Theosophy

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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Adrienne Croissant - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Papers.

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 note The Granger - Teilhard de Chardin Collection consists of seventeen letters from Teilhard to Dr. Walter Granger of the American Museum of Natural History, plus one letter to Roy Chapman Andrews, scientist and explorer.The letters contain detailed accounts of Teilhard's paleological findings and scientific research, and his comments on the findings and writings of others in the field. These discussions include a number of allusions to research on Peking Man (Sinanthropos), as well...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note This collection consists of 18 letters written by Rev. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to a French acquaintance, Mme. R.J. Houdin. In January 1986, Mme. Houdin gave the letters to Rev. Pierre Leroy, S.J., friend and fellow Jesuit of Teilhard de Chardin. She died not many years after, on September 25, 1989. The correspondence is extremely personal in nature, containing advice from Teilhard to Mme. Houdin relating to her friend Andre and to her children Gerard and Corinne, as well as to her...

Scope and Contents note The Lukas-Teilhard de Chardin Collection comprises the materials used by Ellen and Mary Lukas in the research for their book, Teilhard, a biography of the Jesuit paleontologist and philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. These files consist of original letters, photographs, and photoreproductions of unpublished letters to and from Teilhard, his family, friends, and associates, along with some related printed materials.The material consists of correspondence to the Lukases from...

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The Raphael - Teilhard de Chardin Collection consists of thirty-seven letters, a manuscript drawing, two typed manuscripts, and a number of offprints on evolution and anthropology, all from the collection of Mrs. Francoise Raphael, an old friend of Teilhard from his early days in China. There is also a folder of black-and-white photographs.

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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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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.