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This file contains one handwritten letter by Hasley. The bulk of her papers are held at the University of Notre Dame Archives.
Lucile Hasley was a convert to Catholicism who published around twelve titles through Sheed and Ward, which were quite autobiographical in nature and featured themes concerning her conversion and about the Catholic Church. She wrote to Merton from South Bend, Indiana.
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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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1949/11/12 |
HNS[x] from Merton |
Sure they can use that statement - |
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[verso: imprinted with a design of a cross, a bird and the word "PAX" (peace)]
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1950/04/23 |
HLS to Merton |
Here's that "dame" again.... this time to thank you for unconsciously pushing Reproachfully |
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1950/04/no? |
HNS[x] from Merton |
in appreciation and thanks for 'Reproachfully Yours' which is now being read in our refectory - |
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[for the original source file - see "Fox, James" Series 29 / and see also letter from Merton to his abbot general, Dom Gabriel Sortais, of October 19, 1953 referring to scandal caused when Merton's endorsement of Reproachfully Yours read by the Abbess of Staplehill] copy of inscription inside an unknown book given by Merton to Hasley and written before her April 23, 1950 to which it refers / Merton's use of Trappist sign language to indicate he knew Hasley, the author of the book being read in the monastic refectory
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