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University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Special Collections Henri Nouwen fonds File
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Photographs of Nouwen's trip to Greece

File consists of 138 slides of Nouwen's trip to Greece with several unidentified friends. Slides depict mainly local scenes and scenery, and were previously housed in four slide trays each labelled "Griekenland" I - IV.

Baptismal records

File consists of a photocopy of Henri Nouwen's baptismal record and birth certificate.

Framed photographs from Nouwen's home

File consists of 22 photographs, most of which are framed. These photographs were kept by Nouwen in his home. Most depict Nouwen family members. Included in the file is a framed woven piece of fabric, which was stored with the photographs.

Baby Book

File consists of a baby book given to Nouwen’s mother at the time of his birth.

Poem to Oma

File consists of a poem for Oma, Nouwen’s grandmother (Maria Rutten?).

Portrait of Anton T. Boisen

File consists of portrait, taken by an unknown professional photographer, of Anton T. Boisen, wearing a suit and seated in front of a large map.

Papers from Gymnasium

File consists of two essays handwritten by Nouwen while attending the Gymnasium. Essays include a summary on Gerard Brom, etc., and one entitled, “Salvation is Never Born in Noisiness" (possibly for a religion class or Dutch).

Doctoral degree and Police clearance certificate

File consists of photocopies of Nouwen’s degrees and certificates, declarations from October 27, 1988, of Nouwen’s doctorate in Psychology (February 3, 1964) from the department of Social Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit (University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, NL) and in Theology (October 7, 1971), and a police clearance certificate from the York Regional Police from October 19, 1988. Material in the first folder was likely gathered while Nouwen was applying for Canadian citizenship. File also consists of a second folder of awards, certificates, memberships, and degrees awarded to Nouwen from 1979-1995. A third folder consists of additional copies of degrees, original grade reports, and a letter from Nouwen's brother on the need for these documents for Henri's work in the United States.

Report cards

File consists of one report card and two honour cards. The report card is for the school year 1948 - 1949 at St. Aloysius College, Nouwen's Gymnasium. This report card includes a certificate of honourable mention from July 1949 in the subjects Religion, Dutch, and Geography. The two honour cards are from the school year of 1944 - 1945 (Nouwen's first year at Gymnasium) for Nouwen having earned first place in his class in a subject. The first card recognizes Nouwen for Latin, and the second card for an unknown subject [Bijbljesch?].

Boisen – classroom material 2

File consists of Anton T. Boisen’s classroom materials used in a course entitled, "Types of Mental Illness: A Beginning Course," for use in the Training Centers of the Council for the Clinical Training of Theological Students. File contains Parts 1 and 2 of “Types of Mental Illness: A Beginning Course”.

Boisen – classroom material 1

File consists of Anton T. Boisen’s classroom materials used in a course entitled, "Types of Mental Illness: A Beginning Course," for use in the Training Centers of the Council for the Clinical Training of Theological Students. File contains Part 1 of “Types of Mental Illness: A Beginning Course” and copies of Boisen's case studies.

Distribution card

File consists of a distribution card issued to Nouwen. This card identified Nouwen and indicated what resources he received following the Second World War.

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.

Collected readings

File consists of bound readings relating to psychology. File includes:
Haben, Robert, M.D. "A Study in Forgery: A Psychological Study of Han van Meegeren". Thesis submitted for Menninger School of Psychiatry, June 1966. Reading includes a letter from Han [van Meegeren] to Nouwen, dated April 15, 1966, in which he discusses Klink and Pruyser, as well as the United States. He also asks Nouwen how he is finding Notre Dame University.
Council for Clinical Training, Summary 1966 Fall Conference, including Joint Sessions with the Institute of Pastoral Care.
Council for Clinical Training, Summary 1965 Fall Conference, including Joint Sessions with the Institute of Pastoral Care.
Council for Clinical Training, Inc.: Fall Conference Proceedings, 1964, including Joint Sessions with the Institute of Pastoral Care.
Council for Clinical Training, Inc.: Fall Conference Proceedings, 1963, including Joint Sessions with the Institute of Pastoral care.
Centraal Adviesbureau voor Priesters en Religieuzen: Verslag van de enquete - gehouden onder uitgetreden priesters in Nederland van 1958-1967 with index.
Fagin, Barry. "Client Centered Counseling: The Theory and Practice of Non-Directive Counseling." Workshop in Institutional Ministry, The Catholic University of America: October 1949.
The Catholic Commission on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs. "The Christian Intellectual and the 'Secular' World." Washington, DC: May 1968.
List of Library Holdings in Personality (1940 - )

Postcard scrapbook

File consists of eighteen loose scrapbook pages which contain sixty-two postcards depicting buildings, streets, and other landmarks in the Netherlands and Germany.

