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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Pierson, Roscoe M.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1960-1964

Volume: 17 item(s); 19 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Roscoe M. Pierson was librarian of the Bosworth Memorial Library at the College of the Bible (later known as Lexington Theological Seminary, Disciples of Christ) in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1960/05/24 TL[x]to MertonA hurried note to tell you how much I appreciated the time which you gave us Sunday night and Monday  sending library booklists and list of current duplicate books
 1960/06/10 TLS[x]from MertonThank you for your note and for the booklists which are certainly impressive. You select widely   
 1960/06/17 TALS[x]from MertonThe books have arrived safely and I am very grateful. They will be well taken care of and will   
 1960/06/27 HLS[x]from MertonIn signing the pictures I wrote on the front of one or two but it did not seem to me to be so good   
 1960/06/28 TLS[x]from MertonUnder separate cover I am mailing you a book of which we have several copies here. It is HARVEST   
 1960/08/27 TLS[x]from MertonMany thanks for your card and for the list of periodicals. I might some day want to find something   
 1960/08/29 TLS[x]from MertonUnder separate cover I am sending you a few mimeographed books of material which I have got together  [second page: photocopy of handwritten note by Merton with articles by Jean Hering]
 1960/09/16 TLS[x]from MertonMany thanks indeed for the CHURCH INCARNATE. It is a very fine book and one which will be   
 1960/09/22 TALS[x]from MertonForgive me for the confusion about the two Bennets. I did not know there was any difference.   
 1960/10/04 HLS[x]from MertonI am in the middle of preparing a few conferences on Tobit - that wonderful and fascinating story.   
 1960/12/23 TLS[x]from MertonFirst I want to thank you for the very interesting book of Dr Campbell Garnett on CONTEMPORARY   
 1961/01/14 TLS[x]from MertonThanks for your very good letter of Dec. 28th and for the copies of the tables of contents   
 1961/04/18 TLS[x]from MertonOn page 65 of Robert McAffee Brown's <u>American Dialogue</u> reference is made to a book which   
 1962/11/23 TLS[x]from MertonIt was indeed a pleasure to hear from you again, and I am delighted that you should think me worthy   
 1963/05/04 TLS[x]from MertonThis is to ask you a little favor. As you may or may not know, the University of Kentucky,   
 1964/02/13 TLSto MertonThank you for sending me the mimeographed articles which you prepared for use with your classes   
 1964/03/11 TLS[x]from MertonToday I am putting in the mail the books which you kindly lent me. They have been very profitable.   
        

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