MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, Fr., C.S.C., 1917-2015
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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1961
Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)
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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, Fr., C.S.C.".
Biography
Fr. Theodore M. Hesburgh was a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Cross and served as president of Notre Dame University from 1952-1987. He served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1957 to 1972 and later chaired the commission. He was also active in opposition to the Vietnam War and support of the rights of immigrants to this country. Merton's letter is not extant, but he seems to write in relation to atomic weapons and Hesburgh's position as Vatican representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, a duty performed from 1956-1970.
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