Documents Arranged Chronologically
- CZHN 7/09445 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1995/0827
With attached clippings of tomatoes, sampling tomatoes, how to sell them, and how to prepare them (special recipes). Letter is about the clippings that he extracted from the Yankee magazine. Also news on Dick's health and also his wife. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 8/10832 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta and Richard Morris 1995/0830
comments on his daily horoscope and on the progress of the articles he is rewriting (rather slow). ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09442 Card : Gordon Zahn - to Geraldine Ogren 1995/0911
News on Dick and his colon problems and the therapy he is recieving. Also news on the recent fires that seem to have been blazing near Blue Hills. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09341 Card : Gordon Zahn - to Annette Davies 1995/0919
Greetings letter with his horoscope. Just another update on his present status. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/08528 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta and Richard 1995/0924
Wants to know if they could use documents like cancelled checks, bank reports, and tax forms. He also has a stack of correspondence from the last three or four years and wants to know if she wants them. ~ Boston
- CZHN 7/09439 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1995/1004
Letter of personal update on his travels, home life, and the grief of watching four hours of the O. J. Simpson trial. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09437 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1995/1012
A humorous letter of guilt Zahn sent to Gerry reminding her of the harsh words she used to criticize him and his cashmere coat. As a result he shaved off his mustache. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09438 Card : Gordon Zahn - Note to Geraldine Ogren with and attached newspaper photo of cats peering out of a cage. 1995/1025
A mild request for Christmas gift ideas and also the results of his stress test and a small outline of the procedures he had to undergo. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09436 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1995/1114
Request for early suggestions and ideas of Christmas presents and also news of his schedule and when he will be arriving in Milwaukee. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09339 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Annetta Carolina 1995/1116
A comical letter telling her of his apartment leaks, their possible Christmas presents, and also his horoscope. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09173 Greeting Card : Gordon Zahn - Card to Geraldine Ogren 1995/1118
Thanksgiving card with some advice for Gary.
- CZHN 7/09212 Magazine Article : Diane White - "Nine lives? Better make that 10". 1995/1119
Feline health care is becoming as advanced as human medicine with a high-tech, high-cost proposition. ~ Boston, MA ~ Boston Globe Magazine
- CZHN 7/09211 Card : Gordon Zahn - to Geraldine Ogren 1995/1120
Greetings with the attached article on shingles that may come in handy to her to suppress her shingles attack. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09175 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to The New Yorker. 1995/1127
Renewal of subscription and a criticism to the latest content of the magazine pertaining to the distasteful aspects of life. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09174 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter 1995/1129
Christmas letter pertaining to which gifts should be bought for whom. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09346 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren including attached articles. 1995/1212
Personal chatting about a friend's death, Bob Ludlow, and how he was addicted to cigarette smoking. He also talks about his health and clippings from Globe Sunday magazine and an update on the article he sent in. ~ Boston
- CZHN 11/14562 Document : Article: Gordon Zahn - Article, "An Incomplete Confession" published in Commonweal 1995/1215
Discusses the January 1995 statement by Germany's Catholic Bishops, which said, "During the period of the Third Reich Christians did not carry out the required resistance to racist anti-Semitism." Says that this is a satisfactory statement, but says that there are certain things left out of that admittance of wrongdoing that should be stated in order for it to be an acceptable admission of wrongdoing.
- CZHN 8/11142 Magazine : Commonweal 1995/1215
Includes article by Gordon Zahn titled: "An Incomplete Confession," regarding history and issues left out by German bishops.
- CZHN 8/10828 Document : Article: - Newspaper Article clipping, "Saroyan's stuff to Stanford". 1996
The article clipping is about the death of William Saroyan and what he left behind in the literary world. The Saroyan foundation has announced it will be reacquiring the Bancroft Library collection and giving it to Stanford University instead.
