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Merton's Correspondence with:

Robert McVeigh

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1960; 1968; 1994
Volume: 3 item(s); 6 pg(s)

Scope and Content

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

Biography

According to James A. Ward, the author of a biography of Merton's friend W. H. Ferry, Robert McVeigh was as a young activist at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara, California, where Ferry was Vice-President during the 1960's. Ward states that he became "a chiropractor and teacher of earth sciences" who "shared with Ping [W. H. Ferry] a common affection and respect for Thomas Merton and his ideas." (Ward, James A. Ferrytale: The Career of W. H. "Ping" Ferry. CA, Stanford University Press, 2001: pp. 189-190.)

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
1. 1968/12/11 TL[x] from Dean, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions We have just learned through Mr. Ferry, who heard it from the Abbot of Gethsemani, that our friend memo to all staff of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions concerning the death of Thomas Merton «detailed view»
2. undated/no/no other[x]   The Desert in Bloom Why can't you remember the Nevada Desert swash with bright-colored Flowers [poem donated by McVeigh by Merton?] «detailed view»
3. undated/no/no other[x]   THE PEDANT I'm looking for hairs on eggs but I need stronger glasses I can't tell the signifieds [poem donated by McVeigh by Merton? - regarding Foucault] «detailed view»

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