MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Mulloy, Joseph T., 1944-
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1968, 1971
Volume: 11 item(s); 16 pg(s)
Scope and Content
This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Mulloy, Joseph T.".
Biography
Joseph Mulloy and his wife, Karen, corresponded with Merton for a number of years. In 1968, it was arranged through a mutual friend for Joseph to meet Merton at Gethsemani. Merton supported Mulloy in seeking Conscientious Objector status for the Vietnam War and wrote a letter to Local Board 47 in Louisville, Kentucky. Despite this, Mulloy was sent to prison. (Source: The Road to Joy, p. 366.)
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See also "FBI Materials and CIA Materials" file; and see also one published letter from Merton to Joseph and Karen Mulloy in The Road to Joy, pp. 366-367. For an oral history interview with Joseph Mulloy (Merton is mentioned around 1 hour, 32 minutes), see also: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/catalog/xt7mkk94987b; and a interview with Mulloy's wife Karen (mentions Merton in section beginning at 2 hours, 19 minutes): https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/catalog/xt7d7w675c69.
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