- CZHN 7/09197 Newpaper Article : Larry Whiteside - "We need Smith longer at short" 1996
Ozzie Smith's final All-Star appearance brought back memories to fans, opponents, and teammates alike. ~ Boston Globe Magazine
- CZHN 7/09200 Newspaper Article : Diane White - "Hillary's Horrorscope" 1996
Article farce on Hillary Clinton's actions used as a comedy involving her as the sabotager in unexplainable events. ~ Boston Globe Magazine
- CZHN 7/09195 Newspaper Article : Diane White - "How to tell if your cat is for real". 1996
Article defining the qualities that justify whether your cat if for real. ~ Boston Globe Newspaper
- CZHN 7/09182 Newspaper Article : Diane White - "The cat box goes high-tech". 1996
Article on the latest advancement in the production of litter boxes. The LitterMaid is an automated litter box cleaner. ~ Boston Globe Newspaper
- CZHN 7/09217 Newspaper Article : Peg Meler - "Puzzling it out" 1996
Article about the intricate and stunning puzzle designs of a Minneapolis couple. The designs are so breathtaking, some are featured in museums.
- CZHN 5/06185 Newspaper : A eulogy written by Zahn for Robert Ludlow 1996
In the Jan-Feb. edition of The Catholic Worker.
- CZHN 7/09489 Card : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0110
A letter to update her on his recent works that seem to be piling up before his eyes, and also news on the progress of his nine page commentary on Jaegerstaetter. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/09013 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Gerry and Annette, Letter to Audrey, and attached article about the Packers-Cowboys "Ice Bowl" of 1967. 1996/0112
The letter to Annette and Gerry discusses a radio that was given as a Christmas gift, the arrival of snowy weather, and the letter enclosed to Audrey. I get the impression that an estranged relationship is in the process of being rebuilt. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09198 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0118
Letter telling Geraldine of the illegal cats that run around in his apartment building and the reason he won't get one. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09194 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0122
Local letter to update Geraldine on his physical and mental status as of January 22. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09176 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0128
Letter about his misfortune with his roof and temporarily losing his treasured and unreplacable relic. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 11/14563 Document : Article: Gordon Zahn - Article, "Afterthoughts On a Papal Visit" published by America 1996/0224
Gives his own thoughts on Pope John Paul II's visit to the East Coast the last fall and also gives his opinions on Pope John Paul II as a Pope recognized as the third in a series of truly great "peace" popes.
- CZHN 8/10831 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta and Richard Morris 1996/0303
commenting on the CIA and their tricks against him -- erasing his computer files and suddenly replacing them. He also mentions he will be doing an announcement for the Pax Christi Newsletter. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09491 Card : Gordon Zahn - to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0317
A letter of update and also an enclosed article about an upcoming opera that may interest her. Also news on his latest outing to the museum where he observed some modern paintings, one by his broker Paine Webber. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09492 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0321
Letter of physical update and his ailments that seem to come and go. He will be visiting Yonkers for most of Easter and starting his tax forms. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/09005 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Card to Annette with attached article about Chicago's "Ring. " 1996/0329
Comments on the "Ring" in Chicago and his prostate check-up, neither of which were enjoyable. The doctor gave an okay diagnosis on the check-up and Gordon suggests that it was best that Annette didn't go to the Opera. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09180 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0331
Letter about Gordon's physical status and a note that he will be leaving for New Rochelle on Thursday and will not be seeing them for Easter. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09178 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren with a newspaper article by Diane White attached. 1996/0404
Farewell letter for he may possibly be jailed for failing to make payments to the IRS and Commonwealth. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09179 Newspaper Article : Diane White - "Would your cat save your life?" 1996/0404
Article about whether cats are as heroic as dogs, and if they share the same motive. Article contest for stories of heroic cats. ~ Boston Globe Newspaper
- CZHN 7/09213 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0415
Advice that since her previous vacation plans fell through she should contemplate going on a cruise. Also small news that he bought a boom box. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09186 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0415
