This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Gardiner, Margaret".
Margaret Gardiner writes to Merton from England to ask his support in making some opposition statements to the Vietnam War and in supporting US draft resisters for The Times of London.
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 |
| | y/m/d | Merton | | Scan ✉ | |
| 1. |
1967/04/21 |
TLS to Merton |
I very much hope that you will agree to sign the enclosed statement which it is proposed to publish |
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«detailed view» |
| 2. |
1967/04/24 (#01) |
TALS from Merton |
I am returning herewith the statement which you sent, and I have gladly signed it. I thought it was |
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«detailed view» |
| 3. |
1967/04/24 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
I am returning herewith the statement which you sent, and I have gladly signed it. I thought it was |
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«detailed view» |
| 4. |
1967/04/24 (#03) |
other |
We, citizens of the United States, who are deeply concerned over the war in Vietnam, wish to put it |
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[statement, signed by Merton, sent by Gardiner for Americans opposing the Vietnam war]
«detailed view» |
| 5. |
1967/05/04 |
HLS to Merton |
I was particularly glad to get your letter and signature for the Vietnam advertisement. I now have |
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«detailed view» |
| 6. |
1967/05/10 |
telegram to Merton |
PLEASE MAY WE QUOTE YOUR LETTER IN COMMUNICATION TO LONDON TIMES SIGNED BY |
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«detailed view» |
| 7. |
1967/05/11 (#01) |
TLS to Merton |
Thank you for your cable. What happened was this: Mrs Duff, of the International Confederation for |
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«detailed view» |
| 8. |
1967/05/11 (#02) |
other |
Draft letter to the Times. In a recent letter to an Englishwoman Thomas Merton, the |
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[enclosed with 1967/05/11[1] letter]
«detailed view» |
| 9. |
1967/05/23 (#01) |
TLS to Merton |
Here at last is the letter to the Times, slightly changed and with rather different signatures from |
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«detailed view» |
| 10. |
1967/05/23 (#02) |
other |
WAR IN VIETNAM [-] From Mr. William Golding and others Sir, -- In a recent letter |
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[newspaper clipping - letter to the editor of The Times from 1967/05/20 - support for Merton's critical position against the Vietnam War, signed by William Golding, John Le Carré, Paul Scofield and C. P. Snow]
«detailed view» |
| 11. |
1967/05/27 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
Thanks so much for your letters, the text of the Times letter, the clipping, and everything. |
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«detailed view» |
| 12. |
1967/05/27 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks so much for your letters, the text of the Times letter, the clipping, and everything. |
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«detailed view» |
| 13. |
1967/06/29 (#01) |
HLS to Merton |
I want to write to you while I'm still up here - I don't quite know why - or, at least, I only |
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«detailed view» |
| 14. |
1967/06/29 (#02) |
other |
VIETNAM [-] AN AMERICAN VIEW [-] We, citizens of the United States, who are deeply |
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[newspaper clipping from The Times, 1967/06/02 - full page advertisement with a statement by Americans against the Vietnam War - signed by Merton, Robert McAffee Brown, Noam Chomsky, Jerome Frank, Erich Fromm, Allen Ginsberg, Arthur Miller, Lewis Mumford, Pete Seeger, Howard Zinn, and others]
«detailed view» |
| 15. |
1967/07/13 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
It was exciting to get a letter from the Orkneys. They have always been almost legendary places of |
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«detailed view» |
| 16. |
1967/07/13 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
It was exciting to get a letter from the Orkneys. They have always been almost legendary places of |
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«detailed view» |
| 17. |
1967/09/01 |
HLS to Merton |
How shall I begin? I suppose I ought to try to take the Red - or was it White? - King's advice - |
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«detailed view» |
| 18. |
1967/10/20 (#01) |
TLS from Merton |
It is already quite some time since I got your long, thoughtful and thought-provoking letter from |
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«detailed view» |
| 19. |
1967/10/20 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
It is already quite some time since I got your long, thoughtful and thought-provoking letter from |
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«detailed view» |
| 20. |
1967/12/10 (#01) |
HN to Merton |
Think this, my latest effort, may interest you. It has caused a big stir - including informal |
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«detailed view» |
| 21. |
1967/12/10 (#02) |
other |
BRITONS AND AMERICAN DRAFT RESISTERS Our country is not fighting in Vietnam; we |
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[newspaper advertisement clipping enclosed with 1967/12/10 note - Britons supporting US draft resisters, signed by Marjory Allen of Hurtwood, C. M. Bowra, Dorothea, Head, Stuart Hood, Julian Huxley, Christopher Layton, John Le Carré, Nancy Mitford, Dan Smith, Stephen Spender, Peter Ustinov and Raymond Williams]
«detailed view» |
| 22. |
1972/10/24 |
HLS to Center from Gardiner, Margaret |
Your letter about correspondence with Thomas Merton arrived a few days ago (though dated August 7th) |
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«detailed view» |
| 23. |
1972/11/10 |
TL[c] from Center to Gardiner, Margaret |
The xeroxed copies of your Thomas Merton correspondence are greatly appreciated. It goes without |
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«detailed view» |
| 24. |
1972/11/28 (#01) |
TLS from Center to Gardiner, Margaret |
Mr. Bailey has sent to me a copy of your letter giving permission to use or quote your |
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«detailed view» |
| 25. |
1972/11/28 (#02) |
TL[c] from Center to Gardiner, Margaret |
Mr. Bailey has sent to me a copy of your letter giving permission to use or quote your |
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«detailed view» |
| 26. |
2005/03/23 |
HLS to Center from Bernal, Martin |
Going through the papers of my mother, who died at 100 in January, I found the originals |
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«detailed view» |
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