The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University

MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Lurana, Mary, Sr., S.B.S.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1964-1965

Volume: 12 item(s); 14 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Lurana, Mary, Sr., S.B.S.".

Biography

Sr. Lurana was a Missionary Sister of the Blessed Sacrament from New Orleans, Louisiana. At the time of correspondence, she was Exhibits Director for an art Xavier University and arranged to have Merton's art displayed there.

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Related Information and Links

See also the "Pick, John" file.

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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
 1964/12/07 TALSto MertonTwo of our Sisters returning from the Southern Association meeting of last week tell of the exhibit   
 1964/12/14 TL[c]from MertonI am glad that two of your sisters saw the exhibit of drawings in Louisville. Since I have been   
 1965/01/07 TL[c]from MertonTomorrow I will be able to make one of my rare trips to Louisville and see about getting the other  [labeled January 7, 1964, but the year seems to be a typographic error on Merton's part given the context of these letters and related correspondence (see files for Landes and Sr. Mary Charlotte, etc.)]
 1965/01/12 HLSto MertonWe are happy to learn that your drawings will soon be on their way to us.   
 1965/01/18 TL[c]from MertonI have notified Catherine Spalding College and the picture framers to send the drawings collect,   
 1965/01/19 TL[c]to Landes, AloysAt the request of Father Merton, we are today shipping some of his drawings which we exhibited here  [see also "Landes, Aloys R." file]
 1965/02/04 TALSto MertonAs of today the second shipment of drawings was hung on exhibit in our Student Center, and we hasten   
 1965/02/11 HLSto MertonEnclosed is the promised clipping. We are hoping to have a few photos taken tomorrow for you.  [Sr. Lurana encloses a newspaper clipping from the <u>New Orleans Times-Picayune</u> from 1965/02/07 - in newspaper clippings file]
 1965/02/12 TL[c]from MertonYour letter appals [sic] me. I had no idea that so much trouble went with the shipping of a few   
 1965/02/22 TL[c]from Pick, JohnI was most grateful for all your trouble in telephoning me by long distance recently, and this will  [from John Pick of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and copied to Merton - see the "Pick, John" file for hard copy of this letter]
 1965/02/24 TL[c]from Pick, JohnI was most grateful for all your trouble in telephoning me by long distance recently, and this will  [from John Pick of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and copied to Merton - see the "Pick, John" file for hard copy of this letter]
 1965/02/26 TLSfrom Pick, JohnToday I checked over carefully the inventory of Thomas Merton's drawings (an exciting adventure  [from John Pick of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and copied to Merton - see the "Pick, John" file for hard copy of this letter]
        

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