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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Ralston, William H., Rev. Dr.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1966-1967

Volume: 6 item(s); 11 pg(s)

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Biography

The Rev. Dr. William H. Ralston was an Episcopal priest who taught at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee, at the time of writing to Merton. He was on the editorial board of the literary magazine, The Sewanee Review. He had a love of the Book of Common Prayer and helped found the society to preserve its usage. He went on to become the rector of St. John's, Savannah.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1966/08/25 TL[c]from MertonI don't know if you knew about the mixup Andrew and I had with a poem of mine called "Origen."   
 1966/11/11 TL[c]from MertonHere are six poems which I thought you might like to see. If you want some or all of them, I would   
 1967/01/11 TL[c]from MertonI have been wondering about those six poems I sent some time ago. Are they of any use to you?   
 1967/01/17 HLSto MertonI hope you will pardon our delay in answering your earlier letter. I so much regret that you had   
 1967/03/21 HLSto MertonI've sent you today the Faulkner volume, which - even though I think he ought to be allowed  [dated "Holy Wednesday" - postmarked 1967/03/21]
 1967/06/30 HLSto MertonI don't know what you must think of me for not acknowledging your beautiful gift, but the truth   
        

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