Letter of greeting and sarcasm about her having tricked him into paying for a "Marriage of Figaro". ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09214 Newspaper Article : Advertisement - Advertisement, "You can witness history when for the first and only time a section of Titanic is raised and the wreck is fully illuminated" 1996/0415
For the first time the Titanic's main section of the wreck, the bow section, will be fully illuminated. ~ Boston, MA ~ Boston Globe Newspaper
- CZHN 7/09202 Newspaper Article : Dirk Johnson - "Gym students still sweat, they just don't shower". 1996/0422
Normally students after gym class would want to shower, but now the prefer to cake on the deodorant and shower later. The answer may be that people are ashamed of themselves and lack what society considers to be the perfect body. ~ The New York Times
- CZHN 6/08950 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Annette Davies 1996/0425
He is excited about the SONY boombox and Ella tape he is listening to. He is convinced that Ella is the only one who can sing Cole Porter better than himself. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09201 Card : Gordon Zahn - to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0427
About his past years, when he was a freshman, and how it has influenced his life now. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09185 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0503
News on his latest doctor exam and a personal note on his hernia. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09183 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0508
Update on his dental visit and a little description of his visit for retired faculty back to the university. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 8/10823 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta and Richard 1996/0513
He has another carton of letters in his possession and will send them soon. He also gives his commentary on the magazine articles he is forwarding to them on the topic of the bombing of Wurzburg. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09184 Correspondence : Gordon C. Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0517
Update on his plans of visiting Milwaukee in early July or so. Also a joke on himself about hiding things in safe places and then forgetting where that safe place is. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09188 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0523
Another letter of his lonliness and laziness. Contemplating using his YMCA card. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/08952 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Postcard to Annette with an attached print clipping. 1996/0524
Asks if they have ever been to "Miss Katie's," a local diner where Clinton and Kohl apparently stopped for a meal. Suggests that if they haven't, they should. ~ Boston,MA
- CZHN 8/10827 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta 1996/0528
He has not sent the box that she is waiting for. He also comments on his packing that has him frantic. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09181 Correspondence : Gordon C. Zahn - Letter to Gerry (Geraldine Ogren) 1996/0531
Zahn feels depressed because he is lonely. Also he mentions his upcoming trip to Worcester for a graduation. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/08949 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Annette Davies with two attached clippings. 1996/0603
He attended the U Mass graduation where Harry Belafonte and Jesse Norman recieved honorary degrees after speaking. He left the ceremony early and sarcastically jokes that he deserves a "Doctor of Humane Letters." He has had no report in a recent EKG, but he may have had a black-out in church -- there is a portion of the service he does not remember. ~ Boston, MA.
- CZHN 7/09187 Card : Gordon Zahn - to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0610
Finalized plan to visit Milwaukee on Friday the 28th to July 8th ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09495 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0620
An update on his flight schedule and also his worrying that has begun since he has not been in contact with Mike and doesn't know when he is returning. Also his persistent theory that the CIA is tapping his phones. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09196 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0710
Another life update to Geraldine filling her in on his recent mission to find his bank statements that he has misplaced like everything else. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09189 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0713
He mentions his short panic attack spurred on by the small thought of moving ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09190 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0723
Feeling of letting his friend Mike down due to his depressed attitude. Also an assumption that is convulsions (Panic attack) are caused by unsettled problems especially about his moving. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09191 Card : Gordon Zahn - to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0724
Comical note that they should sue channel 5 for defamation of character because of their last program that said that overweight pets will have overweight owners. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 8/10834 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta and Richard Morris 1996/0803
