MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Thompson, Thomas
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1964, 1966
Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)
Scope and Content
Thomas Thompson writes to ask Merton to write to his local draft board in Detroit, Michigan, to petition conscientious objector status and avoid getting drafted for the Vietnam War. (See "Related Information" below for Merton's response).
Biography
Thomas Thompson writes from Dußlingen (Dusslingen), West Germany. He spent half a year at Gethsemani Abbey while Merton was Novice Master, under the name Frater William. He re-entered lay life to study and teach theology and was getting a doctorate in Germany at the time of writing.
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Related Information and Links
See also the "Local Draft Boards, Letters to" file for Merton's letter to the Detroit Local Draft Board.
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