Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre

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Personal letters and materials relating to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ., collected by Marie-Therese Cosme and written by mutual friends Pierre Leroy, SJ; Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ; and others. Includes offprints of monographs by Leroy and Teilhard de Chardin. Also letters from French explorer and spiritualist Alexandra David-Neel (1868-1969) and Emmanuel de Breuvery, SJ (1906-1970).

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This collection consists of 18 Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin essays and publications as collected by Marie Terese Dubalen as well as one piece on Teilhard written by Bruno de Solages (folder 11).

Content Description

Personal papers containing letters and documents relating to Francoeur's scholarship on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J., and to the British and American Teilhard associations. Correspondents include George Barbour; Jeanne Mrotier; Walter Ong., S.J.; and a letter from Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan.

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Collection-level Scope and Content Note

The Constantin Kluge - Pierre Leroy collection consists of 34 personal, autograph signed letters from Father Leroy to his friend Constantin Kluge, in addition to first-hand background information provided by Kluge on his acquaintance with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and his circle (especially Pierre Leroy and Claude Riviere). A complete typed transcription of the 34 letters has been graciously provided by Mme. Solange Soulie, a close friend of Pierre Leroy.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The collection consists of correspondence to Pierre Leroy, S.J., from his long-time friend paleontologist and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, as well as from mutual friends such as George Barbour, Lucile Swan, Helmut and Rhoda de Terra, Marguerite Teillard-Chambon (cousin of Teilhard de Chardin), as well as Teilhard's biographer Mary Lukas. The collection includes some 77 individual letters written by Teilhard de Chardin to Father Leroy primarily during the former's final...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Lucile Swan papers consist of 4 series summarized as follows --1. Correspondence: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan, 1932-1955. (Folders 1:1 - 2:104). Includes correspondence from Claude Cuenot to Lucile Swan (Folders 2:105-106). 2. Teilhard de Chardin Oeuvres: Consists of writings/essays (typescripts, mimeographs, reprints, and translations into English). (Folders 3:1 - 4:39). 3. Printed Material: Clippings from journals and newspapers about...

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This collection consists of letters from Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to Adrienne Croissant (1946-1954) as well as Teilhard and Teilhard-related publications (1923-1957).

Content Description

Letters from Teilhard de Chardin to Diane de Margerie. Includes printed articles by and about Teilhard de Chardin. Four offprints bear inscriptions by Teilhard to Ambassador Roland de Margerie and his wife Jenny Fabre-Luce, parents of Diane de Margerie.

Diane de Margerie (b.1927), is a French writer and translator.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 18 letters written by Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to a French acquaintance, Mme. R. J. Houdin (d. 1989). The correspondence is personal in nature, containing advice from Teilhard to Mme. Houdin relating to her friend Andre, her children Gerard and Corinne, and her grandchild Thierry. Written between 1951 and 1955, the correspondence also recounts Teilhard's life in New York, with some references to his various trips to South Africa and to California and Maine....

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Materials pertaining to Pierre Leroy, SJ, particularly relating to his book: "Un chemin non trace: Jesuite au XX siecle" (1992). Includes letters from Abbe Breuil, photographs of Leroy, and an early copy of "La messe sur le monde" by Teilhard de Chardin.

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Teaching materials created by Bernard Brown, S.J., and Thomas King, S.J., relating to the philosophy of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

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Source material collected by Warre for her exhibitions on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. 18 folders. Items of note include:

1. Copies of typescripts of reminiscences and published articles by Thomas King, SJ; Pierre Leroy, SJ; Solange Soulie; Leo Zonneveld, and Warre, among others.

2. Warre, Janetta, "Travelling with Teilhard de Chardin in Britain." (No publication date.)

3. Teilhard de Chardin Centenary Exhibition catalog, 1983. Inscribed by Warre.