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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Kaiser, Robert Blair".
Robert Kaiser was a journalist for Time Incorporated and was assigned to Rome for the Second Vatican Council. Personal matters forced him to leave this assignment, but he was planning to write a novel about events associated with the Council. He was trying to arrange a time to visit Merton at Gethsemani in the fall of 1965. In 1968, Kaiser writes on behalf of the National Association of Laymen who were arranging speakers to tour the country and speak on progressive issues concerning the Catholic Church.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1965/07/30 |
TLS to Merton |
I'd like very much to come and see you and talk with you at Gethsemani. Perhaps you've read my book |
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«detailed view» |
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1968/06/21 |
TLS to Merton |
I am writing on behalf of the National Association of Laymen, a group of progressive, social minded |
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«detailed view» |
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1968/06/27 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your letter and its very attractive proposal. Unfortunately I cannot accept it. |
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«detailed view» |
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