File consists of letters from Foster Parents Plan and its local branch in La Paz, regarding Nouwen's sponsorship of a young boy, Hugo Corini, from Bolivia, including letters from Hugo translated by a staff member and information booklets.
File consists of letters from Rev. Norman Hughes Hart, writing from Australia, including an invitation to his wedding to Patricia Bond Matthews, and a bulletin from his Anglican parish of Warracknabeal.
File consists of an essay by Nouwen titled "Verslag van een stage bij van den Bergh's en Jurgens Fabrieken N.V." [Report of an internship with Van den Bergh and Jurgens factories NV.]. This is a report of Nouwen's time as an intern at Unilever. Report includes drawings and pasted in diagrams of his work and the factory. His internship was conducted from July 1 - August 1, 1958.
File consists of letters and newsletters from various members of the L'Arche community, including: -official letters from Jean Vanier,
Sr. Claire Marie de Jesus (Rolf), Renate Craine, Simone Landrien, Thérèse Monique, of L'Arche Trosly-Breuil, France; -Mary Egan of L'Arche Carrecoeur in Haiti; -Tim K. Hollis of L'Arche England; -Jaziane Gueusquin of L'Arche Cuise la Motte, France; -Dorothy (last name unknown) of Asha Niketan in Madras, India; -Irene (last name unknown) writing from Kalittalai, India (previously of L'Arche Daybreak); -Andrei (spelling unclear) writing from the Jesuit Communaute of Wépion-Namur in Belgium; -The Dietz family of Augsburg, Germany; -Jim and Julie B? (last name unclear) writing from France;
Bright Dove, Christine, George, Linda, Paguita(last names unknown) of unknown affiliation; and, -a copy of quarterly newsletter "Letters of L'Arche" (no. 57, March 1987).
File consists of letters from Carol Mead (formerly Plantinga),Nouwen's former assistant, most written from Rwanda, including a letter written to Carol from Fr. Ignatius Kakumanu, and a typed letter from Connie Ellis, Nouwen's administrative assistant.
File consists of letters from Sr. Connie Ostrander, O.S.B., including some of her speeches, copies of newspaper articles, copy of a letter sent to Julie Brooks about Saint Bede Priory (Eau Claire, WI) and short typed letters from Connie Ellis, Nouwen's administrative assistant.
File consists of a letter from Jerry S. Parr, a former secret service agent for President Reagan, as well as correspondence from The Rev. J.J. VanBorskirk of Bethany Christian Church (Fort Washington, MD) and from George A. Hearne, President of Eureka College (Eureka, IL), regarding the receipt of an honourary degree by Parr.
File consists of letters from Marie-Hélène and Paul Peeters, writing from France, a very long typed letter from Nouwen, a letter from Marie (their daughter?) and John Casey, and a short typed note from Connie Ellis, Nouwen's administrative assistant.
File consists of five photographs of Nouwen with Sr. Connie Ostrander (OSB), of St. Bede Priory (Eau Claire, WI), and her niece, Tess (last name unknown), aged 5.
File consists of letters from Phyllis A. Williams, letters to her from Jonathan C. Barker, D. Min. and Fr. Sylvester Feeley regarding Nouwen, and a typed letter from Nouwen.
File consists of copies of letters to Lulu Wendel from Anton T. Boisen, and manuscripts by Wendel entitled, "From Bedlam to Bethlehem", collected by Nouwen. Letters to Wendel from Boisen are regarding a manuscript she wrote about her own experience (citing Boisen) in 1961 (letters are dated 1961 and 1962). There are two copies of Wendel's manuscript; one complete version with illustrations, and one without. File also includes an article by Wendel entitled, “A Visit,” and a Christmas portrait of the Wendel family in 1970. The material was sent to Nouwen by Wendel in 1971.
File consists of fourteen letters from from (Rev.) Charles Busch, of Tombstone Community Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ (Tombstone, AZ). Includes a letter with his church news bulletin, two embroidered cards, one including a quotation from D.H. Lawrence, an invitation to his wedding to Cathey Lynn Ball on January 14, and a postcard and note to file a card and photograph under "Charles (Pierre)". File also includes a letter from Jutta Ayer with the annotation to file it under "Busch".
File consists of four photographs of Baldwin and Roni Keenan, and their son, Lee, in a hospital with their newborn daughter and sister, Nora, born August 9, 1984.
File consists of two pamphlets: one regarding the Foster Parents Plan, the other about Bolivia, the country of Nouwen's Foster Child, Hugo Corini. File also includes a letter from Hugo Corini with a typed translation, a letter from Elha Aguirre, Corini's social worker, and a letter sent on Corini's behalf including a small handicraft figurine.
