This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Wu, John, Jr.".
John Wu, Jr. is a professor of philosophy and English literature at Chinese Culture University in Taiwan. He is the son of John C. H. Wu.
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See all letters published between John Wu, Jr. and Merton in Merton & the Tao: Dialogues with John Wu and the Ancient Sages, pp. 349-363. See also the "Wu, John C. H." 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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1967/05/16 |
TLS to Merton |
Prof. Robert Pollak has made the statement often that America is like a jazz band, full of unique |
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1967/06/09 |
TL[c] from Merton |
The letters I really like to answer get pushed aside because I prefer to think a little before |
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1968/02/13 |
TLS to Merton |
This letter is to inform you that I am still breathing and very much alive, happy and joyous at East |
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1968/02/26 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I was happy to receive your letter and to hear you are soon to be married. Also I am glad that you |
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1968/06/10 |
TLS to Merton |
Much has transpired since my last letter to you back in winter. I became a citizen of the United |
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1968/06/13 |
transcript from Merton |
First I want to send all congratulations, blessings and love to you and Terry on your wedding day. |
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1968/07/11 |
TLS to Merton |
There are simply no adequate words for Terry and me to express our profound thankfulness for your |
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1968/07/31 |
transcript from Merton |
Well, it really was a pleasure to have you and Terry here. I was happy to meet you both, |
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1968/08/18 |
transcript from Merton |
The other day the program etc. came in for a meeting I am to attend in Darjeeling (India) in October |
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1990/no/no |
other[x] to Merton |
INTERVIEW [-] A Final Harmony by Luciane Yeh [-] John Wu, Jr. is the last of 13 children |
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