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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "de León, Ricardo I.".
Ricardo I. de León was a former novice at Gethsemani who was living in the Philippines at the time of correspondence with Merton. He later became director of Caritas Manila, a Catholic social services agency.
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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.
Click icons for links: ✓="Published | Library Record", ✉="Scanned" | 🗷="Scanned, Viewable Only at Merton Center"
| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1963/04/14 |
TLS to Merton |
Easter greetings from a long silent friend from the Far East. It has been four years since I left |
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[dated "Easter 1963"]
«detailed view» |
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1965/05/26 (#01) |
TLS to Merton |
It was good to get the announcement of your wedding. My heartiest congratulations. I hope you |
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«detailed view» |
| 3. |
1965/05/26 (#02) |
TL[c] to Merton |
It was good to get the announcement of your wedding. My heartiest congratulations. I hope you |
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«detailed view» |
| 4. |
1966/12/25? |
TACS to Merton |
A Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year! Peace! This is something all of us seek but which |
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[card dated "Christmas 1966"]
«detailed view» |
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1967/01/13 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
Many thanks for your card and for the news. I was glad to hear from you and the life you describe |
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«detailed view» |
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1967/01/13 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Many thanks for your card and for the news. I was glad to hear from you and the life you describe |
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«detailed view» |
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1968/05/no? |
TALS from Merton to Friends |
My Easter letter was written a couple of weeks before Easter, and it is of course not much use my |
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[labeled "PASCHAL TIME 1968" - one of Merton's mimeographed circular letters to friends - contains a handwritten note to de León]
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| 8. |
undated/no/no |
HNS to Center from Harold, Br. |
Original Letters of Merton to Ricardo de Leon, in the Philippines. He now is a director of |
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