Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1959/August/01 

Series:  27  Correspondence with Bishop Matthew A. Niedhammer, OFM Cap., Apostolic Vicar of Bluefields, Nicaragua, regarding Merton's character

Type:  TAL[c] - Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed) with holograph annotations.

To/From:  to Niedhammer, Matthew from "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987"-->

# of pages:  9

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Some time ago, in June, a member of our Community wrote to you about some project of a mission"

Contents:  [see also similar letter, August 11, filed in Series 28 to Bishop James P. Davis] long description of Merton's character and life as a monk - Fox discourages Bishop Niedhammer from allowing Merton to come to Nicaragua to visit Corn Island - Merton's possible desire to found a community or becoming a hermit there / Zilboorg's view

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Gethsemani Abbey Archives

Date received:  2018/02/19

Date added:  2018

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 27:    1959/August/01