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Merton's Correspondence with:

Sr. Prisca

Prisca, Sr., O.S.B.  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1964
Volume: 4 item(s); 9 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Prisca, Sr., O.S.B.".

Biography

Sr. Prisca was a Benedictine nun of Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut, but was not bound to the enclosure at the time of writing. She and another sister visited the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community in New Gloucester, Maine.

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Related Information and Links

See also one published letter from Merton to Sr. Prisca in The School of Charity, pp. 197-198.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1964/01/20 (#01) TACS to Merton I read with rather sensitive interest your article on the Shakers in Jubilee. The enclosed «detailed view»
2. 1964/02/10 TAL[c] from Merton Thank you very much for sending your notes on the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community. «detailed view»
3. undated/no/no (#02) other to Merton SHAKER TRIP TO SABBATHDAY LAKE COMMUNITY Poland Springs, Maine (Sept. 15-20, 1962) [transferred April 28, 2014 from Sub-Section D.7 (Periodicals used by Merton) / in file "From a Benedictine Nun" - no name but likely Sr. Prisca, O.S.B.] «detailed view»
4. undated/no/no (#03) other to Merton Impressions of our visit to the Shaker Village, Sabbathday Lake, Maine, with regard to similiarities [transferred April 28, 2014 from Sub-Section D.7 (Periodicals used by Merton) / in file "From a Benedictine Nun" - no name but likely Sr. Prisca, O.S.B. / contains Merton's writing at top] «detailed view»

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