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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Wainwright, Charles Anthony

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965

Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Anthony Wainwright writes to a number of famous people asking about their "moment of truth" in the face of adversity. He began this project as therapeutic writing after the death of his daughter and the loss of his job. His original letter is not extant, but Merton responds.

Biography

C. Anthony has served as president and a corporate director of a number of companies after beginning a career in advertising. He is also a board member of many charities. Having studied journalism in college, he continues to writes books, articles and recurring columns.

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Related Information and Links

See also a published version of Merton's letter to Wainwright in Moment of Truth: Letters Collected and Edited by C. Anthony Wainwright; and see also one published letter from Merton to Wainwright in Witness to Freedom, p. 253-254.

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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
 1965/07/10 (#01)TL[c]from MertonI have been thinking about your letter and your project, and the best I can do for you is to setYes  
 1965/07/10 (#02)TLS[x]from MertonI have been thinking about your letter and your project, and the best I can do for you is to setYes [photocopy from published version in <i>Moment of Truth: Letters Collected and Edited by C. Anthony Wainwright</i>]
        

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