This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Landry, Lionel".
Lionel Landry was Director of the Asia Society, a group found in 1956 to promote intercultural dialog between Asia and the United States. Landry writes from New York.
See also the "Ross, Nancy Wilson" file.
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.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1966/08/02 |
HNS from Merton |
James Laughlin at New Directions suggested that I send along some samples of 'Asian' writings |
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«detailed view» |
| 2. |
1967/08/05 |
TLS to Merton |
Nancy Wilson Ross and Dom Aelred Graham delighted an Asia House audience with their April 21 |
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«detailed view» |
| 3. |
1967/08/13 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
Thanks very much for the tape of Nancy Wilson Ross's and Aelred Graham's discussion of Zen at Asia |
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«detailed view» |
| 4. |
1967/08/13 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks very much for the tape of Nancy Wilson Ross's and Aelred Graham's discussion of Zen at Asia |
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«detailed view» |
| 5. |
1967/08/17 |
TLS to Merton |
After unabashedly reading "Stranger" and "Marcel," I have passed them on to Nancy Wilson Ross |
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«detailed view» |
| 6. |
1967/09/19 (#01) |
TALS from Merton |
Thanks so much for passing the pieces on to Nancy Wilson Ross, who has written to me about them, |
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«detailed view» |
| 7. |
1967/09/19 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks so much for passing the pieces on to Nancy Wilson Ross, who has written to me about them, |
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«detailed view» |
| 8. |
1967/09/22 |
HLS to Merton |
Je vous remercie très cordialement de l'envoi des recusements[sp?] qui me soute parvenus |
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«detailed view» |
| 9. |
1967/10/09 |
TALS to Merton |
I trust you will have received by now Japanese Arts of the Heian Period and that you will |
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«detailed view» |
| 10. |
1967/11/24 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
Every once in a while my correspondence falls into an abyss and it takes time for me to recover it |
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«detailed view» |
| 11. |
1967/11/24 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Every once in a while my correspondence falls into an abyss and it takes time for me to recover it |
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«detailed view» |
| 12. |
1968/03/14 |
TLS to Merton |
Under separate cover I am sending some more furniture for the Fu's and Tz'u's. It is the catalogue |
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«detailed view» |
| 13. |
1968/03/23 |
TLS from Merton |
Many thanks for the new book-- splendid as all the others. I am excited about the possibility |
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«detailed view» |
| 14. |
1968/03/25 |
TLS to Merton |
Many thanks for Sacred City. Sending Lenny Bruce (under separate cover) is hardly a reciprocation, |
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«detailed view» |
| 15. |
1968/03/29 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
Lenny Bruce arrived today. I looked straight at the back and found that actually what he did was |
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«detailed view» |
| 16. |
1968/03/29 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Lenny Bruce arrived today. I looked straight at the back and found that actually what he did was |
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«detailed view» |
| 17. |
1968/07/09 |
HLS to Merton |
I've shared the essay on Meursault and the new Monk's Pond [sic] with many. The enjoyment both |
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[written on letterhead of the Hotel Ritz in Lisbon, Portugal]
«detailed view» |
| 18. |
1968/07/19 |
HLS to Merton |
My itinerary has had to be switched around and Kyoto is a caualty. If you'd like me to hunt around |
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[written on letterhead of "The Oriental Hotel" in Bangkok, Thailand]
«detailed view» |
| 19. |
1968/07/21 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Your interesting letter from Lisbon is quite provudential [sic], as I am planning a trip to Asia |
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[written on letterhead of "Community Council of San Mateo County" - "Action Study on Community Health Services"]
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| 20. |
1968/08/28 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
I cannot thank you enough for putting me in touch with Spedjatmoko. Last Saturday I had |
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«detailed view» |
| 21. |
1968/08/28 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
I cannot thank you enough for putting me in touch with Spedjatmoko. Last Saturday I had |
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| 22. |
1968/12/03 |
HPCS from Merton |
Asia has been great so far - best in the South, S. India and especially Ceylon which is out of this |
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[verso: color photograph - "Statue of Sinhalese King [-] Dambulla Rock Temple [-] Photo by Louis Panassie"]
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| 23. |
1976/03/11 |
TALS to Griffin, John Howard |
I enclose the letters and postcards that the late Thomas Merton sent me. I hope it will be possible |
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«detailed view» |
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