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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Hanshell, Deryck, Fr., S.J.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1948-1949

Volume: 9 item(s); 12 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Hanshell, Deryck, Fr., S.J.".

Biography

Fr. Deryck Hanshell was a Jesuit priest and sub-editor of The Month, a magazine published by the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order) in London. The editor was Fr. Philip George Caraman, another correspondent of Merton's.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

For the originals of these letters, please contact the Archives of the British Province of the Society of Jesus (ABSI), and reference file number 48/15/9, The Month magazine.

Related Information and Links

See also "Caraman, Philip George" file; see also parts of Merton's correspondence with Deryck Hanshell published in June Rockett's book A Gentle Jesuit.

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
 1948/10/08 (#01)TLS[x]from MertonThanks very much for asking me to contribute to the new <u>Month</u>-- and to pray for it.Yes [partial letter published in <i>A Gentle Jesuit</i>]
 1948/10/08 (#02)transcriptfrom MertonThanks very much for asking me to contribute to the new Month and to pray for it. I will try to doYes [transcript from <i>A Gentle Jesuit</i> of TLS to Fr. Deryck Hanshell - originals at the Jesuit Archives in London]
 1949/02/12 (#01)TLS[x]from MertonLetters like yours are no pestering at all. I believe what you say about Cambridge and that is oneYes [partial letter published in <i>A Gentle Jesuit</i>]
 1949/02/12 (#02)transcriptfrom MertonThis is my first chance to say I got the first issue of the month [sic], and that it looks fine,Yes [transcript from <i>A Gentle Jesuit</i> of TLS to Fr. Deryck Hanshell - originals at the Jesuit Archives in London]
 1949/04/20 (#01)TLSfrom MertonThanks for your last letter. This is to say that I have not received the February or MarchYes [partial letter published in <i>A Gentle Jesuit</i>]
 1949/04/20 (#02)transcriptfrom MertonA thought occurred to me about payment for the articles: you could send us books instead of moneyYes [transcript from <i>A Gentle Jesuit</i> of TLS to Fr. Deryck Hanshell - originals at the Jesuit Archives in London]
 1949/06/26 (#01)TLS[x]from MertonMany thanks for the books, consignments of which have been coming in. So far we have two packetsYes [partial letter published in <i>A Gentle Jesuit</i>]
 1949/06/26 (#02)transcriptfrom MertonMany thanks for the books, consignments of which have been coming in. So far we have two packetsYes [transcript from <i>A Gentle Jesuit</i> of TLS to Fr. Deryck Hanshell - originals at the Jesuit Archives in London]
 undated/no/no otherfrom MertonFrom the Legend of Saint Clement. [-] I have seen the sun [-] Spilling its copper petals   
        

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