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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Steed, Robert (formerly Br. Corentine, O.C.S.O.)

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1960-1962, 2004

Volume: 8 item(s); 9 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Steed, Robert (formerly Br. Corentine, O.C.S.O.)".

Biography

Robert Steed was a novice at Gethsemani from 1951-1953, and was known at that time as Br. Corentine. He later joined the Catholic Worker Movement. He writes from New York.

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Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1960/07/18 otherfrom Mertonfor R. Steed with best wished in Xt [-] f M Louis [-] FOUR POEMS OF CESAR VALLEJO [-] Translated  [send translations of four poems by Cesar Vallejo as published in <u>Pax</u> No. 11 with a signed note to Steed]
 1961/09/08 HPCS[x]from MertonThe book of the 10 Upanishads has arrived and I will especially treasure it because it comes from CW   
 1962/03/25 TALS[x]from MertonI wrote to Dorothy the other day and she has probably passed on the letter to you, which includes   
 1962/04/03 TLS[x]from MertonSince writing the footnote I have seen that Kennedy has come out saying he would not stop at a first   
 1962/04/12 TLS[x]from MertonI am glad you found the article and glad you sent it down. I have been through it again and made   
 2004/10/22 TALSto Center from Steed, RobertI want to thank you for correcting the error regarding my name "in religion" on your web-site   
 undated/04/27 TCSto MertonYour package arrived today and I want to thank you on behalf of the men here at the Catholic Worker   
 undated/no/no other[x]from MertonLove Winter when the Plant says Nothing. [-] O little forests, meekly cry alone  [typescript of poem by Merton - photocopy of signed poem]
        

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