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 9 #1.
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1962/10/19 (#01) |
other[x] |
This Agreement, made the 19th day of October 1962 between The Abbey of Gethsemani, Inc. of Trappist, |
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[copy of Merton's agreement with Macmillan Company for Prayer as Worship and Experience with Merton's handwritten underlining and annotation concerning parts of the agreement he did not understand when signing it]
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Series 9 #2.
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1963/05/21 |
TL[c] from Straus, Roger / to Warren Sullivan |
We have been advised that, despite Thomas Merton's letter to one of your editors requesting that you |
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[from Roger Straus, President of Farrar, Straus, to Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company]
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Series 9 #3.
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1963/05/24 |
TLS from Sullivan, Warren / to Roger Straus |
As soon as I received your letter of May 21, I called a meeting of our editorial group in charge |
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[from Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company, Roger Straus, President of Farrar, Straus]
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Series 9 #4.
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1963/06/24 |
TL[c] from Straus, Roger / to Warren Sullivan |
I have had no further word from you regarding the matter of the Thomas Merton book, since your |
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[from Roger Straus, President of Farrar, Straus, to Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company]
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Series 9 #5.
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1963/07/03 |
TL[x] from Merton to Warren Sullivan |
This is a rather difficult letter to write, but I think it must be written. For some time I have |
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[from Merton to Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company]
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Series 9 #6.
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1963/07/08 |
TALS from Gross, Gerald / to Roger Straus |
Mr. Sullivan has sent me your most recent letter in regard to Thomas Merton. He has asked me to be |
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[from Gerald J. Gross, Vice President, Trade Division, the Macmillan Company, to Roger Straus, President of Farrar, Straus]
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Series 9 #7.
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1963/07/11 (#01) |
TLS[x] from Sullivan, Warren / to Merton |
I can well imagine how unpleasant is the situation in which you find yourself, quite innocently, |
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[from Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company, to Merton]
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Series 9 #8.
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1963/07/11 (#02) |
TL[c] from Sullivan, Warren / to Merton |
I can well imagine how unpleasant is the situation in which you find yourself, quite innocently, |
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[from Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company, to Merton]
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Series 9 #9.
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1963/07/16 |
TLS from Kaplan, Jeremiah / to Roger Straus |
Thank you for your courteous treatment this morning. I am looking forward to seeing |
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Series 9 #10.
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1963/07/24 (#04) |
TL[c] from Straus, Roger / to Warren Sullivan |
We claim you have induced our author Thomas Merton to breach his contract with us and we hold you |
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[from Roger Straus, President of Farrar, Straus, to Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company]
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Series 9 #11.
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1963/07/24 (#05) |
TL[d] from Fox, James / to Warren Sullivan |
We have decided here at the Abbey of Gethsemani that the book PRAYER AS WORSHIP AND EXPERIENCE |
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[2 identical copies - draft, written by Farrar, Straus, advising a response from the Abbey of Gethsemani to Macmillan Company in order to reject their bid at publishing Prayer as Worship and Experience]
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Series 9 #12.
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1963/07/24 (#06) |
TL[c] to Stone, Naomi Burton |
I enclose a draft of the letter our lawyers think Father Abbot should send to Macmillan. |
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[to Merton's literary agent, Naomi Burton Stone]
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Series 9 #13.
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1963/07/26 |
TLS from Linden, Bella / to Roger Straus |
Our client, The Macmillan Company, has referred your letter dated July 24, 1963, addressed |
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[from Bella L. Linden, an attorney hired by the Macmillan Company, to Roger Straus, President of Farrar, Straus]
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Series 9 #14.
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1963/07/27 |
TALS[x] from Fox, James / to Warren Sullivan |
We have decided here at the Abbey of Gethsemani that the book PRAYER AS WORSHIP AND EXPERIENCE |
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[from Dom James Fox, Abbot of Gethsemani, to Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company]
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Series 9 #15.
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1963/08/08 |
TLS[x] from Sullivan, Warren / to James Fox |
As you know, not long ago I wrote to Father Merton when he first offered to return the advance |
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[from Warren Sullivan, President of the Macmillan Company, to Dom James Fox, Abbot of Gethsemani]
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Series 9 #16.
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1963/08/09 |
TL[c] to Stone, Naomi Burton |
I enclose a letter I have just sent off to Tom, together with copies of all the correspondence |
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[to Merton's literary agent, Naomi Burton Stone]
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Series 9 #17.
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2006/08/08 (#09) |
other |
Correspondence relating to "Prayer as Worship and Experience. [-] Roger Straus to Warren |
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[list of letters donated in this series]
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