|
|
Thomas Merton's Correspondence
Merton Corpus and Bellarmine Merton Collection |
| home | research | classification | |  |
correspondents list
manuscripts lists |
site index | site search |
| Use the box below to search correspondence. Leave empty to view all titles. | |
Thomas Merton's Correspondence with: Allen, JonJon Allen
|
Record Group:Section A - Correspondence |
Dates of materials:1967 |
Volume:2 item(s); 2 pg(s) |
Here are a couple of letters exchanged between a soldier fighting in Vietnam and Merton. The soldier is inspired by some of Merton's words in The Seven Storey Mountain, and Merton offers further encouragement in his reply.
Descriptive Summary Biographical Note Usage
Guidelines Related
Information Series & Arrangement Container List
top of pagePlease click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
top of pageSee also one published letter from Merton to Jon Allen in The Road to Joy.
top of page
Note: "TM" stands for Thomas Merton, see Abbreviations page. Dates are in yyyy/mm/dd format.
For more information, see the Standards page.
Printing tip: Set your printer to "Landscape" mode to best fit the width of the table.
top of page| # | Date | From / to.. | First Lines | Memos / Subjects | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1967/June/26 | TL To Merton | At the time you passed through the gate of the Trappist monastery, and turned your back on the | Vietnam / asks for Merton's prayers | details |
| 2. | 1967/July/10 | TL[c] From Merton | I want to write a few words to thank you for your letter and to encourage you to stick to the good | Vietnam / words of encouragement for soldier and comrades | details |
| # | Date | From / to.. | First Lines | Memos / Subjects | Details |
| top of page | |||||
Copyright © The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University. All rights reserved.
Web design and finding aid by Mark C. Meade.
