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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Strong, John L.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1966

Volume: 7 item(s); 7 pg(s)

Scope and Content

John Strong forwards to Merton some letters he received from United States government officials, including members of Congress and State Department staff. Strong wrote to them to petition amnesty for Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese monk.

Biography

John L. Strong writes from Landover Hills, Maryland.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See also the "Nhât Hanh, Thich" file.

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
 1966/10/25 (#01)HLSto MertonEnclosed are the results of the letters I wrote, prompted by the article you wrote in Jubilee.   
 1966/10/25 (#02)TLSfrom Machen, HerveyThank you for your letter concerning Thich Nhat Hanh. I have contacted the Viet Nam Desk  [from Hervey G. Machen, U.S. Congressman of the 5th District of Maryland - sent 1966/09/19]
 1966/10/25 (#03)TLSfrom Donnellery, DixonPresident Johnson has asked me to reply to your recent communication. We appreciate receiving  [from Dixon Donnelley, Assistant Secretary to the Department of State in Washington, D.C. - sent 1966/09/15]
 1966/10/25 (#04)TLSfrom Tydings, JosephI appreciated hearing from you about the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and I regret that the press  [from Joseph D. Tydings, U.S. Senator from Maryland - sent 1966/10/06]
 1966/10/25 (#05)TLSfrom Sickles, CarltonI have received a reply from the State Department in response to my inquiry on your behalf regarding  [from Carlton R. Sickles, U.S. Representative from Maryland - sent 1966/10/17]
 1966/10/25 (#06)TLSfrom Sickles, CarltonThank you for your letter expressing your concern for the safety of Thich Nhat Hanh. I have taken  [from Carlton R. Sickles, U.S. Representative from Maryland - sent 1966/10/05]
 1966/10/25 (#07)TLS from Torbert, H. G. / to Carlton SicklesThank you for your letter expressing your concern for the safety of Thich Nhat Hanh. I have taken  [from Acting Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relation at the State Department, H. G. Torbert, Jr., to Carlton R. Sickles, U.S. Representative from Maryland - sent 1966/10/13]
        

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