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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Claire, William F.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967-1968

Volume: 10 item(s); 15 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Claire, William F.".

Biography

Bill Claire was the founder of the literary magazine Voyages, based in Washington, D.C.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See also "Pauker, John" file in regard to some of Merton's art owned by Pauker and published by Claire in Voyages.

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

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/05/10 HLSto MertonI have been actively thinking of writing to you for 15 years, but now finally have a good reason.   
 1967/05/13 TL[c]from MertonThanks for the letter. I am glad to hear about the new magazine and about the issue devoted to Lax.   
 1967/06/14 TL[c]from MertonVery glad to get your note and to learn you had seen and like the drawings. Naturally I am   
 1967/06/21 HLSto MertonThanks for your nice letter -- I am delighted that you agree to having the drawings as part of   
 1967/06/no? TLSto MertonLast night at John Pauker's here in Washington -- I saw an incredible house filled with more art,   
 1967/07/24 TALSto MertonHere is another clipping from the Washington papers relating to your order. Hope you don't mind  [attaches articles from <u>The Washington Post</u> - from July 16 about a court case involving an "unfrocked" Trappist monk and "the mob" fighting over $300 million / from July 23 about the Israeli destruction of the Palestinian village of Imwas]
 1967/09/03 HPCSto MertonThrough the kindness of John Pauker, we did unframe some of your drawings and brought them to our   
 1967/09/no? TLSto MertonMy sympathy to you on the death of Ad Reinhardt-- I thought of you and Bob Lax when I first heard   
 1967/10/no? HLSto MertonI've made copies of these, and I want you to have them back as soon as possible. Isn't that   
 1968/01/28 TAL[c]from MertonThanks for thoughtfully sending along the review of John's Reader-- and from the Wall Street Journal   
        

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