File 252 - Letters from Jerry Parr

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CA ON00389 C3-2-252

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Letters from Jerry Parr

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  • February 1981–June 1990 (Creation)

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0.7 cm of textual records

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University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Special Collections

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Jerry Parr is a retired Secret Service Agent, best known for being one of the agents protecting President Reagan during the assassination attempt on March 30, 1981. Nouwen met Parr at the Convocation lectures, likely at Yale, just prior to the assassination attempt.

File consists of original letters written by Nouwen to Jerry Parr. All letters include their original envelopes, while postcards do not. Includes:

1) 1981, February 26
2) 1981, August 20
3) 1981, September 1
4) 1981, October 8
5) 1982, January 7: Handwritten postcard
6) 1982, April 30th: Invitation to Nouwen's 25th Anniversary of is Ordination
7) 1982, August 14: Copy of a follow up letter to friends after the 25th Anniversary party
8) 1983, February 6: Copy of a letter to "Friends"
9) 1984, November 15: Handwritten photo postcard, written in Bolivia
10) 1984, November 25: Hand written postcard
11) 1989, February 2: Original letter written by Connie Ellis on Nouwen's behalf
12) 1990, June 14

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      henri-nouwen-collection.pdf

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      Title based on contents of the file.
      Parr gathered the material and sent it to the Archive in response to the 2010-2011 Letter Project.

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      2011 81

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      Added by L Whitehead, 6 October 2025

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