Prayers and psalms

File consists of three prayers by Nouwen entitled "A Parable," "Father," and "May the face...".

Photographs of unknown location

File consists of 44 slides featuring photographs taken in an unknown location, perhaps somewhere in the Caribbean, such as Haiti. There are palm trees visible in some photographs, and other trees. There are several photographs of small children, as well as some that appear to be taken inside a school (P4030-P4031). There are images of huts and people standing near to these huts. There are also some photographs of white priests in white robes, perhaps at a Mission building. Several photographs feature the outside of a white cement-block church. There are other white adults in photographs, perhaps other Mission workers. Some photographs were taken in a city, some featuring a marketplace, and some featuring city streets and a wall along a bay. An older man and woman are in some of the photographs in different locations, but they are unidentified.

Photographs of [Ireland]

File consists of 104 slides featuring photographs likely taken in Ireland and in the United Kingdom. Photographs feature unknown individuals in unknown landscapes. There are some photographs of mountains, stone markers, and a photograph of a group of priests in front of a stone church (P4146). There is one photograph featuring a bust of John Henry Cardinal Newman (P4091). There is one image featuring a city street with double-decker buses (P4105).

Diplomas

File consists of fifteen diplomas from: St. Aloysius College, his ordination under Archbishop Bernard Alfrink (one including a ribbon and seal), the University of Nijmegen, Topeka State Hospital, and The Menninger Foundation.

Hiltner - Papers, Manuscripts

File consists of copies of two short manuscripts by Seward Hiltner entitled, “Religious Anxiety and Values (Self Understanding By S. Hiltner)” (Abingdon Press, New York 1951), and “Clinical Pastoral Education: An Appraisal 1960”.

Materials relating to mission work

File consists of materials relating to mission work, including pamphlets and a typescript by J.B. Moeller titled "Missie en Liefde" ["Mission and Love"]. Pamphlets include: several issues of Annalen (no. 688, 687, 686, 685, 684, 683, 682, 681, 679); De Medische Missiezusters; "Rapport 'Missie en technische Bijstand'"; "Centrum Lectuurvoorziening Voor de Missie - Rijsenburg"; "Helpthen bidden"; several issues of S.P.L. (no. 62, 6160, 59, 58); "Inrichting van de Missie Vereniging Sint Franciscus Xaverius Seminarie Rijsenburg"; "Priester-Missiedag"; Brits Kameroen (Nederlands Medisch Missie Comite).

Het teken van de tempel

File consists of typescript of a text titled "Het teken van de tempel" ["The Sign of the Temple"], likely written by Nouwen while he was at the Seminary. Cover page includes a quote in French of A. Leboisset on the mystery of the Temple.

Typescript on exegesis

File consists of a typescript on exegesis, which includes a biblical historiography, the pentateuch, the ark of the covenant, the route of the exodus, and the didactic books of the Old Testament. The header on the pages reads: "Rosendaal, 1952-'53."

Typescript and notes on J.H. Newman

File consists of several typescripts in various stages of editing for a paper entitled, De Meimaandgedachten van J.H. Newman, by Nouwen. File also contains lists of books pertaining to Newman organized by the libraries in which they can be found, as well as handwritten reading notes and preliminary notes for the paper by Nouwen.

Course notes on existentialism

File consists of notes for a course on existentialism and modern theology. Files includes typed and handwritten course notes and reading notes, handouts, and other materials. Some of the material is dated from the mid-1950s.

Photographs of Holland

File consists of 47 slides featuring photographs taken in the Netherlands. These photographs were possibly taken in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Some photographs feature the canal that runs through Amsterdam. There are photographs of buildings in a city as well as in a more country setting, as well of some photographs of windmills. There are also several photographs of paintings, perhaps done by Rembrandt van Rijn (P3964-P3966).

