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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
O'Gorman, Ned, 1929-2014

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1963

Volume: 4 item(s); 7 pg(s)

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Biography

Ned O'Gorman was a poet and, at the time of writing, on the editorial staff of the Catholic magazine, Jubilee. His poetry has been described as having "bejeweled" language and baroque imagery, influenced by his Catholic faith. He was also interested in social justice, starting a library and school serving primarily African-American children in Harlem in 1966. (Source: "O'Gorman, Ned." World Authors. 1975. Wilson Biographies Plus. Online. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 13 Jan. 2006. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1963/11/04 HNSto MertonI am in a state of great pleasure for that letter- I am thinking happily of you reading O'Gorman   
 1965/12/30 TLSto MertonThank you for your note. I know the book is absurd, cumbersome but to me it holds vistas   
 1966/06/01 TL[c]from MertonHere are the "Seven Words" after much delay. I am sorry for this. actually there was a lot   
 undated/12/25 HCSto MertonWhen is a good time to visit you.? Tom. I'm blessed [-] Book is blest [-] World is blest.   
        

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