File 145 - Letters from Rev. Charles Busch

3 cm of textual records

File consists of letters written by Henri Nouwen to Rev. Charles Busch.

Photocopies:
1) 1987, May 8: handwritten postcard
2) 1988, March 12: handwritten postcard
3) 1988, March 21: handwritten greeting card
4) 1988, March 27: handwritten postcard
5) 1990, August: handwritten postcard
6) 1988, June 15: handwritten postcard
7) Undated: handwritten note

Originals from Nouwen to Busch:
1) 1985, August 8: handwritten letter. Two pages.
2) 1986, April 25: handwritten letter. One page
3) 1986, November 24: handwritten letter. Two pages
4) 1986, December: handwritten note. Written on the back of a "L'Arche Prayer."
5) 1987, January 9: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
6) 1987, March 2: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
7) 1987, April 7: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
8) 1987, May 27: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
9) 1987, December 27: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
10) 1988, September 13: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
11) 1988, September 20: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
12) 1989, January 2: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
13) 1989, October 6: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page. Refers to Easwaran.
14) 1991, April 3: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
15) 1991, June 18: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
16) 1992, March 13: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
17) 1992, September 10: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
18) 1994, November 30: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.
19) 1995, January 26: typed letter. Daybreak letter head. One page.

File also consists of a second folder containing typed and handwritten correspondence to Charles Busch from Nouwen from 1978 to 1995; inscriptions by Nouwen to Busch; and typescripts by Nouwen. Correspondence consists of original copies and photocopies of letters, cards, and postcards. A recurring theme in the correspondence is how much Nouwen values his friendship with Busch. The inscriptions are on copies of "Christ of the Americas: Dying and Rising and Coming Again" and "The Poor: Path to Unity". This second folder also includes the following typescripts appended to letters sent by Nouwen:

• L'Arche and the World - sent Jun 4, 1987
• With Out-Stretched Hands: reflections on Christian Leadership in the Future - sent September 29, 1987
• A Glimpse Behind the Mirror: Reflections on Death and Life - sent May 15, 1989
• Sermon "I Must be in my Father's House" - June 18, 1989
• Rublev's Icon of the Trinity: A Reflection on the Spiritual Life - undated

Title based on file contents.
Items are arranged chronologically as much as possible. Due to the fact that the postcards are photocopied with two to one page a complete ordering was not possible.

Revised by T Wong, 22 February 2022