MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Sheed, F. J. (Francis Joseph), 1897-1981
Click here to exit print-formated view.
Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1962
Volume: 4 item(s); 6 pg(s)
Scope and Content
This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Sheed, F. J. (Francis Joseph)".
Biography
With his wife Maisie Ward, Francis Joseph Sheed founded the publishing house of Sheed & Ward in 1926. Sheed was a Roman Catholic theologian and leading apologist of the 20th Century. Born in Australia, he moved to London after his law studies and married Ward in 1926. The following year the established a Roman Catholic publishing house concerned not only with theology but broader issues of literature and culture. In 1933, they founded a New York branch of the publishing company and thenceforth Sheed spent time between the London and New York offices. (Source: "Sheed, F. J." Biography from Current Biography. 1981. Online. Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 2006/04/25. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)
Usage Guidelines and Restrictions
Related Information and Links
See also Cold War Letters #32 and #58 published in Witness to Freedom pp. 32-33 and 45.
Other Finding Aids
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
Series List
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
Container List
|