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- 1983-1990 (Creation)
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File consists of letters written by Henri Nouwen (unless otherwise specified) to Jim Towey (unless otherwise specified):
1) 1983, August 4: original, typed letter to Senator Mark Hatfield. HDS letterhead.
2) 1983, August 4: copy, typed letter to Senator Mark Hatfield. HDS letterhead.
3) 1984 (?), Jan 4: icon card with a brief greeting inside
4) 1984, July 3: original, typed letter
5) 1984, Sept 28: original, hand-written note card
6) 1984, Sept 29 original, hand-written postcard
7) 1984, Sept 30: copy of a hand-written letter to Senator Hatfield. 7 pages
8) 1985, Jan 16: original typed letter to Towey
9) 1985, July 10: original hand-written letter to Senator Hatfield. 2 pages
10) 1985, August 26: original, hand-written postcard to Towey
11) 1985, Sept 25th: original hand-written letter and two blank icon postcards
12) 1985, Dec 10th: original hand-written letter (2 pages) and one black icon greeting card
13) 1986, March 15th: copy of a hand-written letter to Senator Hatfield. 3 pages
14) 1986, April 8th: copy of a hand-written letter to Senator Hatfield. 3 pages .
15) 1986, May 5: original hand-written postcard
16) 1987, April 1st: original typed letter
17) 1988, Jan 18th: original hand-written letter
18) 1988, March 20: original hand-written greeting card
19) 1988, April 14: typed letter written by Connie Ellis to Jim Towey. Daybreak letterhead.
20) 1988, July 21: original hand-written letter to Towey
21) 1989, March 6: original typed letter (although page 2 appears to be a photocopy).
22) 1989, May 18: original typed letter
23) 1989, September 5: original typed letter
24) 1989, Sept 5: original typed letter from Connie Ellis to Jim Towey
25) 1989, October 5: original typed letter. 2 pages
26) 1990, June 14: original typed letter
27) 1990, Dec 7: original typed letter
28) Undated: "A Parable" by Henri J.M. Nouwen
29) Undated: "Christ of the Americas: Dying and Rising and Coming Again." by Henri Nouwen. World Peace Paper number 9 (World Peacemakers). Contains inscription from Nouwen.
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Towey collected the material and sent it to the Archive as a result of the 2010-2011 Letter Project.
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- Towey, Jim (Subject)
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Added by L Whitehead, 25 September 2025