spiritual direction. Requests came from a wide range of institutions, organisations and individuals, the majority having some sort of religious affiliation. Invitations from institutions included university divinity schools, seminaries, hospital pastoral departments, churches, and Christian retreat centres. Invitations from organisations included the National Catholic AIDS Network, the Ministry of Money, and the Archdiocese of Toronto. Invitations from individuals included requests for Nouwen to preside over masses, weddings, funerals, baptisms and ordinations, and those interested in personal spiritual direction. Such requests often came from priests, ministers, pastors, and chaplains. The majority of Nouwen's engagements took place in the Northeastern United States, Southern Ontario, and Holland. However, he also attended events in Illinois, Texas, California, British Columbia, Quebec, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Ukraine. After Nouwen's move to L'Arche Daybreak in 1986, files were created to plan and document special events associated with his role as pastor. There are files regarding community meetings, community weekends, assistant workshops, visits to other L'Arche communities and meetings of the International Federation of L'Arche.
Generally, when an invitation was accepted a file was created and arranged chronologically according to the date of the event. In some cases the file contains material regarding events scheduled in the same city and in the case of 1985 material regarding an entire months schedule. However, typically the files are organised by event/engagement. In addition to the date of the event the title of the file would often include the name of a person or organisation and/or the event and/or the location of the event. A typical file consists of the initial letter of invitation describing the nature of the request, follow-up correspondence to confirm dates and other arrangements, details regarding Nouwen's role at the event, drafts of promotional material, reference material on the organization(s) involved, the event, the issue and the location, and travel documents. In some cases, the file will also contain handwritten or typed notes, copies of outgoing letters, schedules, programs, bulletins, evaluations completed by attendees, thank you letters and cards from the organiser of the events and others, newspaper clippings of the events and/or the published version of his speech or lecture. Outgoing letters only begin to be seen after 1986 and after that they are not consistent. Much of the correspondence after 1986 is further enriched by the annotations of Nouwen and his assistants Connie Ellis (1986-1992) and Kathy Christie (1992-1996) at L'Arche Daybreak. Other members of the community, including Sue Mosteller, Joe Vorstermans, Nathan Ball and Elizabeth Buckley, also contributed to the files.
The files were created between 1980 and 1996, however, the file titles themselves extend to 1998 because events were often scheduled two or more years in advance. There are no files for January 1982 to April 1985. The files from 1985 contain invitations only from March to August grouped by month. There are no files for June 1987 to May 1990. Approximately 74% of the files in the series are for June 1990 to August 1995. Their are only a small number of files for September 1995 to October 1998, this is likely because Nouwen was on sabbatical from September 1995 to September 1996. The files contain gaps and inconsistencies due to Nouwen's frequent movement between 1982 and 1986 as well as changes in Nouwen's support staff and their differing recordkeeping techniques.
This series provides an excellent overview of Nouwen's schedule of events and specific information regarding his participation at those events. Noteworthy are the handwritten and typed notes used for speaking engagements (some are unpublished) as well as copies of outgoing letters written by Nouwen.

Financial files

  • CA ON00389 F4-6
  • Series
  • December 1980 - December 1997, predominant August 1986 - September 1996
  • Part of Henri Nouwen fonds

Series consists of Nouwen's financial files dating from 1980 and 1997, predominantly from 1986 -1997. Prior to 1986 Nouwen's personal accountant kept the majority of Nouwen's records and likely discarded them after the mandatory seven years retention period. The records from this time period are therefore minimal and consist primarily of financial overviews, cash books and American bank and retirement accounts and insurance files. After 1986, the records become more detailed and voluminous, including files about Nouwen's income (stipends, donations and royalties), expenses, taxes, insurance, retirement plans, credit cards and bank accounts.

Although the boxes were in no discernable order, they have been arranged in the following six sub-series by taking into account both the function of the records and the Nouwen staff member responsible for the maintenance of the majority of the records in that grouping:

1.6.1. General Files
1.6.2. Ledgers
1.6.3. Personal Accountant Files
1.6.4. Expenses Files
1.6.5. Cheque and Deposit Books
1.6.6. Donations Files

A more detailed description of each sub-series, as well as each sub-series arrangement can be found in the sub-series descriptions.

