File consists of an interview with Errol Stein interviewed by Sue Mosteller at the Greenhouse Loft, L'Arche Daybreak (Richmond Hill, ON). Stein is a retired insurance broker living in Toronto, ON. Stein first saw Nouwen on television as a guest on the 'Hour of Power' with Robert Schuler and was inspired to visit him at L'Arche Daybreak; Stein subsequently became involved with the community. Themes present in Stein's interview include abuse, South African Apartheid, education, racial issues, Gordie Henry, Nouwen's death and Nouwen's legacy. The file includes a letter to Stein from Joe Vorstermans thanking him for his participation and sending him copies of the audio cassettes for Stein's records.
File consists of an interview with Malcolm Street interviewed by Joe Vorstermans at Street's home in Fort Worth, TX. Street first met Nouwen through the Church of the Saviour (Washington, DC) and subsequently helped him fundraise for the Dayspring Chapel at L'Arche Daybreak (Richmond Hill, ON) through speaking engagements at the First Presbyterian Church (Fort Worth) and other events. Themes present in Street's interview include the John Dafore Center (San Antonio, TX), depression, marital problems, the Ministry of Money, the Eucharist, The Gathering (Mexico), community, brokenness and Nouwen's legacy. The print in the file is a close up photo of Street from the shoulders up in a suit and tie. The interview is transcribed and available electronically or in hard copy.
File consists of an interview with Jack Stroh interviewed by Sue Mosteller at the Green House Loft, L'Arche Daybreak (Richmond Hill, ON). Stroh is a retired lawyer and lives in Erie, PA. Stroh met Nouwen through his wife, Sue Stroh president of the L'Arche Erie (Erie, PA); Nouwen counseled Stroh from 1991-96 and they become friends. Themes present in Stroh's interview include transitions, sports, alcoholism, introduction to the Catholic faith, Bill van Buren and praying with Nouwen. The interview is transcribed and is available electronically or in hard copy.
File consists of an interview with Marcie Taylor interviewed by Gabrielle Earnshaw (location unknown). Taylor lives in Richmond Hill, ON and is a social worker and head of the Pastoral Team at L'Arche Daybreak (Richmond Hill, ON). Taylor was a member of the L'Arche Daybreak community with Nouwen since 1991 and helped to found Spirit Movers. Taylor recalls Nouwen's vulnerability, his many friendships, Nouwen's 60th birthday party, Nouwen's uselessness at regular tasks and praying with Nouwen. Themes present in Nouwen's interview include the mother figure, death, marital problems, homelessness, Habitat for Humanity, Adam Arnett, her decision to go to L'Arche Daybreak and the Dayspring Pastoral Team. A letter from Taylor to Joe Vorstermans is in the file thanking Vorsterman for being able to participate in the project. The interview is transcribed and is available in hard copy.
File consists of an interview with Jan ter Laak interviewed by Peter Naus in The Netherlands. ter Laak is a former Roman Catholic Priest and former secretary general of Pax Christie, a non-profit, non-governmental Catholic peace movement working on a global scale on a wide variety of issues in the fields of human rights, human security, disarmament and demilitarisation, just world order and religion and violent conflict. The interview is transcribed and available electronically and in hard copy. All transcriptions and recordings are in Dutch. Brief English notes from the interviewer are in the file. They include: "Jan is a former priest of the archdiocese of Utrecht; he was in the seminary a few years after Henri. Since his retirement from the position of secretary of Pax Christie The Netherlands, he has been working for a number of Dutch human rights organizations. Jan is gay and my impression is that he served as a confident to Henri who discussed his struggles with homosexuality with him. In the interview, Jan brought Henri's homosexuality to the fore. He believes Henri's restlessness and fatigue were related to his sexual struggles. Going by Jan's information, there is no doubt Henri engaged in sexual encounters, with one man in particular. Jan did not reveal this man's identity but suggested he be interviewed for the project. Presumably Jan is willing to provide the contact, if necessary. I think Jan and I had an excellent rapport which enabled him to talk rather freely. He sent me an email after to let me know he thought we had a good interview".
