File 185 - Letters from the Madonna House Apostolate

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CA ON00389 C3-2-185

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Letters from the Madonna House Apostolate

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  • 1979-1981 (Creation)

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0.5 cm of textual records

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File consists of photocopies of letters written by Henri Nouwen to Catherine Doherty, founder of The Madonna House Apostolate, and one photocopy of a manuscript written by Henri Nouwen, "The Monk and the Cripple."

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1) December 28, 1981 hand-written postcard
2) October 3, 1981 typed letter. Abbey of the Genesee letterhead.
3) September 3, 1981 typed letter. Abbey of the Genesee letterhead.
4) December 20, 1980 typed letter. No letterhead. Three pages.
5) October 20, 1980 typed letter. Yale Divinity School (YDS) letterhead.
6) July 10, 1980 typed letter. YDS letterhead.
7) March 25, 1980 typed letter. No letterhead.
8) January 26, 1980 hand-written letter. YDS letterhead. 2 pages.
9) September 1, 1979 typed letter. YDS letterhead. Signed by John Mogabgab and Henri Nouwen.
10) August 27, 1979 hand-written postcard. Written by Mogabgab and signed by Nouwen.
11) Manuscript "The Monk and the Cripple Towards a Spirituality of Ministry" by Nouwen. 32 pages. Annotated: "Address to be given on February 1, 1980 at the conference on lay-ministry"

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The material is still legally owned by the Madonna House Archives. Their permission must be sought before re-producing the material in any way.

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      2010 65

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Added by T Wong, 17 February 2022

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