The files were created and kept by various secretaries and financial secretaries that Nouwen hired to control his complicated and extensive financial accounts. In the mid-1970s Nouwen hired Joe Sarno as his personal accountant. Sarno was responsible for Nouwen's income tax returns, American bank accounts and retirement funds until 1994 when Nouwen decided to consolidate his accounts to Daybreak. Carol Plantinga served as his financial secretary from the mid-1970s to 1986. From 1983-1985 Nouwen's assistant Peter Weiskel also worked with the financial files. At Daybreak, Connie Ellis took on the roles of both administrative assistant and financial secretary. After Ellis' became ill in 1992 Kathy Christie became Nouwen's administrative assistant and Lydia Banducci was hired as his financial secretary. Christie remained with Nouwen until his death in 1996. In 1993 Banducci was replaced by Margaret Sutton. Sutton remained in this position until 1997. In 1994 Nouwen began to consolidate all his financial and accounting information at Daybreak. Completing Nouwen's 1994 tax return was Sarno's last responsibility as his accountant. In 1996 Sutton arranged for all the records created and kept by Sarno to be transferred to Daybreak. Nouwen began transferring his accounting to account manager Alka Vijan at Canada Trust in 1994.

Teaching materials

  • CA ON00389 F4-7
  • Series
  • 1966 - 1985, 1994; predominant 1971 - 1981
  • Part of Henri Nouwen fonds

Series consists of materials created by Nouwen for use in his capacity as a professor and instructor. These materials include notes for lectures, reading notes, class lists, handouts for students, class schedules, course evaluations, audio recordings of lectures, and records related to the administration of courses.

Series has been divided into two sub-series:

1.7.1. Course handouts, lecture, reading and students notes (1966 - 1994, predominant 1972 - 1981). This sub-series also includes 14 audio recordings of Nouwen's lectures and 357 art slides which he used in his lectures on Van Gogh.
1.7.2. Administrative records (1966 - 1994, predominant 1983-1985)

Further details can be found on the sub-series description level.

Blissymbolics - International

This series contains a variety of materials related to the international community of Blissymbolics. It includes material from BCIC affiliates and partners, research, teaching materials, and workshops on Blissymbolics, as well as Bliss user communication displays and textual creations. This series also contains children's books written in Blissymbols, some with translations in a variety of languages. The majority of this series consists of non-English material.

Audio-Visual Material

This series contains audio-visual material with contents related to Blissymbolics, BCI, and Bliss users, classrooms and students, including photographs, videocassettes, digital storage media, and other formats.

Memorabilia

This series consists of awards and certifications given to members of BCI and the Blissymbolics community as well as commemorative items related to Blissymbolics.

Publications - General

This series contains books, journals and other research in which Blissymbols are the topic of study. It includes materials that were not published directly by Blissymbolics Communication Institute - Canada, but they may have involvement by way of granting copyright for the use of Blissymbols.

Administration

This series contains records related to the administrative processes of Blissymbolics Communication Institute - Canada. It includes a variety of files including annual reports, affiliate reports, and correspondence; files related to donors and finances; as well as other miscellaneous administrative files such as the personal files of BCIC and OCCC staff.

Maps & photographs

Series consists of four maps produced by Costa Rican divisions of the United Fruit Company. Series also includes five photographs which appear to be reprints of publicity photographs acquired from the United Brands Company Headquarters in New York in the 1980s. Photographs include depictions of United Fruit Company plantations, including in Guatemala.

Non-thematic groupings

Series consists of records organized into groupings by the last custodian (Bourgois), but do not appear to belong to any one thematic grouping. Material in the first half of the series appear to have been submitted for consideration to be published as part of Bourgois’ 2003 article “One Hundred Years of United Fruit Company Letters.” As such, individual records within this series serve as especially important representative samples of all the themes found in the other series. Of particular significance are letters and photographs identifying and targeting specific labor agitators; and internal correspondence discussing Marcus Garvey and Henrietta Vinton Davis, the first female president of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Records include correspondence, two photographs, and a report produced by the Inter-American Regional Organization of Workers (ORIT).

Personal life & career

Series consists of material documenting the general arc of Guido Pugliese’s life and career. Records include CVs, summaries and evaluations of his research, and obituaries and tributes.

Audiovisual & digital records

Series consists primarily of photographs, audio interviews and video recordings of play performances, interviews, and poetry readings. Records include both analogue and digital audio and video recordings, and well as digital photographs.

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