MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Carrera Andrade, Jorge, 1903-1978
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1959-1964
Volume: 8 item(s); 13 pg(s)
Scope and Content
This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Carrera Andrade, Jorge".
Biography
Jorge Carrera Andrade was a poet from Ecuador. He went to law school but was more interested in poetry. He had an early interest in leftist politics. During this period of correspondence with Merton, he served as ambassador to France and to Venezuela. He served as ambassador to a number of other nations during his life. Merton liked his poems and translated at least six of them into English. (Source: "Carrera Andrade, Jorge." World Authors. 1996. Wilson Biographies Plus. Online. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 20 Oct. 2005. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)
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Usage permission for letters to Merton from Columbia University must be obtained from the Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Related Information and Links
See also the "Cuadra, Pablo Antonio", "Laughlin, James", "Williams, Galen", and "Fox, James" files.
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