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University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Special Collections File
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Photographs of Nouwen, Fred Rogers and others

File consists of twenty-two photographs of Nouwen, wearing a blue collared shirt and gray sweater, and Fred Rogers, Chris (Christopher) De Vinck, and George Wirth during their visit to L'Arche Daybreak on July 24, 1992.

Photographs of The Flying Rodleighs

File consists of four photographs, taken by professional photographer Jurgen Venn, of The Flying Rodleighs, wearing white and gold costumes, performing their trapeze routine on May 16, 1992.

Interview with Peter Weiskal

File consists of an interview with Peter Weiskal interviewed by Sue Mosteller (location unknown). The interview is not transcribed and is only available on audio cassette.

Letters from Ron van den Bosch

File consists of letters, photographs and newspaper clippings from Ron van den Bosch and letters by Nouwen. Also contains correspondence from Robert L. Bell, President of Crescendo Publishing regarding the Desiderata poem.

Interview with Harold Weinstein

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.

St. Stephen's Chapel - December 6, 1990

File consists of memos from Nouwen to some members of the Daybreak community, inviting them to the Annual Eucharist and Dinner of the Ansgar Foundation at St. Stephen's Chapel and the National Club in Toronto. Includes copies of the seating arrangement and notes back from Sue Mosteller and Nathan Ball suggesting who from the community should be invited to join them. Also includes a pamphlet in Dutch and a photograph of an alter with Dutch annotations on the back.

Interview with Joe Vorstermans

File consists of an interview with Joe Vorstermans interviewed by Elisabeth Pozzi-Thanner at the Henri Nouwen Society offices in Richmond Hill, ON. Vorstermans is an executive member of the Henri Nouwen Society and lives and works in L'Arche Daybreak (Richmond Hill, ON). Vorstermans was the assistant's coordinator in 1986 when Nouwen arrived at L'Arche Daybreak. In 1996 Vorstermans became pastor while Nouwen was on sabbatical and subsequently had to lead the L'Arche Daybreak community through the grief process with Nouwen's death. Vorstermans recalls Nouwen performing Mass, Nouwen assisting after core member Raymond Batchelor's accident, Nouwen going to Homes for Growth (Winnipeg, MA), the L'Arche assistant's retreat and Nouwen's letter writing. Themes present in Vorstermans' interview include immigration, Jean Vanier, Alzheimer's L'Arche Daybreak over time, interfaith community, Bill van Buren and Nouwen's legacy. The print is of Vorstermans standing on a beach with his hands in his pockets dressed very causally. The interview is transcribed and available electronically or in hard copy.

Photographs of Weiskel family

File consists of two photographs of the Weiskel family: Peter and Kate Sheehan, and their toddler son, Paul Alfonso Sheehan Weiskel, taken in autumn of the previous year.

Rev. Dehnert and wife (Australia) - October 26, 1990

File consists of a letter from Rev. Dehnert, requesting to do a retreat with Nouwen or Sue Mosteller at Daybreak. Includes a copy of Nouwen's outgoing response stating that their schedules do not permit time for a retreat. Annotations on the letter indicate a dinner was confirmed for October 26th. Also includes a photograph with annotations in French on the back.

Photographs of Marcel and Darla Wegman wedding

File consists of three photographs, taken by an unknown professional photographer, of Nouwen at the wedding of Marcel and Darla Wegman at St. Mary Immaculate Church (Richmond Hill, ON) on January 25, 1992.

Interview with Rene van Eyden

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".

Photographs of community members and birthday poster

File consists of two photographs of several L'Arche Daybreak community members in the process of painting a large poster for Nouwen's 60th birthday celebrations, including Bill Van Buren and Fr. Francis Maurice.

Interview with Ron van den Bosch

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.

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.

Photographs of Nouwen's 60th birthday celebrations

File consists of sixty photographs of Nouwen, wearing a white sweater and dark pants, and other L'Arche Daybreak community members celebrating Nouwen's 60th birthday on January 24, 1992, at the original "Dayspring". The photographs were taken by various unknown photographers, and includes one partially complete roll, many with negatives. In total, there are fifty-two copy prints and nine unprinted negatives.

Interview with Jan van den Bosch

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".

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.

Interview with William Van Buren

File consists of an interview with William Van Buren interviewed by Carl MacMillan and Mauren Wright at L'Arche Daybreak (Richmond Hill, ON). Van Buren is a core member of L'Arche Daybreak and was a friend and traveling companion of Nouwen's from the community. The file includes post interview notes from Wright. The interview is not transcribed and is only available on audio and video cassette.

Photographs of Nouwen at Catholic Women's League of Canada function

File consists of eight photographs of Nouwen, wearing a black suit, at a conference of the Catholic Women's League of Canada in Toronto, ON, on May 7, 1991; he is accompanied by several other L'Arche Daybreak community members including Bill Van Buren, Fr. Francis Maurice, Patsy Ramsay, and Lorenzo Sforza-Cesarini.

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.

Interview with Sally Tucker

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.

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.

