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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Livingston, Claire

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965-1967

Volume: 3 item(s); 3 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Livingston, Claire".

Biography

Claire Livingston was a poet and professional violinist who taught at North Hennepin State Junior College in Osseo, Minnesota. Her husband, Ray (see "Livingston, Ray F." file), was first in contact with Merton and sent him some of Claire's poetry. Merton included a number of her poems, and their eleven year old son Ira's poems, in the fourth edition of Monks Pond. Livingston was also on the board of editors for the literary magazine Karamus. (Source: Monks Pond, pp. 348.)

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Related Information and Links

See also contributions to Monks Pond, pp. 330-333; and see also one published letter from Merton to Claire Livingston in Witness to Freedom, p. 248.

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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.
   

Series List

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

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/12/12 TALS[c]from MertonThanks for your good letter, the piece to CS Lewis and above all the poem. First to be businessYes  
 1966/06/20 TL[c]from MertonAs a rule, the bigger the envelope the longer it takes me to get to reading and answering.   
 1967/07/01 TAL[c]from MertonThe splendid collection of reading material (Mad comics!!) you sent has reached me safely.   
        

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