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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Shay, Dan, 1938-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1962

Volume: 2 item(s); 6 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Dan Shay and others were planning a "peace walk" from St. Louis to the east coast, travel to Italy and walk to Rome, for a "Council of Peace" to guide Catholics on war and peace-related issues, especially nuclear war. Merton provides suggestions about his trip to Europe and thoughts about their message.

Biography

In 1962, Dan Shay was a 34-year-old carpenter's apprentice, a member of a number of Catholic organizations, and a conscientious objector from St. Louis, Missouri.

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Related Information and Links

See also Cold War Letters #104 published in Witness to Freedom, pp. 64-65 [incorrectly listed as p. 44 in index of hardcover edition].

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1962/09/14 HLSto MertonI am 24 years old, a carpenter apprentice, a Catholic, a member of the young Christian Workers,   
 1962/09/30? transcriptfrom MertonYour letter was very welcome. I think the idea is a good one, and I think you are very rightYes  
        

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