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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Reese, Samuel Norbert, 1934-1990

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1953, 1962

Volume: 2 item(s); 3 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Reese, Samuel Norbert".

Biography

At the time of writing, Sammy Reese was in prison and had been on death row in Missouri (he was later re-sentenced to life in prison). Merton notes: "a prisoner [-] electric chair!" Reese was baptised in prison through contact with Merton, some nuns, and Fr. Charles Dismas Clark, known as "the Hoodlum Priest." Reese became an acomplished cartoonist and artist in prison and was at times allowed to teach other prisoners art. He was released on parole in 1976 and died in 1990.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1953/07/25 TALS[x]from MertonYour letter was very good. I was especially glad to hear you were reading St. Thomas.   
 1962/12/09 TAL[c]from MertonIt was good to hear from you, after all these years. I have not been worrying too much about you,   
        

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