Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Straelen, H. J. J. M. van (Henricus Johannes Josephus Maria), 1903-2004" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1959/June/16 

Series:    

Type:  transcript - Transcript copy of a letter, i.e., re-typed or re-written after original.

To/From:  from Merton to "Straelen, H. J. J. M. van (Henricus Johannes Josephus Maria), 1903-2004"-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "My interest in Japan continues from day to day. In fact in last writing to our Reverendissime"

Contents:  [see "Fox, James" Series 29 for source file for the letter transcript] letter to Dom Gabiel Sortais indicating Merton's willingness to serve as a confessor of nuns in Japan - interest in "participating in some way in the work of the Church there [Japan] / interest in learning Japanese language

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Gethsemani Abbey Archives

Date received:  2018/02/19

Date added:  2018

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Straelen, H. J. J. M. van (Henricus Johannes Josephus Maria), 1903-2004:"    1959/June/16