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Merton's Correspondence with:

Paul Peachey

Peachey, Paul, 1918-  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1963-1967
Volume: 7 item(s); 9 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Peachey, Paul".

Biography

Paul Peachey is a Mennonite scholar and Executive Secretary of the Church Peace Mission. He began this work shortly after the retirement of A. J. Muste and took over much of the group's coordination until it disbanded in 1967. Peachey was the author and editor of a number of books about Christianity and social justice. The Church Peace Mission was headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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Related Information and Links

See also the "Heidbrink, John" and "Berrigan, Daniel" files for a note about a retreat at Merton's hermitage he was trying to arrange to include Paul Peachey.

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Series List

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1963/03/13 TLS to Merton Thanks very much for your letter of March 6, though I am much embarrassed that you obtained «detailed view»
2. 1963/04/09 TL[c] from Merton Thanks for your letter and for the reply to my question. I have left the quote as it stands «detailed view»
3. 1963/06/25 TLS to Merton This is a tardy follow-up of your letter of April 9 as well as your two papers on Zen and "The Name «detailed view»
4. 1963/07/28 TL[c] from Merton I am sorry to see how much time has gone by since your letter of June 25th. The dates you mention «detailed view»
5. 1964/11/05 TLS[x] to Merton Apparently there will not be too much coordination on the arrangements for the Gethsemani Retreat. «detailed view»
6. 1965/02/23 TLS[x] to Merton In reply to yours of February 16, we wanted something other than merely a theological statement «detailed view»
7. 1967/06/30 TL[c] from Merton Thanks for your two communications, one on the Free Cities' Plan and the other about the prisoners. «detailed view»

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