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Merton's Correspondence with:

Rev. Dr. Howard Schomer

Schomer, Howard, Rev. Dr., 1915-2001  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1963, 1971
Volume: 4 item(s); 4 pg(s)

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Biography

The Rev. Dr. Howard Schomer was a Congregationalist minister and President of Chicago Theological Seminary. He was a Delegated Observer of the Second Vatican Council, representing the International Congregational Council. He was an anti-war activist and took part in some of the Civil Rights Movement's demonstrations with Martin Luther King, Jr.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1963/10/29 TLS to Merton It is now clear that I should be at the Council from November 16 to the end of this session «detailed view»
2. 1963/11/05 TALS from Merton I am glad to hear you are going to the Council. I think it will be very interesting. All my «detailed view»
3. 1971/02/22 TL to Center from Schomer, Howard Your letter about correspondence with Thomas Merton reached me at my current address, via «detailed view»
4. 1971/03/31 TL[x] from Center to Schomer, Howard Thank you for the letter of Father Thomas Merton dated November 5, 1963, and for the authorization «detailed view»

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