File 194 - Letters from Cindy Shannon

0.5 cm of textual records

File consists of letters written by Nouwen to Cindy Shannon, unless otherwise indicated.

1) January 6, 1982 handwritten letter to Cindy and her husband Jim Antal. No letterhead. One page, double-sided.
2) October 8, 1982 handwritten letter. No letterhead. One page, double-sided.
3) October 12, 1982 handwritten letter. No letterhead. Two pages.
4) October 17, 1982 handwritten postcard to Jim and Cindy.
5) October 30, 1982 handwritten letter. No letterhead. Three pages.
6) February 18, 1983 typed letter. Harvard Divinity school letterhead.
7) November 10, 1984 handwritten greeting card to Cindy and Jim. Double-sided.
8) August 28, 1985 handwritten letter. No letterhead. Four pages.
9) January 8, 1986 handwritten letter to Jim and Cindy. No letterhead.
10) January 10, 1986 handwritten postcard to Jim, with love to Cindy.
11) March 11, 1986 handwritten letter. No letterhead. One page double-sided.
12) Undated handwritten postcard, written by Nouwen to Luke, son of Cindy Shannon and James Antal.
13) June 22, 1988 handwritten postcard to Jim and Cindy. Winnipeg Manitoba as the return address.
14) August 4, 1988 handwritten postcard to Cindy and Jim.
15) October 4, 1988 handwritten postcard to Jim, Cindy, and Luke.
16) July 13, 1989 typed letter. Daybreak letterhead.
17) November 22, 1989 typed letter. Daybreak letterhead.
18) October 9, 1990 typed letter. Daybreak letterhead.
19) February 15, 1991 typed letter. Daybreak letterhead.

The file contains two folders. Folder 1 contains the original letters, while folder 2 contains photocopies of the originals.

Title based on contents of the file.
Shannon gathered the material and sent it to the Archive in response to the 2010 Letter Project. The materials also included works by Nouwen, which can be found in related descriptions as Material collected by Cindy Shannon.

Added by L Whitehead, 23 September 2025