File 269 - Letters from Rene van Eyden

1.2 cm of textual records

File contains two folders. All letters are originals and written in Dutch unless otherwise indicated. The first folder contains:
1)1962, November 21st. Handwritten letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Written from Rome, 5 pages.
2)1964, April 20th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. The Menninger Foundation letterhead, 1 page double sided.
3)1964, July 10th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. 2 pages double sided.
4)1965, January 23rd. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. The Menninger Foundation letterhead, 1 page double sided.
5)1965, September 13th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. The Menninger Foundation letterhead, 1 page double sided.
6)1966, April 19th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. University of Notre Dame Letterhead, 1 page double sided.
7)1966, August 9th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. University of Notre Dame Letterhead, 1 half page double sided.
8)1967, July 15th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. University of Notre Dame Letterhead, 2 pages.
9)1967, August 2nd. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. University of Notre Dame Letterhead, 1 page.
10)1968-1969. Photocopy of course description for the 1968-1969 school year of “Katholieke Theologische Hogeschool, Amsterdam.”
11)1969-1970. Photocopy of course description for the 1969-1970 school year of “Katholieke Theologische Hogeschool, Utrecht.”
12)1970, November 16th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Written from Utrecht, one page.
13)1970, November 24th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. One page.
14)1970, November 26th. Typed letter from Maria Nouwen-Ramselaar to Van Eyden. Prof mr. L.J.M. Nouwen letterhead. 1 half page.
15)1972, July 22nd. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Instituto de Idiomas Pardres de Maryknoll letterhead. 1 page double sided.
16)1973, May 26th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Yale University letterhead. 1 page double sided.
17)1974, August 2nd. Hand written letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. The Genesee Abbey letterhead. 2 pages.
18)1974, November 6th. Typed letter written by Van Eyden to Nouwen. Written from Zeist. 2 pages.
19)1974, November 12th. Hand written letter written by Nouwen to Van Eyden. The Genesee Abbey letterhead. 2 pages.
20)1975, August 19th. Typed letter written by C.M. Kempton Hewitt to Van Eyden. St. Thomas Seminary of Denver Colorado letterhead. One page. The letter raises the idea of developing a joint American-Dutch working symposium in the area of pastoral theology. Van Eyden indicated that Nouwen participated in the first such “Dutch-North American Pastoral theology” conference in Denver, June 6-10th, 1980.
21)1975, November 1st. Typed letter from Van Eyden to Nouwen. Written from Zeist. 1 page double sided.
22)1975, November 9th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Yale Divinity School letterhead, 1 page double sided.
23)1976, January 18th. Hand written letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Yale Divinity School letterhead, 1 page.
24)1976, May 30th. Typed letter from Van Eyden to Nouwen. Written from Zeist. 1 page.
25)1976, August 18th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Yale Divinity School letterhead, 1 page.
26)1977, January 13th. Typed letter from Van Eyden to Nouwen. Written from Zeist. 1 page.
27)1977, January 25th. Typed letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Yale Divinity School letterhead, 1 page.
28)1983, August 29th. Hand written letter from Nouwen to Van Eyden. Padres of Maryknoll letterhead, 5 pages.
29)1985, July 6th. Typed letter from Nouwen to “Friends.” Harvard Divinity School letterhead, 1 page.
30)1985, December 1st. Typed letter from René and Akke Van Eyden to Peter Weiskel. Written from Zeist, one page. Written in English, regarding Love in a Fearful Land.
31)1987, May 21st. Typed letter from Connie Ellis to van Eyden. Daybreak letterhead, one page. Written in English.

The second folder contains duplicates of the letters dated 15 July 1967 and 9 August 1966, along with English translations of those two letters. A translator’s note is also included.

• Dutch

Title based on contents of the file.
Rene was a few years ahead of Henri in the seminary. See the file under related descriptions for more information.

Added by L Whitehead, 20 October 2025