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Individual Series View, Merton's Correspondence with:

FBI Materials and CIA Materials


Series 5, Miscellaneous Online Materials


Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1958, 1964-1968, 1980-1986
Volume: 28 item(s); 42 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This file contains correspondence and information retrieved and surrounding a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made by Robert G. Grip of WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama. The United States federal agencies queried were the Central Intelligence Agency

Biography

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.

Related Information and Links

See published letters from Merton to Pasternak in The Courage for Truth, pp. 87-93; see also the "Mulloy,

Series List

Series NumberSeries NameTotal Records
1 CIA FOIA Request 6
2 FBI Headquaters FOIA Request 12
3 FBI Louisville Office FOIA Request 3
4 US Department of State FOIA Request 6
5 Miscellaneous Online Materials 1

Container List

Series#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
Series 5 #1.
«All Series«
1968/01/no other[x]   Individuals Against the Crime of Silence [-] A Declaration To Our Fellow Citizens Of The United [protest petition against the Vietnam War with named signatories, including Thomas Merton, and asking for others to sign and submit signatures - published in the January 1968 edition of Ramparts magazine, see also the "Keating, Edward" file for the Ramparts editor requesting Merton join the petition] «detailed view»

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