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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Allen, Jon

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Here are a couple of letters exchanged between a soldier fighting in Vietnam and Merton. The soldier is inspired by some of Merton's words in The Seven Storey Mountain, and Merton offers further encouragement in his reply.

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Related Information and Links

See also one published letter from Merton to Jon Allen in The Road to Joy.

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
 1967/06/26 TLto MertonAt the time you passed through the gate of the Trappist monastery, and turned your back on the  Vietnam / asks for Merton's prayers
 1967/07/10 TL[c]from MertonI want to write a few words to thank you for your letter and to encourage you to stick to the goodYes Vietnam / words of encouragement for soldier and comrades
        

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