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Thomas Merton's Correspondence
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Thomas Merton's Correspondence with: Anderson, James BruceJames Bruce Anderson; James Anderson
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Record Group:Section A - Correspondence |
Dates of materials:1963-1964 |
Volume:7 item(s); 8 pg(s) |
James Bruce Anderson served as editor for a journal of poetry called the "Charlatan" published by the Trinity Episcopal Church in Iowa City.
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Note: "TM" stands for Thomas Merton, see Abbreviations page. Dates are in yyyy/mm/dd format.
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| # | Date | From / to.. | First Lines | Memos / Subjects | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1963/October/04 | TLS To Merton | Trinity Parish is going to publish a journal of poetry, prints, and essays, to appear twice each | asking permission to publish some of Merton's poetry | details |
| 2. | 1963/October/29 | TL[c] From Merton | Please forgive the long delay. I have been wanting to send you something. All my poems are "out" | Merton sends notes on Julien Green / asks if Anderson wants "abstract 'calligraphic' drawings" | details |
| 3. | 1963/November/03 | TLS To Merton | Thank you very much for the commentary on Julien Green for CHARLATAN. We did not expect to get | details of publication / requests calligraphies from Merton | details |
| 4. | 1963/November/06 | TL[c] From Merton | Well, then: here are some calligraphies. They may turn out to be a little radical for you. The | group of calligraphies entitled "Flying Signatures" / other series "Animal Forces" and "Vegetal Forces" / Prof. Herbert Burke / Ernesto Cardenal / Latin American poetry | details |
| 5. | 1963/November/25 | HLS To Merton | Due to the tragic death of the president we have decided to include a separate section of poems | Kennedy's death / publishing of Merton's drawings / art collector interested in drawings / Fr. Roselip sending poems / Chinese and Taiwanese poets | details |
| 6. | 1963/December/01 | TL[c] From Merton | No, I am afraid that the murder of President Kennedy has left me inarticulate. If anything deserves | Saint John Perse / selling of his "non-pictures" / recommends poet Ned O'Gorman | details |
| 7. | 1964/September/26 | TL[c] From Merton | Thanks for your note: I am relaying the information to Cardenal, Seminario de Cristo Sacerdote, La | comments for publication on 1964 presidential election between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater | details |
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