Anne Perkins worked for Harper & Brothers publishers while writing to Merton. She introduced Merton, via mail, to another author published by Harper, Abraham Heschel. She writes from New York.
See also the "Browne, Jane", "James, Bruno Scott" and "Heschel, Abraham" files.
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.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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1960/01/04 |
TLS from Merton |
I am utterly appalled. I can't imagine what I might have said that would get anybody fired. |
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1960/07/06 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Having lost the card you sent with the Caponigri book I am trusting my imperfect memory in giving |
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1960/07/11 |
TLS to Merton |
Thank you so much for your letter which I have passed on to Eugene Exman and Melvin Arnold, chief |
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1960/09/02 |
TLS from Merton |
I was very happy to get the Teilhard de Chardin proofs, and I have written a 3000 word article |
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1960/09/06 |
TLS to Merton |
Thanks very much for your letter about Teilhard and Bruno James. Bob Lax showed me your |
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1960/09/12 |
TNS to Merton |
I just talked to Abraham Heschel on the telephone and tactlessly asked whether you had written him |
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1960/09/17 |
TALS from Merton |
The books were delivered this morning only, and that is why I have not made any sign |
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1960/09/23 (#01) |
TAL[c] from from Exman, Eugene / to Merton |
Anne Perkins has shared your letter of September 17 with me and I am delighted, as she is, |
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1960/09/23 (#02) |
TNS to Merton |
I really apologize for all the correspondence of late, but after CENTURIES by Thomas Traherne, |
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1960/10/10 |
TLS from Merton |
The Pilgrim is now on his way back to you. He gets around still. I greatly enjoyed rereading it. |
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| 11. |
1960/10/31 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
The copy of the little Bruno James book has arrived, and so too has the Kelly Testament. |
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thoughts on Abraham Heschel / Merton's article on Teilhard de Chardin / possible project on the Philokalia / advice from Bruno Scott James
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1960/11/30 |
TALS to Merton |
Under separate cover I have just mailed the English edition of a book Harper will publish in March. |
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1960/12/14 |
TALS from Merton |
Tito Coliander's book is really remarkable: a fine, clear, virile spirituality, deeply rooted |
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| 14. |
1960/12/27 |
TLS to Merton |
I was delighted to get your letter today, which must have come up by mule back, as it was dated Dec. |
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1961/02/06 |
HPCS from Merton |
I don't know how Ed will get back in this snow. The roads are terrible. However he left yesterday. |
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[verso: "SUBIACO - SACRO SPECO" - "Superior Church - Two episodes of S. Benedict's life (Umbrian school 15th. cent.)"]
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| 16. |
1961/04/no? |
HPCS to Merton |
Happy Easter and a Blessed one. Anne Perkins |
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[verso: "The Last Supper. Latin-French Prayerbook for the french Royal House, XVth century."]
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1962/02/27 |
TLS from Merton |
There are so many things to thank you for that I don't know where to begin. And I know you will |
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| 18. |
1962/04/12? |
other[x] from Merton |
Prayer for Peace [-] Almighty and merciful God, Father of all men, Creator and Ruler of the Universe |
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[a prayer later published in Thomas Merton Essential Writings and elsewhere - note at end of the last page: "This prayer, written by T. Merton, was read in the House of Representatives by Congressman Frank Kowalski (D. Connecticut) on April 12, 1962. (Wednesday in Holy Week.)" / despite the date here, Wednesday, April 18, is the Wednesday of Holy Week, 1962, and likely true date it was read]
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1964/05/09 |
TLS to Merton |
Just found a Christmas card you sent a couple of years ago with interesting notes about Meister |
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1971/03/10 |
TLS[x] to Center from Perkins, Anne |
Sorry I am late in response to your request of letters from Thomas Merton. When I worked at Harper |
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1971/03/18 |
TL[x] from Center to Perkins, Anne |
Thank you for your letter of March 10, and the attached Merton letters. It is interesting to read |
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1971/03/22 |
TL[c] from Center to Perkins, Anne |
Mrs. Charlaine Hays who works in the Merton Room called to my attention the fact that I had |
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| 23. |
undated/no/no |
HPCS from Merton |
The Clement prayer is lovely but one has a lot of trouble with these little 4 page illustrated books |
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[verso: "Because of the head, members are gladdened by the hope of ascending to the heights"]
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| 24. |
undated/no/no |
HCS from Merton |
The Eckhart book arrived and is very handsome and complete. I like it better than the one |
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[text in side card from the First Easter Sermon of St. Bernard of Clairvaux - "He Who did not come down from the Cross came forth from the Tomb"]
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