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Merton's Correspondence with:

Frank Jones

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1968
Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

Scope and Content

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

Biography

Frank Jones owned property along the northern California coast at Bear Harbor. While visiting Redwoods Abbey in the spring of 1968, Merton met him and his wife and inquired about land for a new hermitage. By September, Jones agreed he was interested in selling; however, by that time, Merton was considering hermitage locations in Asia.

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Related Information and Links

See also a published version of the one letter, from Merton to Frank Jones, in this file in the book Thomas Merton in California, pp. 420-1.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
1. 1968/07/09 TL[c] from Merton I hesitated to write to you before there were any definite plans here. But now I have worked things «detailed view»

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