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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Gagner, Gary A.".
Gary Gagner, a former novice at Gethsemani, was applying for conscientious objector status during the Vietnam War and was being assisted by Jim Forest and the Catholic Peace Fellowship. Merton wrote a letter on Gagner's behalf (in the "Forest, Jim" file). Gagner was stationed at Fr. Dix in New Jersey.
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See also the "Forest, James" file for the 1967/06/17 and 1967/12/31 letters concerning Gagner.
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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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1967/06/15 |
HLS to Merton |
As you can see I took your advice and wrote to the Catholic Fellowship. Jim Forest called me on the |
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1967/07/19 (#01) |
TLS[x] to whom it may concern |
I wish to make a few comments on my interview with LTC John G. Shevlin Jr. (Catholic Chaplain) |
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[copy sent to Merton with other materials about Gagner's interview]
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1967/07/19 (#02) |
other from Shevlin, John G., Jr. |
1. PFC GARY ANTHONY GAGNER, RA 16 973 724 was interviewed by me on 28 June 1967 at the 2d |
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[from the Catholic Brigade Chaplain in Fort Dix, New Jersey - copy sent to Merton with other materials about Gagner's interview]
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1967/07/19 (#03) |
other |
Resume of Interview with John G. Shevlin Jr. Chaplain (LTC) USA [-] ON 28 June, 1967 I went to see |
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[Gagner's account of his interview with Chaplain John G. Shevlin, Jr.]
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1967/07/20 |
other[x] |
NC NEWS SERVICE (Domestic) ARMY PRIVATE, TURNED OBJECTOR, IS FORMER MONK |
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[news release about Gagner's case]
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1967/07/22 |
HLS[x] to Forest, Jim |
I talked to Tom Cornell at the beginning of the week concerning the press release. He also told me |
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