File consists of an interview with Louis ter Steeg interviewed by Peter Naus in The Netherlands; ter Steeg lives in The Netherlands. Several typed letters from Nouwen on Holy Cross Fathers University of Notre Dame letterhead written to ter Steeg are in the file; they date 1970-1996 and are all in Dutch. There is one copy of handwritten letter from Nouwen to ter Steeg dated 1984. The interview is transcribed and is available electronically or in hard copy. All transcriptions and recordings are in Dutch. Brief English notes from the interviewer are in the file, "Louis, who was a close friend of Henri, told a well-articulated, well-rounded story about Henri and himself. Louis was a few years behind Henri in seminary. He sketched well Henri's position among his fellow-seminarians. Louis got very emotional a few times when talking about Henri's problems. If there is a follow-up visit to Holland, it might be worthwhile to interview Louis' wife, Maria. She is very familiar with Henri's publications, in fact translated some of them into Dutch, I think, and might have some insightful things to say about the impact of Henri's writings in Holland".
File consists of an interview with Maria ter Steeg interviewed by Peter Naus in the Netherlands. ter Steeg is a theologian living in the Netherlands. The interview is transcribed and available electronically or in hard copy. All the transcriptions and recordings are only in Dutch. Brief English notes from the interviewer are in the file. They include: "Maria was the first female pastor of the Dutch Roman Catholic radio station and she is currently a member of the governing council of the archdiocese of Utrecht. She got to know Henri mostly because he and her husband, Louis ter Steeg, were friends. She did not believe she had much to contribute to the project, but I found her observations very useful. She made a few suggestions as to why Henri was not much respected by some of his fellow priests in the Utrecht diocese. The one she stressed is that his socio-economic background set him apart. Where many of his fellow priests were lower or lower middle class, Henri was from an upper middle class to higher class family. She also made interesting comments about his attachment to Daybreak; she thought it may have been the first place where Henri made real connections with people. Her mother was a good friend of Henri's mother and Maria talked a little bit about what her mother had told her about Henri's family".
File consists of an interview with Sally Tucker interviewed by Kathy Christie in Richmond Hill, ON. Tucker is a receptionist in Richmond Hill, ON. Tucker met Nouwen through Kathy Brunner and worked as his part time receptionist. Tucker recalls celebrating birthdays and holidays with Nouwen and her kids. Themes present in Tucker's interview include alcoholism, death, the Eucharist, art, grief, loneliness and Vincent van Gogh. The print is of Tucker and Nouwen sitting together, Nouwen is on a couch with his arm around Tucker and Tucker is in a chair beside Nouwen with her arm around him. Nouwen is wearing a blue and white sweater over a dress shirt with blue pants; there are balloons and flowers in the background. The interview is transcribed and is available electronically or in hard copy.
File consists of an interview with Gordon van Amburgh interviewed by Joe Vorstermans in Fort Worth, TX. Van Amburgh is a family and marriage therapist living in Fort Worth. van Amburgh met Nouwen through Malcolm Street. van Amburgh recalls the enjoyment he got listening to Nouwen speak and perform Mass. Themes present in van Amburgh's interview include grandparents, the Vietnam War, travelling, The Seekers, Gordie Henry and the Menninger Clinic (Topeka, KA). The interview is transcribed and available electronically or in hard copy.
File consists of an interview with Jan van den Bosch interviewed by Peter Naus in the Netherlands. van den Bosch is an entrepreneur living in the Netherlands. The interview is transcribed and available electronically and in hard copy. All of the transcriptions and recordings are in Dutch. Brief English notes from the interviewer are available in the file. They include: "Jan is an entrepreneur who owns businesses in Holland as well as in the US. He used to work for a Dutch evangelical TV station and in this capacity he made several TV programs about Henri. In fact, Henri got his heart attack on the eve of a trip to St. Petersburg were he was to go with Jan to make a TV program featuring Rembrandt's painting of the Prodigal Son that figured so prominently in Henri's book 'The Return of the Prodigal Son'. It is rather remarkable that Jan, who comes from an ultraconservative, Protestant background, ever got interested in Henri's work, let alone became a close friend of him. Just like Ron van den Bosch, he reminded me sometimes of Henri because of the way he talked and gestured. Jan did not feel comfortable talking about Henri's homosexuality; I'm surprised he even mentioned it. Overall however, he was very cooperative and eager to give his impressions of Henri".
