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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Cotty, Marion William, Sr., S.N.D., 1933-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965-1966, 1973

Volume: 11 item(s); 17 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Cotty, Marion William, Sr., S.N.D.".

Biography

Sr. Marion William Cotty writes from St. Teresa Convent in Providence, Rhode Island.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See also Cotty's Masters thesis, Christian Wisdom and Merton's Poetry.

Other Finding Aids

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
 1965/05/13 TLSto MertonIt is hard to begin this letter. There are infinite things to say and myriad points of embarkation.  [includes an outline and thesis statement for Cotty's Masters Thesis "Christian Wisdom and Merton's Poetry"]
 1965/05/19 HPCSfrom MertonI have received your letter and find that its proposal is - I could say flattering but probably   
 1965/05/30 HLSto MertonJust a word of gratitude for your postcard of May 19th. I was away with a few of our Sodalists   
 1965/08/30 HLSto MertonYou may remember me as the Sister who was doing a thesis at B. College   
 1965/09/10 TLS[x]from MertonThanks for the progress report. I am glad you have found so much material and that your project   
 1966/12/13 HCSto MertonThinking of you on St. Lucy's Day on your happy anniversary. I feel as though I left you burned   
 1966/12/31 (#01)TL[c]from MertonYour thesis arrived just before Christmas, and, as you can see from the enclosed, the rush of mail   
 1966/12/31 (#02)TAL[d]from MertonYour thesis arrived just before Christmas, and, as you can see from the enclosed, the rush of mail   
 1966/12/31 (#03)TLS[x]from MertonYour thesis arrived just before Christmas, and, as you can see from the enclosed, the rush of mail   
 1973/08/18 TLS[x]to Center from Cotty, Marion WilliamPardon me for not answering your letter which was forwarded to me in Berkeley, where I was working   
 1973/11/21 TL[x]from Center to Beach, Dorothy, Sr.Thank you so much for the copies of Merton's letters to Sister Marion William. We have made   
        

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