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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Edson, Russell".
Russell Edson is a poet from Connecticut who appeared in Merton's second edition of Monks Pond.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also contributions to Monks Pond, p. 99.
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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1967/12/20 |
TL[c] from Merton |
This is a hasty progress report. I have practically finished my draft, but I do not expect |
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1968/01/18 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Finally, here is my essay for the introductory volume. It was held up here by the fact that a lot |
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1968/02/03 |
TLS to Merton |
In response to Jonathan Williams' foto-copy [sic] of your letter asking his help in gathering |
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1968/02/29 (#01) |
TAL[c] from Merton |
Thanks so much for sending me your fine stuff. I have long been one of your most admiring readers |
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1968/02/29 (#02) |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Thanks so much for sending me your fine stuff. I have long been one of your most admiring readers |
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[see 1970/07/20 letter for source of copied letter]
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1968/03/04 |
TLS to Merton |
Thanks very much for your kind letter -coming from you I feel briefly redeemed, having little |
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1968/03/21 |
TLS to Merton |
Many thanks for the MONKS POND #1, crisp and beautiful. Am grateful to Ernest Moncrieff |
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1970/07/20 |
TNS[x] to Griffin, John Howard |
Here is a photocopy of the letter. I hope it will be of use in your work. There is no reason |
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[sending a photocopy of 1968/02/29 letter]
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