Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan, 1941-08-08

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Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains correspondence from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan and from Claude Cuenot to Lucile Swan, most of which appear in The Letters of Teilhard de Chardin and Lucile Swan edited by Thomas M. King, SJ, and Mary Wood Gilbert (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1993). The pages on which the published letters appear are indicated in this finding aid in parentheses, e.g., (p. 20).

Dates

Creation: 1941-08-08

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: French

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains ALS in English from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan (1 page/1 sheet). Written from Beijing. With references to their friendship and enclosing "..the only pious object left, since years, on my working table...For me this quite simple illustration is a vague representation of the universal "foyer" of attraction which we are aiming for..." (p.143) Note: The "pious object" is a small printed illustration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that Teilhard had brought from his home in the Auvergne (see explanation p.143). Verso bears autograph inscription: "To Lucile from Pierre. Peking. Aug. 8.41."

The item was fomerly on long-term loan to Fr. Thomas M. King, SJ (1929-2009), Georgetown University, and is currently missing. There is, however, a photocopy of the front and back of the card within this folder.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, PIERRE - CORRES. TO SWAN, LUCILE 1941 (08/08): Autographed Letter

SWAN, LUCILE - CORRES. FROM TEILHARD DE CHARDIN 1941 (08/08): Autographed Letter