This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Meer de Walcheren, Petrus Balthazar Albertus van der, Dom, O.S.B.".
Dom Petrus Balthazar Albertus van der Meer de Walcheren was a Benedictine monk of Beuron Abbey in Germany. He was a friend of Jacques and Raïssa Maritain. Jacques Maritain wrote an introduction for his book Le Paradis Blanc about the Carthusians of La Valsainte.
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See also "De Ridder, Mr." file; and see also published letters from Merton to Dom van der Meer de Walcheren in The School of Charity, pp. 139-140.
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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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1961/07/28 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
J'ai bien reçu votre livre avec la dédicace bien aimable que vous y avez inscrite. Je suis persuadé |
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1961/08/09 |
HLS[x] to Merton |
Quelle joie de bien lire. |
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[also contains typed note at top of the same letter from Sr. Xristine Anne Marie van der Meer de Walcheren - see also her file]
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3. |
1965/03/30 |
TL[c] from Merton |
J'ai reçu l'autre jour avec beaucoup de plaisir la lettre de Mère Xristine avec votre petit mot |
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1965/08/08 |
TALS[x] to Merton |
Merci et merci de l'envoie de vos conférences. je me suis remise à lire de l'anglais après 35 ans. |
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1965/09/19 |
HLS[x] to Merton |
Merci, merci de tout coeur pour vos |
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[also contains typed note at top of the same letter from Sr. Xristine Anne Marie van der Meer de Walcheren - see also her file]
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1965/no/no? |
HLS[x] to Merton |
Nous venons de recevoir les fascicules sur la vie contemplative cistercienne. |
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