on the trauma he is enduring due to his moving from Boston to Milwaukee. He also lists the date is attempting to move. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 7/09494 Card : Gordon Zahn - to Geraldine Ogren 1996/0807
Zahn's recipe to making the perfect martinis and some advice on how to serve it and enjoy it, sipping graciously. Also his birthday plans, which are to have dinner with Paul and stock up on gin. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/08913 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine. 1996/0809
His plans for moving may be postponed because of a doctor's appointment. The move may be postponed from September to October. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 8/10830 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta 1996/0815
on his recent ailments from his move from Boston that have him "cracking up". ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 8/10835 Card : Gordon Zahn - Card to Loretta 1996/0818
about Mundey's death. He also lists the new price of the book Another Part of the War. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/09030 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine 1996/0818
Zahn has shakes every time he thinks about moving. Also he feels he is getting a combination of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/08911 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine with attached clipping from the religion section of the newspaper. 1996/0828
Gordon writes while waiting for guests to arrive. He is disoriented about appointments he has made. The attached article is about "the Dickeyville Grotto" and was given to him by someone who heard him speak in Dubuque in the seventies. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/09029 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine 1996/0896
Gordon is moving back to Milwaukee. He discusses various changes in banks, finding new doctors, and changing his HMO. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/08909 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine 1996/0903
Asks that a studio be reserved for him if available in November or just before. It sounds as if he will be moving soon. He has been having a hard time sleeping because he has been worried about a stand-up steamer trunk that he has misplaced. He gives a brief history of the places he has lived-- places where the trunk could have been lost. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/08951 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Annette 1996/0924
His HMO financed the first $500 of the cost for new hearing aids, so he ordered two. He is uneasy about moving but expects to feel better about it when everything is in place in Juneau Village. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 6/09028 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Geraldine 1996/0996
Mike was visiting and Gordon misses him now that he is gone. Gordon comments on the upcoming election -- he thinks it is going to be sickening. He has an appointment with the cardiologist for EKG results. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 8/10826 Document : Article: - Commentary on Franz Jaegerstaetter Commission Meeting 1996/1007
A commentary on the Franz Jaegerstaetter Commission meeting on the Third Reich's war effort and military service.
- CZHN 8/10829 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Dr. Morris 1996/1017
His address has changed; he lists his new telephone number. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 8/10825 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta 1996/1207
updating her on his move to Milwaukee and his apartment. He also compares Franz Jaegerstaetter and Robert [Thomas?] More in cases of martyrdom. ~ Milwaukee, Wi
- CZHN 8/10785 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta and Richard 1997/0113
listing his new telephone number and also the side note that he thinks he has about ten or more cartons with old records and correspondences that he will be forwarding to them. ~ Milwaukee, WI
- CZHN 8/10820 Postcard : Gordon Zahn - Postcard to Loretta and Richard 1997/0319
A postcard to the Morris' listing his new address in Milwaukee including his new telephone number. ~ Milwaukee, WI
- CZHN 8/10821 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta 1997/0616
updating her on his recent joys from his priest who mentioned article topic "conscientious objection" in the homily. ~ Milwaukee, WI
- CZHN 8/10822 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta 1997/0824
with the background joke that the FBI and CIA are stalking him, he lists his new number and jokes that if they are all right they should contact him. ~ Milwaukee, Wi
- CZHN 5/07419 Document : Article: Gordon C. Zahn - Article in "Commonweal" titled "The Peasant Who Defied Hitler." 1997/0912
Zahn discusses how he came across the story of Franz Jaegerstaetter and works done by him and others to cover the story of the peasant who took a stand against Hitler.
- CZHN 11/14564 Document : Article: Gordon Zahn - Article, "The Peasant Who Defied Hitler" published by Commonweal 1997/0912
Discusses his research on Franz Jaegerstaetter and the book based on this research, IN SOLITARY WITNESS.