Elizabeth M. Sibley Parry photographs

File consists of two sets of photographs of Nouwen received from Elizabeth M. Sibley Parry. The first set consists of 19 photographs, primarily of Nouwen visiting with Pat Sibley. The photographs have handwritten notes on the back including:

  • Nouwen at picnic table with John Mogabgab in 1979
  • Nouwen in Alfred Station, NY, en route to Abbey of the Genesee, 1981
  • Nouwen in Italy, 1982
  • Nouwen and others at Doylesford Abbey, Paoli, PA in 1982
  • Nouwen at a dinner table with others, in Cambridge, 1984

The second set consists of 12 photographs from a trip to the Nouwen family house in Losone Switzerland.

  • Losone_1: 10 October 1982, “Open gates and path into Henri’s place”
  • Losone_2: 10 October 1982, “Path from kitchen door to gate at Henri’s place”
  • Losone_3: 10 October 1982, “View from Henri’s place”
  • Losone_4: 10 October 1982, “Seen from Henri’s place”
  • Losone_5: 10 October 1982, “Old Losone”
  • Losone_6: 10 October 1982, “Old Losone, Ticino”
  • Losone_7: 10 October 1982, “Old Losone, Ticino”
  • Losone_8: 10 October 1982, “Old Losone, Ticino”
  • Losone_9: 17 October 1982, “Kitty Upjohn and Henri, Sunday Market, Cannobio, Italy”
  • Losone_10: 17 October 1982, “Henri at the Sunday Market, Cannobio, Italy”
  • Losone_11: 17 October 1982, “Kitty and Denis, Mike and Henri, Sunday market, Cannobio, Italy”
  • Losone_12: 17 October 1982, “Kitty and Denis, Mike and Henri, Sunday market, Cannobio, Italy”

August 1985

File consists of correspondence and other material regarding Nouwen's participation in August Desert Wilderness, an event protesting nuclear testing, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Includes a copy of a letter from Jim Antal to Anne Bucher and a letter from Jim to Nouwen regarding the event. Nouwen gave a talk on August 6th. Also includes a pamphlet about the event, a postcard, and photograph of Jim and family.

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).

Interview with George Thelus

File consists of an interview with George Thelus interviewed by Maureen Wright and Wendy Lywood (location unknown). Thelus was a core member of the L'Arche Daybreak community (Richmond Hill, ON) currently lives in a long term care facility in Richmond Hill, ON. Thelus often traveled with Nouwen when they both lived at L'Arche Daybreak. The interview is not transcribed.

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.

Interview with Maria ter Steeg

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".

Photographs of Christmas Eve at L'Arche Daybreak

File consists of three photographs of Christmas Eve celebrations at the original Dayspring chapel at L'Arche Daybreak; the photographs depict Nouwen, Emily Hurst and her daughter, core member, Helen Humphries and assistant, John Guido.

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.

Interview with Louis ter Steeg

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".

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?].

Letters from Nouwen's 25th Anniversary of Ordination

File consists of letters, telegrams and greeting cards sent to Nouwen on the occassion of the 25th anniversary of his Ordination. The letters have been numbered by the Archivist. The list of correspondents includes:

  1. Br. M. Alexis
  2. Bob Durback
  3. Bob Serigan
  4. Br. James
  5. Kathy Begina
  6. Walter and Jet Gaffney
  7. Robert Jay Lifton, M.D.
  8. Marge and Tom Melizzi
  9. [Juanita Gerken?]
  10. Jean [Emmons]
  11. June E. Hagan
  12. Jane Bouvier
  13. Kathy Sennott
  14. Phyllis Howelb
  15. Madeline and Dorothea McGinley
  16. Art Laffin
  17. Steve and Carol Berry
  18. Sr. Gabriel Marie
  19. Caroline S. Wales
    20.Manette and Harry Adams
  20. Sr. Catherine
  21. Ken and Lenore Smith-Aman
    23.Joseph G. Kelly
  22. Kay Hartlage and Eileen Walsh
  23. Peg Oetjen
  24. Elaine Fitzpatrick
  25. Barbara Grecco
    28.Mary Fern [Hollis]
  26. Don McNeill
  27. Virginia van Dooren
  28. Tom and Ada Karlin (telegram also from Meg and Ovidio Penalver, Agnes Baker and Laura Shilter)
  29. Sr. Doreen, CP
  30. Frank and Sandy (Sandra) Cihlar
    34.Ellie Drury
  31. Mary Ann Logue
  32. Mabel and John Treadwell
    37.Covenant Peace Community (Rev. Hud Richard)
  33. Gerry McCrane
  34. Fr. John Eudes Bamberger
    40.David [Schlaver?]
  35. Rose and Dan Lucey
  36. Carol [Plantinga]
  37. Jeff [Merkle]
  38. Frank Yeomans
  39. Br. Christian [photograph removed]
    46.Hans and Ann Hermans
  40. Frank Yeomans, Maria Malanchuk, Arlene Ganem, Brad Wolcott and Vincent [last name unknown]
    48.Carolyn Beehler
    49.Callie and Wim Stone
    50.Caroline S. Wales
    51.Steve and Carol Berry
    52.John and Marjorie Mogabgab
    53.Rudy Hokanson and Susan Miller
    54.Sr. Marci [Marcelline] Yurkovic
  41. Anne and Mary [lastname unknown]
    56.unknown prayer card and photograph [photograph removed]
  42. Br. Anthony, OCSO [photograph removed]
    58.Elaine Blondin Kriedel
  43. P. and C.
  44. Br. Theodore.
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