MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Wasserman, Edmund (Senior), d. 1962
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1954, 1962
Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)
Scope and Content
This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Wasserman, Edmund (Senior)".
Biography
Edmund Wasserman (Senior) was married to Margaret (Peg) Wasserman. They were the parents of Merton's friends, Sr. Anita (Ann) and Edmund (Junior, whom Merton called "Cappy" or "Cap"). Edmund (Junior) was at Gethsemani Abbey with Merton for many years before leaving in 1963 and was known there as Fr. John of the Cross. Edmund Wasserman (Senior) died in 1962.
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Related Information and Links
See also published letters from Merton to Wasserman in Witness to Freedom, pp. 183 and 189.
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