Photographs of Israel

File consists of 59 slides featuring photographs taken around Israel. It is likely that Nouwen took these photographs while on a trip to Israel in the late 1950s. It does not appear as though Nouwen is in any of the photographs. Some photographs do feature individuals, but the photographs mostly feature landscapes and buildings, including photographs of Nazareth, Haifa, Judea mountains, and a kibbutz.
The slides are numbered, in Nouwen's hand, and included in the file is a list which matches the numbers and briefly describes the contents. List is in Dutch.

Paper on De Mariadevotie van John Henry Newman

File consists of a handwritten draft of a paper by Nouwen, including his handwritten corrections, entitled, "De Mariadevotie van John Henri Newman" ("The Devout Marie by John Henry Newman"). File also contains a typescript version of the paper, again with corrections in Nouwen’s hand.

Reading notes

File consists of handwritten reading notes by Nouwen. It is possible that these were reading notes for the writing of De Mariadevotie van John Henry Newman by Nouwen. The notes cover the following texts:
The Mariology of Cardinal Newman by Francis G. Friedel, SM, 1928
Meditations and Devotions by Rev. W.P. Neville
The New Eve: Catholic Belief in Our Lady (from Letter to Pusey)
The Development of Christian Doctrine ed. C.F. Harrold, 1949
The New Eve by J.H. Newman, 1952
The life of John Henry Cardinal Newman, W. Ward, 1912
La Mariology de Newman par Mgs. H. Francis Davis
Sermon Notes of J.H. Card. Newman, 1913

Course notes on ethics

File consists of notes relating to a course on ethics, taught by Prof. van Boxtel during the 1955-1956 school year. The notes are typed and handwritten. Typed notes may have been written by J. Vossen.

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.

Financial documents

File consists of the contents of two duotangs containing financial documents including invoices, receipts, and financial statements. These documents date from 1956 to 1967 and are filed alphabetically. They are predominantly in Dutch.

Writings on Ireland

File consists of a spiral-bound notebook with handwritten prose by Henri Nouwen, possibly in part or whole draft of articles on Ireland.

Draft of De koningin van Ierland

File consists of a draft typescript of an article entitled, "De Koningin van Ierland", that was likely partially published with several other articles by Nouwen about Ireland in 1956.

Travel journal from Ireland

File consists of a red exercise book containing a journal about Nouwen's trip to Ireland. Parts of this journal were published in articles about Ireland in 1956. Journal starts with an entry from August 15th. There also are reading notes in the journal, and notes on conversations. Some notations are in English. Mentioned in the journal are Neil O'Duffy (with reference to storytelling and fairy tales, local history, and customs), and other storytellers, with some notes on Irish tales. Also included are notes in English about synthetic coffee, with some of these notes in English.

Theology diploma from Corpus Studiosorum Nobiomagensium Carolus Magnus

File consists of one theology diploma from Corpus Studiosorum Nobiomagensium Carolus Magnus. This diploma is likely Nouwen's degree from the seminary, which he received after his ordination. The diploma has a raised red wax seal with a ribbon. Diploma is dated November 5, 1957.

Course materials on military and psychiatry

File consists of course materials for a course taught on the military and psychiatry. This materials includes typed hand-outs, Nouwen's handwritten course and reading notes, and sample forms used for diagnosis.

Materials relating to Rijsenburg Seminary

File consists of materials relating to Rijsenburg Seminary. This includes newspaper clippings on Rijsenburg Seminary, the events and students of Rijsenburg; programs from events for priests; typed notes on "vindicamus dagen" [restoration days] in Hilversum; a handwritten poem by Brigitta Bruisman in honour of "your" (presumably Nouwen's) ordination; a letter from J. Nieuwenhuis, editor of De Bazuin, thanking Nouwen for sending a copy of his article on Newman; handwritten notes by Nouwen;, and two letters to Nouwen, one from Paul Minchen, and the other from an unknown person.

Reading notes

File consists of handwritten reading notes on the topic of phenomenological philosophy, including notes on the phenomenology theories of Merleau Ponty. These notes were likely taken for a class taken during Nouwen's Psychology degree program.

Course notes for Han Fortmann

File consists of materials most likely from a course taught by Han Fortmann. File includes a typed bibliography of psychology and religion with annotations in Nouwen's hand; a typescript titled 'De genade van het geloof' by E.P. Prof. Dr. E.H. Schillibeeckx, O.P.; and three newspaper clippings, 2 by Fortmann about Marxism and Christianity, and a response by Prof. Dr. P. Zacharias.

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