File consists of three photographs depicting a painting of an icon for use in "Behold the Beauty of the Lord". Two photographs depict the painting displayed on a easel, with grass and/or trees in the background, while the third photograph is a close-up of the painting. File also includes a blank photo card featuring a photograph entitled, "Restoration", and envelopes and a business card from Sooter's (Richmond Hill, ON).
File consists of seven letters (one addressed to Connie Ellis, Nouwen's administrative assistant), a note, and two cards (one to Ellis), from Rose Marciano Lucey. File also includes a photocopy of a newspaper article; two newsletters; two order forms for the book, "John and Mary"; a prayer card; a poem; a letter to Mike Bibler from Nouwen, sent via Lucey; and a copy of a typed letter of response from Ellis.
File consists of three letters and a postcard (sent from Rome, Italy) from (Archbishop) Peter Sutherland, (OMI), of the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas and member of the L'Arche Fraternity of Priests. File also includes copy of a typed letter from Nouwen.
File consists of the honourary Doctor of Human Letters diploma Nouwen received from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and the contents of a photo album, creator unknown, containing a copy of the diploma, memorabilia from the event and photographs of the campus. Items in the photo album include: a copy of the Doctor of Human Letters diploma, the convocation citation (author unknown); a program for the convocation; a program for the Earlham College Religious Emphasis Week; a photograph of the convocation; a photograph of the Nouwen speaking at Earlham College; and five photographs taken by T. Strickland of the Earlham College campus, including one each of the ESR Community Building, Earlham Hall, Lilly Library, Carpenter Hall (1987) and one entitled "Campus Scenes, Earlham Hall" (1989).
File consists of eighteen letters (ten addressed solely to Connie Ellis, Nouwen's administrative assistant, and one to Daybreak Publications), two cards, and a postcard and three notes (to Ellis) from Myra Alexander. File also includes a newspaper clipping regarding the death of Virginia Mullaney and copies of two typed letters of response from Ellis.
File consists of a letter from (Sister) Ellen Mary Berg and an invitation to her public profession of final vows as a Benedictine Religious on September 30, 1989. File also includes a copy of the eucharistic liturgy for this event, a photograph of attendees, and a note thanking Nouwen for the gift he sent.
File consists of three letters from Judi Briggs, one written from England. File also includes an invitation to an exhibition of her art on October 14 and 15, 1989, a typed copy of her biography, a card labelling one of her sculptures, and a photograph of a sculpture.
File consists of a get well card from Bob Calis, writing from New Zealand, and a local newspaper clipping describing Nouwen's accident. File also includes a photograph of Bob Calis' family.
The file consists of three letters from Tim and Janet Carson, writing from Grimsby, England, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's writing. File also includes a photograph of Tim and Janet Carson.
File consists of various reproduction prints, blank postcards and greeting cards. These prints, postcards, and cards, include mostly religious images, but also a few geographical images. File includes some of the following:
one black and white print of a drawing of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns
one colour print of a painting with four women dressed in white. Annotation on back of print in unknown hand: "Four Women Martyrs by Sr. Marion Honors. in honor of the women who gave their lives in El Salvador."
one black and white photograph (13.9 cm x 9.0 cm) of an unknown priest. Annotation on back of photograph: "file: photos"
fifteen copies of the Trinity Icon, with no annotations
1 box set containing 48 reprints of etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn [etchings are numbered and are out of order]
1 box set containing 12 reprints of paintings by Aloys Schreiber, featuring historical comments [in German], and depicting country life in Germany
Reproductions of pieces (drawings and paintings) by Rembrandt van Rijn, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Peter Paul Rubens
Reprints of pages of religious books and frescoes
Several copies of a drawing of Pope John Paul II
Postcards and cards include Vincent van Gogh paintings, photographs inside churches, an airplane, Mount Saint Alphonsus (Esopus, NY), monasteries, Pope John Paul II, and other religious art (including some poems)
1 Rembrandt wall calendar from 1991 containing 12 Rembrandt prints, including Return of the Prodigal Son.
Because there are several copies of some of these prints, it is possible that Nouwen intended to send some of these with correspondence.
File consists of a letter from Joan Claring-Bould, writing from Australia. File also includes a photograph of Claring-Bould and her nephew and a photograph of Nouwen's books on display at St. Paul's Bookshop in Adelaide.
File consists of two letters from Foster Parents Plan (Warwick, RI) regarding Nouwen's sponsorship of a new foster child, Elvis Porcel, in Bolivia. File also contains a report about Nouwen's former foster child, a report and case history of Porcel, a letter from Porcel written in Spanish and translated into English, and two photographs of Porcel and his family.
