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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Gorrissen, Norbert, Fr., O.C.S.O.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1964

Volume: 6 item(s); 7 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Gorrissen, Norbert, Fr., O.C.S.O.".

Biography

Fr. Norbert Gorrissen was a Trappist monk of the monastery of Orval in southern Belgium. He inquires about contemporary problems in monasticism. (Source: The School of Charity, p. 229.)

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Related Information and Links

See also one published letter from Merton to Gorrissen in The School of Charity, pp. 229-230.

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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
 1964/07/06 TLSto MertonPere Pie Driyvers de Tilbourg, apres un voyage d'études de 3 mois en France et en Belgique, se rend   
 1964/08/20 (#01)TALS[x]from MertonIl y a longtemps que j'ai reçu votre etude, et j'ai mis du temps à le lire parce que j'avais  [draft - this version not sent]
 1964/08/20 (#02)TAL[d]from MertonIl y a longtemps que j'ai reçu votre etude, et j'ai mis du temps à le lire parce que j'avais  [draft - marked "<u>Not</u> sent" by Merton in handwriting]
 1964/08/20 (#03)TAL[c]from MertonMerci de votre lettre et de votre essai. Je suis tout à fait d'accord. It est très importantYes  
 1964/08/20 (#04)TALS[x]from MertonMerci de votre lettre et de votre essai. Je suis tout à fait d'accord. It est très importantYes [copied from Sub-Section H.7, Hart Working Files, Accession 2]
 1964/10/13 HLSto MertonMerci pour votre excellente lettre,   
        

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