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- May 30, 2006 (Creation)
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0.6 cm of textual records. - 1 computer disk. - 2 audio cassettes (ca. 3hrs).
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File consists of an interview with John Garvey interviewed by Joe Vorstermans at the Garvey home in Queensborough, New York City. Garvey is an orthodox priest and writer/editor. Garvey met Nouwen as a student at the University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Indiana) from 1963-1967. Garvey remembers Nouwen performing the liturgy in Garvey's small apartment, visiting Nouwen at Yale (New Haven CT), Nouwen visiting Garvey in Springfield, Illinois and their correspondence till Nouwen's death. Themes present in Garvey's interview include papacy, The Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Anthony Bloom, writing, Commonweal Magazine, Nouwen's relationship with kids, Vincent van Gogh and prayer life. The files also includes a handwritten note from Garvey to Joe Vorstermans regarding the deed of gift and a brief chronology of Garvey's life. The interview is transcribed and is available electronically or in hard copy.
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The audio cassettes have been removed from the file and rehoused in audio cassettes box 8. Reference copies of the audio cassettes are available (located with originals).
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- Garvey, John (Subject)
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Added by T Wong, 23 October 2018