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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Collins, Edward A.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 2 item(s); 4 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Collins, Edward A.".

Biography

Edward Collins was writing to Merton from Iowa City.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/07/29 TALSto MertonThree Thomas Merton Books have been in my library for many years, possibly as far back as the year  book attacking Catholicism by Avro Manhattan, <i>Catholic Power Today</i> - product of Lyle Stuart / asks Merton to denounce the book and refute the "accumulation of near-truths, half-truths, non-truths, lies and calumny" / Collins tells about his own background and how he came to Iowa from New York
 1967/08/04 TL[c]from MertonThanks for your letter. I will be brief in replying because I have much more correspondence than I  Merton has not heard of Avro Manhattan's book - does not want to stoop to the level of such an angry book by an angry response and to give it "free publicity" in doing so - Merton feels he can make better contributions with other writings
        

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