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
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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
Series# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
| y/m/d | Merton | | Scan ✉ | |
Series 5 #1.
«All Series« |
1952/10/12 (#01) |
TL[c] from Maritain, Jacques |
Je vous remercie cordialement de m'avoir envoyé les épreuves de The Sign of Jonas. |
✓ |
[3 identical copies]
«detailed view» |
Series 5 #2.
«All Series« |
1952/10/12 (#02) |
TL[c] from Maritain, Jacques |
I thank you cordially for having sent me the proofs of THE SIGN OF JONAS. What do I think of this |
✓ |
[6 identical copies of the 1952/10/12[1] letter translated into English]
«detailed view» |
Series 5 #3.
«All Series« |
2006/08/08 (#04) |
other |
Maritain to Giroux concerning the publication of The Sign of Jonas |
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[list of letters donated in this series]
«detailed view» |
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