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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Baeten, Betsi".
Betsi Baeten was in eighth grade from West de Pere, Wisconsin, when she wrote to Merton. She was seeking some words for him on civil rights as she was serving as moderator for a group presenting this issue at a P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association) meeting.
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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.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
| | y/m/d | Merton | | Scan ✉ | |
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1967/10/02 |
TL[c] from Merton |
It is almost impossible for me to give you in a few words the reasons for race prejudice. I refer |
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recommends Seeds of Destruction and sends article / psychological factors in racism / Gospel's teaching to see same amount of good and evil in ourselves as others
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1967/10/13 |
HLS to Merton |
How can I ever thank you enough for taking time out from your busy schedule in order to answer my |
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comment on "Northern hospitality" expressed by the "lone Negro student at St. Norbert College"
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| 3. |
1967/no/no? |
HLS to Merton |
I am Moderator of a panel on Civil Rights which we eighth graders are presenting for our parents at |
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asks for a few words to help a teenager understand the issues surrounding civil rights
«detailed view» |
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