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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Landes, Aloys R.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1964-1965

Volume: 11 item(s); 13 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This correspondence concerns an exhibit of Merton's art work at Catherine Spalding College. The president of the college, Sr. Mary Charlotte, put Landes in charge of the arrangements. The file also contains a copy of a letter from Landes to Sr. M. Lurana, S.B.S. of Xavier University and a copy of a letter to Merton's friend and poet Robert Lax.

Biography

Aloys Landes was Director of Development for Catherine Spalding College in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Related Information and Links

See also the "Mary Charlotte, Sr." file.

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1964/10/06 TLSto MertonSister Mary Charlotte has given me your letter of September 7 accepting her invitation to show your   
 1964/10/10 (#01)TAL[c]from MertonThanks for your good letter, which I have been expecting. I had already tentatively made   
 1964/10/10 (#02)TALS[x]from MertonThanks for your good letter, which I have been expecting. I had already tentatively made   
 1964/10/14 TL[x]to Lax, RobertOn November 15 we will open an exhibit here of a group of abstract drawings by Thomas Merton.   
 1964/10/16 TLSto MertonThank you for your letter of October 10. Miss Dorothy at the Frame House will have the prints   
 1964/10/19 TLS[x]from MertonThanks for your letter and for the assurance that discretion in publicity about the exhibition would   
 1964/10/26 TLSto MertonWe enjoyed the time you spent here very much! It is good to have the drawings framed and the   
 1964/10/28 (#01)TL[c]from MertonYes, I certainly enjoyed my brief visit and the opportunity to get the pictures named. I am glad   
 1964/10/28 (#02)TALS[x]from MertonYes, I certainly enjoyed my brief visit and the opportunity to get the pictures named. I am glad   
 1965/01/19 (#01)TALSto MertonThank you very much for the photograph. My family and I appreciate it very much. My delay   
 1965/01/19 (#02)TL[c]to Lurana, Sr.At the request of Father Merton, we are today shipping some of his drawings which we exhibited here   
        

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