File 135 - Letters from Louis and Maria ter Steeg

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CA ON00389 C3-2-135

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Letters from Louis and Maria ter Steeg

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  • 1957-1984 (Creation)

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0.3 cm of textual records

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

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File consists of handwritten and typed letters from Henri Nouwen to Maria and Louis ter Steeg. File also includes Nouwen's ordination prayer card dated 1957 and documents concerning the celebration of Nouwen's 25th Anniversary in the Netherlands on December 11, 1982. Celebration documents include a general letter from Laurent Nouwen, dated November 10, 1982; a double sided postcard advertising the event; the order of service for the ceremony; the words of a song, entitled "Henri's song."

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  • Original typed letter from Nouwen to Louis ter Steeg. Dated July 24, 1970. Written in Dutch on Holy Cross letterhead. 2 pages
  • Original typed letter from Nouwen to Maria ter Steeg. Dated April 4, 1971. 1 page. No letterhead. Written in Dutch.
  • Original typed letter from Nouwen to Louis and Maria ter Steeg. Dated Feb 14, 1974. Written in Dutch on Yale Divinity School (YDS) Letter head.
  • Original typed letter from Nouwen to Louis and Maria ter Steeg. Dated Jan 27, 1977. YDS letterhead. 2 pages
  • Original typed letter from Nouwen to Maria and Louis ter Steeg. Dated May 31, 1977. YDS letterhead. 2 pages.
  • Original typed letter from John Mogabgab to Louis ter Steeg. Dated June 23, 1977. YDS letterhead. 1 page, written in English.
  • Original hand written letter from Nouwen to Maria and Louis ter Steeg. Dated Nov 7, 1984. Written on L'Arche Trosly-Breuil card.

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  • Dutch
  • English

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    2010 30

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    Box 5

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    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Added by T Wong, 15 September 2021

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