This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Hamai, Shinzo, Hon.".
The Honorable Shinzo Hamai was Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also Cold War Letters #98 published in The Hidden Ground of Love, pp.380-381.
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 |
| y/m/d | Merton | | Scan ✉ | |
1. |
1962/08/09 (#01) |
TL[c] from Merton |
In a solemn and grave hour for humanity I address this letter to you and to your people. I thank |
✉ ✓ |
[Cold War Letters #98]
«detailed view» |
2. |
1962/08/09 (#02) |
transcript from Merton |
In a solemn and grave hour for humanity I address this letter to you and to your people. I thank |
✓ |
[Cold War Letters #98 - copy from bound set]
«detailed view» |
3. |
1962/08/09 (#03) |
TL[d] from Merton |
In a solemn and grave hour for humanity I address this letter to you and to your people. I thank |
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[draft version of letter, mostly the same but with some misspellings]
«detailed view» |
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