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Merton's Correspondence with:

Bishop William Joseph McDonald; Msgr. William J. McDonald; Bishop William J. McDonald

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1961
Volume: 4 item(s); 5 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "McDonald, William Joseph, Bishop".

Biography

Bishop William Joseph McDonald (at the time of writing to Merton, Msgr. William J. McDonald) was Editor-in-Chief of the New Catholic Encyclopedia and asks Merton to contribute. Merton sends an article on spiritual direction. McDonald writes from Washington, D.C.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1961/06/02 (#01) TLS[x] to Merton May I again extend to you an invitation to write for The New Catholic Encyclopedia. Enclosed
2. 1961/06/02 (#02) other to Merton THE NEW CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA [-] Contributor's Assignment Form [-] CONTRIBUTOR Rev. Bro. [Merton assigned 5,000 words on "Direction, Spiritual"]
3. 1961/10/13 TL[c] from Merton The other day, as I had to be absent seeing the doctor, I left the typist who had copied out our
4. 1968/08/05 other[x] from Merton I am told that the Bishops are going to issue a pastoral letter on peace, among other things. [copy of the published version of the letter, which appeared as "Letter to a Bishop" in Peace 3 (Fall-Winter 1968-1969) / see "Sub-Section" D.1, "Peace and Revolution" for the full issue of Peace]

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