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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Shannon, William Henry, Msgr., 1917-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1981

Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This file only contains letters between Msgr. Shannon and people who were not Merton correspondents. There are no Merton letters in this file, and all correspondence occurs after Merton's death. In addition to this file, there are Shannon letters interfiled with other Merton correspondents. All correspondence deals with issues related to Merton's personal papers or art.

Biography

Fr. William H. Shannon is a Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. He has written a biography of Merton and other books on Merton. He was the chief editor of Merton's published letters.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Usage permission for letters to Merton from Columbia University must be obtained from the Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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Other Finding Aids

If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
   

Series List

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

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1981/03/08 TLS[x]to Paul [no surname]Thank you for sending me the Campus Ministry Newsletter. I like the direction in which your Merton  [to someone named Paul from Columbia University] Merton's calligraphies and other papers being sent to Columbia University / Sr. Therese Lentfoehr collection coming to Columbia University
        

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