File consists of an interview with Ron van den Bosch interviewed by Peter Naus in The Netherlands; van den Bosch lives in The Netherlands. The interview is transcribed and available electronically or in hard copy. All the transcriptions and recordings are in Dutch. Brief English notes from the interviewer are in the file. They include: "Ron is a long-time friend of Henri and he provided photographs for three of Henri's earlier books. He is a painter. I met Ron in the early seventies, but had not had any contact with him since then. He gave an articulate account of his relationship with Henri and he spoke with much affection about him. He needed a little prompting. He made little reference to Henri's sexuality. Instead, he places much emphasis on his gratitude for Henri's friendship and on the fun they had together." The pictures discussed in the interview are available on cdrom at the archives.
File consists of an interview with Rene van Eyden interviewed by Peter Naus in the Netherlands; van Eyden lives in the Netherlands. Two interviews were conducted by Peter Naus, June 9 2004 and April 29 2005. The interviews are transcribed and available electronically. All transcriptions and recordings are in Dutch. Brief English notes for each interview are available in the file. They include: "June 9 2004, Rene was a few years ahead of Henri in the seminary. He gave an interesting description of Henri's physical bearing as a seminarian. He told delightful anecdotes about Henri's seminary years and his years at the University of Nijmegen. He had made notes ahead of time to help him stay on track in telling his story. He said little about Henri's shadow side. He obviously liked Henri very much but did not want to talk with as much affection about him as Louis ter Steeg did. It's puzzling that Rene has not been interviewed about Henri before because it is obvious that he has much information about him. I would like to interview him again with specific attention for his own family background and his perceptions of the more problematic aspects of Henri's work and personality. Perhaps Rene's wife, Akke, should be interviewed as well because of her experience in Latin America and how these compare with those Henri garnered at about the same time." "April 29, 2005, 'Rene is a former priest of the archdiocese of Utretcht and a long-time friend of Henri. He was also a colleague of him at the 'Katholike Theologische Hogeschool Utrecht'. I interviewed Rene last year, but wanted some more feedback from him on Henri's time at the 'Hogeschool' and also on Henri's weaker points. He again did not say much with respect to the latter, mainly because, I think, he simply is not the kind of person who tends to be critical of others. He gave some helpful insights into why Henri was not much respected by some of his fellow priests".
File consists of an interview with Harold Weinstein interviewed by Maureen Wright at Weinstein's home in Markham, ON; Weinstein is a retired jeweler. Weinstein's daughter Ellen lived as a core member with Nouwen at the L'Arche Daybreak community (Richmond Hill, ON). Weinstein recalls celebrating Ellen's Bap Mitzvah and Passover with Nouwen and how Nouwen helped in Weinstein's relationship with his daughter. Themes present in Weinstein's interview include music, Judaism, Glengarda (Windsor, ON), Nouwen's death, Nouwen as a messenger, Nouwen's gestures and the 'Mourner's Kaddish'. Post interview notes from Maureen Wright and a copy of a Jewish prayer are also in the file. The interview is transcribed and is available electronically or in hard copy; there are two hard copies in the file.
File consists of the official publication of the Henri Nouwen Society in Canada and the United States, providing information and updates regarding retreats, study groups, lecture series and other activities. During publication, the Henri Nouwen Society was considered a separate organization from the Henri Nouwen Society in Canada and the Henri Nouwen Literary Centre. In 2003, efforts were made to join the two groups together. As a result, publication was discontinued. The last edition of "News from the Henri Nouwen Society" was published in Winter / Spring 2003. In addition to hard copies of the newsletter, the file includes a 3.5" diskette of electronic files for the Fall 2001 newsletter.
File consists of a five page presentation by Astrid Gilles-Bacciu which was presented at the 2006 Conference "Turning the Wheel : Henri Nouwen and Our Search For God", and outlines her application of Nouwen's writings about children and child rearing to secular institutions and parent education settings.
