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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Yzermans, Vincent Arthur, Msgr., 1925-

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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Msgr. Vincent Yzermans visited Gethsemani Abbey, probably in September of 1967 based on an entry in Merton's journals. Yzermans writes the extant message, seemingly while on retreat at Gethsemani, asking Merton to meet with him to discuss an article for The Priest magazine.

Biography

Msgr. Vincent Arthur Yzermans took over as editor of Our Sunday Visitor and its affiliate magazine, The Priest, in the fall of 1967. He was a priest from Minnesota.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/09/no? HLSto MertonIf you have a few moments on Wednesday or Thursday I would very much appreciate visiting with you  [letter undated - approximate date from Merton's journal entry from 1967/09/14 concerning Yzerman taking over as editor of <u>Our Sunday Visitor</u> as he writes about in this letter]
        

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