Although this correspondence mainly deals with publishing concerns, there are also some personal messages, especially concerning news about other Columbia University friends. This file also contains correspondence with: Frank Abbott, Yolanda Bettencour
Robert Giroux was one of Merton's friends from his Columbia University days. While Giroux was with Harcourt, Brace publishers, he reviewed and rejected some of Merton's early novels. After seeing The Seven Storey Mountain, he decided to take a ch
See also "Bettencourt, Yolanda", "Gillet, Ignace", "Laughlin, James", "Maritain, Jacques" and "Stone, Naomi Burton" files. Much of the correspondence between Merton and Giroux is published in
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Series 4 #1.
«All Series« |
1950/04/24 (#02) |
TL[c] to Fox, James |
On my pilgrimage to Rome with Cardinal Spellman, we stopped off in Portugal and there, at the shrine |
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Series 4 #2.
«All Series« |
1950/04/26 (#01) |
TLS from Stone, Naomi Burton |
I tried to phone you. I want you to see this in case I haven't stated your case well. Please don't |
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[from Merton's literary agent, Naomi Burton Stone, to Robert Giroux - enclosed is letter of the same date from Stone to Merton and copied to Giroux]
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Series 4 #3.
«All Series« |
1950/04/26 (#02) |
TL[c] from Stone, Naomi Burton / to Merton |
I was sorry to have to wire you yesterday but I received a letter from Jay saying that he had put |
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[see "Stone, Naomi Burton" file for original, signed letter]
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Series 4 #4.
«All Series« |
1950/05/01 (#01) |
TLS[c] from Fox, James |
I felt most delightfully surprised and happy to receive your beautiful letter and the enclosed medal |
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Series 4 #5.
«All Series« |
1950/05/01 (#02) |
TL[c] from Fox, James / to Naomi Burton Stone |
Having met you here, dearest Naomi, I feel I can write to you very spontaneously and, as it were, |
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Series 4 #6.
«All Series« |
1950/06/15 (#02) |
TL[c] from Stone, Naomi Burton / to Merton |
Many thanks for yours of June tenth. I am sure you may give those Catholic priests the rights |
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Series 4 #7.
«All Series« |
1950/06/16 |
TL[c] to Fox, James |
I should have written long before this, but I know that Naomi has already expressed to you my |
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Series 4 #8.
«All Series« |
1950/06/17 |
TALS[x] from Fox, James |
We received the enclosed letters from a certain Mr. Frank Abbott, wherein he mentions your name. |
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Series 4 #9.
«All Series« |
1950/06/19 |
TL[c] to Fox, James |
Many thanks for your letter of June 17th, and the enclosures, which I take it crossed my letter |
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Series 4 #10.
«All Series« |
1950/06/29 (#01) |
telegram to Fox, James |
ARRIVING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON FRIEND CHARLES REILLY DRIVING DOWN WITH ME |
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Series 4 #11.
«All Series« |
1950/06/29 (#02) |
telegram from Fox, James |
TELEGRAM RECEIVED ARRANGEMENTS OK: =REV FATHER JAMES FOX= |
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Series 4 #12.
«All Series« |
1951/no/no? |
other |
Weekly Sales - 1950 [-]THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN WATERS OF SILOE |
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Series 4 #13.
«All Series« |
1952/04/25 |
TL[c] to Stone, Naomi Burton |
For your private eye, I quote the following from a Papist monthly: "A magazine that still calls |
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Series 4 #14.
«All Series« |
1952/07/11 |
TL[c] from Fox, James |
We are handing over to you the finished manuscript of THE SIGN OF JONAS by Thomas Merton |
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Series 4 #15.
«All Series« |
1954/04/26 (#01) |
TLS to Merton |
I'm enclosing a copy of the letter I've had today from Tom. I think you'd better have a look at all |
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Series 4 #16.
«All Series« |
1954/04/26 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton to Stone, Naomi Burton |
As you know, the Church is having what it calls a "Marian year". The Holy Father is quite serious |
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Series 4 #17.
«All Series« |
1954/05/08 |
TLS from Fox, James |
Several days ago the royalty statement on Father Louis' books for the last six months of 1953 |
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[first page typed letter - second page handwritten note with figures for sales from June and December of 1953]
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Series 4 #18.
«All Series« |
1954/06/17 |
TL[c] to Fox, James |
Please forgive my delay in answering your very understandable query about the sales of THE SIGN |
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Series 4 #19.
«All Series« |
1960/03/04 |
TLS to Fox, James |
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the confidence you have shown in us, with regard to Father |
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[signed by Giroux, John Farrar, Roger Straus and Sheila Cudahy]
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Series 4 #20.
«All Series« |
1961/03/02 (#01) |
TLS to Merton |
We have your letter here of February 17 as yet unanswered. We looked up our files, and we notice |
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Series 4 #21.
«All Series« |
1961/03/02 (#02) |
TLS from Bettencourt, Yolanda / to James Fox |
We have been advised that we have to deal with you regarding the rights of Father Merton's book |
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[from Dom James Fox of Gethsemani Abbey to Yolanda Bettencourt, from the Editorial Department of Livraria Agir Editora in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
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Series 4 #22.
«All Series« |
1961/03/27 |
TLS from Fox, James |
We have received a letter, March 2, from Rio de Janeiro, from the publishing house of AGIR. |
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Series 4 #23.
«All Series« |
1961/04/14 (#02) |
TAL[c] to Fox, James |
The situation on the foreign rights for the books we have under contract (DISPUTED QUESTIONS, |
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Series 4 #24.
«All Series« |
1961/11/20 |
TLS from Fox, James |
Did I ever acknowledge your gracious letter of September 29? If not, I want to do so now. |
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Series 4 #25.
«All Series« |
1962/09/21 |
TL[c] to Fox, James |
This is a business note to advise you that royalties in the amount of $3,312.26 have accumulated |
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[first page typed letter - second page handwritten note with royalties figures to Gethsemani Abbey and Curtis Brown for various books]
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Series 4 #26.
«All Series« |
1962/10/09 |
TALS from Norbert, Br., O.C.S.O. |
Rev. Father has arrived back home from the trip abroad for the General Chapter and other necessary |
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Series 4 #27.
«All Series« |
2006/08/08 (#02) |
other |
Correspondence between Abbot James Fox and Robert Giroux. [-] Abbot James Fox to Giroux. |
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[list of letters donated in this series]
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Series 4 #28.
«All Series« |
undated/11/22 |
TLS from Fox, James |
Just a note to acknowledge your charming letter of the 2nd with the news of the recovery |
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