File consists of a typescript and electronic version of notes taken by Sydney Louise von Lehn at the Bowen Conference (Kanuga) in March 1993 at which Nouwen spoke on the Beloved Community. Von Lehn took these notes while in attendance. The typescript includes von Lehn's personal commentary as well as verbatim passages from Nouwen's talk, as well as that of Sue Mosteller and Bill Van Buren, who also attended the conference.
File consists of an copy of an email written by Henry Freeman to John Mogabgab relating a story about how a book by Henri Nouwen affected Freeman's sense of security and mission while in El Salvador.
Fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts and transcripts of archival material and accumulated by Fred T. Flahiff, professor of English at the University of St. Michael's College. Includes research materials and manuscripts related to Flahiff's biography of author Sheila Watson, "Always Someone to Kill the Doves: A Life of Sheila Watson", and his role as executor of her estate and custodian of her personal papers.
File consists of a manuscript for "Our Greatest Gift", including notes for the Prologue and Introduction, and a typescript for "The Ultimate Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring," with notes by Nouwen. File also includes a floppy disk containing an electronic copy of a draft entitled, "The Ultimate Gift".
Fonds contains correspondence, journals, magazines, and newsletters used for re-search; drafts and manuscripts of articles and books by Willard Oxtoby, Julia Ching, and others. Fonds also includes conference materials such as schedules, planning docu-ments, and submitted essays. Published materials including pamphlets, serials and in-formation booklets, most relating to the Middle East, are included. Files include news-paper clippings; course syllabi and lectures notes for courses taught by Oxtoby; as well as personal keepsakes, photographs and cassette tapes.
Fonds consists of the administrative records and research papers of The Divinity 150 Project. It includes organizational documents, research notes and materials, surveys completed by divinity students, oral history recordings, copies of the database on floppy disks, and drafts of a planned book.
The fonds contains the scholarly output of Conacher’s career, including research notes, lectures, offprints of his own and others’ work, personal and professional correspondence, and administrative records.
Fonds consists of records created by Sheldon P. Zitner over the course of his career as a scholar, writer, and poet. Files include published and unpublished drafts of poetry, correspondence relating to his career as a poet, drafts of academic essays, and various other records relating to his career. Also included is a copy of an interview of Zitner with Michael Enright from 2000.
The fonds contains the material collected by Adam Chapnick during his research for his biography of John Wendell Holmes, Canada’s Voice: The Public Life of John Wendell Holmes, published by University of British Columbia Press in 2009. It includes his research in the Holmes fonds at Trinity College and Holmes’ letters to his family (Nancy Skinner Papers now incorporated into Holmes fonds), transcriptions of interviews and correspondence with various individuals, copies of some of Holmes’ writings, photographs, and correspondence relating to the publication of the book. Most of the research for his biography of John Holmes was undertaken between 2005 and early 2007.
This collection contains a variety of materials relating to the development, dissemination, use, and study of Blissymbols by Blissymbolics Communication Institute - Canada, and by affiliate organizations, scholars, educators, and users of augmentative communication around the world. The collection additionally includes administrative records, promotional material, and memorabilia of the BCIC.
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.
This subseries contains various Blissymbol dictionaries, teaching materials, symbol sheets, workbooks, and guides in Blissymbolics and non-English languages.
File contains Bliss teaching materials and student work in German, Finnish, Hungarian, Xhosa, Afrikaans, and English languages. One item is accompanied by a CD-R holding a powerpoint.
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.
This subseries consists of VHS tapes, digital storage media, and a film reel. Contents include news clips on Blissymbolics, BCI and augmentative and alternative communication, interviews and workshops with Shirley McNaughton, promotional and explanatory films about Blissymbolics, and various presentation PowerPoints and digital documentation regarding Blissymbolics and Bliss users.
Item is a disc containing 9 files consisting of Microsoft Word Documents and PowerPoints. PowerPoints include presentations of BCI Award of Appreciation recipients, ISAAC (International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication), and a Blissymbol alphabet song. Documents include speaking notes for 25th anniversary celebration of ISAAC in Canada and Award of Appreciation plaques.
Item is a disc, appears to include installer for using a Bliss Boardmaker program. Contents include PDF instructions on using the Sample Blissymbol Display and many unreadable bm2, idx and pc2 files.
