Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1965/November/11 (#01)

Series:    

Type:  HN[x] - Xerox copy of a holograph (handwritten) note (not signed). Note used for very brief mailed correspondence or intramural message.

To/From:  from Merton to "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980"-->

# of pages:  1

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First Lines:  "Just heard tragic death of Roger Laport [sic] am deeply shocked and concerned about current"

Contents:  [handwritten note from verso of 1965/08/24 letter from Howard B. Gotlieb to be sent as telegram to Dorothy Day and Jim Forest] suicide (self-immolation) of Roger Laporte - does not represent to Merton the proper understanding of non-violence

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980:"    1965/November/11 (#01)