- CZHN 8/10819 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Dr. Morris 1997/1110
to the Dr. Morris' updating them on his ailments, his decision to resume work on the Jaegerstaetter story and news that Bishop Auchem of Ling is starting the formal process of canonizing Jaegerstaetter. ~ Milwaukee, WI
- CZHN 8/10784 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Prof. Richard and Prof. Loretta Morris 1998/0308
giving them his new phone number and mentioning his fun doctor's visit. He also comments that the best personal aspect of returning home turned out to be religious. ~ Milwaukee, WI
- CZHN 6/08615 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta 1998/0618
Update on his health and friend Michael. He has the shakes and memory loss (many references to this) and Michael is teaching at Iona College. He wants to hear from her and includes his phone number. ~ Milwaukee
- CZHN 6/08616 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta and Richard 1998/1112
He hopes he has written with his new address, he mentions that he has lived there for two years now. The doctors think that his memory loss is attributed to the two martinis and Scotch before bed, Gordon thinks it is due to the changes in his life. ~ Milwaukee
- CZHN 6/08462 Correspondence : Dr. Gordon Zahn - Letter to Loretta Morris 1999/0620
He is informing her of his move back home. He is enraged by the New Yorker magazine and comments on how he will write to them if he can stick to his intentions. He believes he is chronically depressed and has the shakes. He is not supposed to drink because of all his medications, but still has a little scotch. He misses teaching and his friends. He does not feel well enough to travel and visit. He still wants to write a young person's Jaegerstaetter book or pamphlet. He attributes the memory loss and depression to begining 80. ~ Milwaukee, WI
- CZHN 7/09461 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - A letter to Geraldine Ogren and a newspaper clipping attached. 1999/1118
Gordon talks about the cat in the White House during the Clinton administration, and he talks about Christmas presents and his plans for Thanksgiving. The article is about Socks, the Clinton family cat. ~ Boston, MA
- CZHN 11/14454 Publication : Staff of the Catholic Peace Fellowship - Michael Gallagher 2003
Articles from THE SIGN OF PEACE, "In Light of Eternity, Franz Jaegerstaetter, Martyr" and "Let Us Now Praise Gordon Zahn": a biographical sketch on Franz Jaegerstaetter including excerpts from his prison statement, followed by a biographical sketch of Gordon Zahn.
- CZHN Series : Documents Arranged Alphabetically by Document Type
- CZHN 2/02933 Abstract : "Catholic Opposition to Hitler: The Perils of Ambiguity."
The abstract for Zahn's presentation. The Catholic Church opposed Hitler, limited by a sense of patriotic duty.
- CZHN 10/13796 Addresses : Lists of Warner / Rosewood CPS men with whom he has had contact with in the past.
Mentions that they will not be able to match the individuals listed with the characters in his book, ANOTHER PART OF THE WAR: THE CAMP SIMON STORY, because he has used fictious names. However, some would be willing to do interviews, others not so willing.
- CZHN 1/00624 Announcement : copywriter: Stein, Rex
Announcement regarding THOMAS MERTON ON PEACE ~ The book was received and reviewed. It will be available on May 19.
- CZHN 7/09929 Document : Article: "Conversation between Brothers / Ernesto Cardenal: Daniel Berrigan"
From interview of Ernesto Cardenal, former Trappist, discussing his founding of lay monastery and detailing events that led him from Solentiname to the Frente Sandinista guerilla movement. Includes Berrigan's written plea to Cardenal that "Guns don't work".
- CZHN 7/09921 Document : Article: "A Catholic Call to Conscience"
Piece discussing Catholic Church, its present situations and issues especially with "militarism" in Presidential election campaign and questions posed to the Catholic conscience, and what Catholics can do.
- CZHN 2/02897 Document : Article: "Confessions of a Sometime Radical"
Zahn discusses the changing definition of radicalism as the times change. He feels that radicalism is not only in the manifestation, but in the moral conviction.
- CZHN 9/12845 Document : Article: "Noncognitive Indicators of Student Success"
A presentation of research and argument regarding factors that may determine the success of a student.
- CZHN 8/11214 Document : Article: "The Rule of Reason and the Drive toward Violence" by Willliam Pfaff from Worldview Magazine
Examines and breaks down a recent argument of Sir John Lomax for human predilection for war. He goes on to discuss the U.S. and his hopes for "creative cooperation among nations".
- CZHN 6/08103 Document : Article: A book description
Describes Zahn's "The Military Chaplaincy. " ~ no date
- CZHN 6/07765 Document : Article: A typed article
Information regarding Peace Day for press release. (corresponding with items 7763 and 7764) ~ no date
- CZHN 6/08119 Document : Article: Alan Simpson - Article titled, "Chaplains and the crunch"
Simpson reviews Zahn's "Chaplains in the RAF." ~ no date
- CZHN 6/08099 Document : Article: Alfred Connick - A book review in Boston Globe
Reviews Zahn's "The Military Chaplaincy" ~ no date
- CZHN 1/00513 Document : Article: An article regarding the death of Daniel Ford.
Daniel G. Ford died Sunday at his summer home in Dennis after a heart attack.