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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Barzun, Jacques".
At the time of correspondence with Merton, Jacques Barzun was serving as Provost of Merton's alma mater, Columbia University. In a letter to the Merton Center in 1971, Barzun mentions that Merton was a friend and one-time student.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
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.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
Click icons for links: ✓="Published | Library Record", ✉="Scanned" | 🗷="Scanned, Viewable Only at Merton Center"
| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1960/07/13 |
TLS to Merton |
It gave me much pleasure to hear that something in The House may be of use to you in your |
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contemplation linked to earthly objects as "stepping stones"
«detailed view» |
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1971/04/15 |
TLS[x] to Center from Barzan, Jacques |
I have looked in likely places for any letters I may have received from my friend and one-time |
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none of Merton's letters to Barzun are extant / mostly talked with Merton "viva voce conversation"
«detailed view» |
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