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Merton's Correspondence with:

Pieter van der Meer de Walcheren; Pierre van der Meer de Walcheren; Meer, Pieter

Meer de Walcheren, Petrus Balthazar Albertus van der, Dom, O.S.B., 1880-1970  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1961, 1965
Volume: 6 item(s); 7 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Meer de Walcheren, Petrus Balthazar Albertus van der, Dom, O.S.B.".

Biography

Dom Petrus Balthazar Albertus van der Meer de Walcheren was a Benedictine monk of Beuron Abbey in Germany. He was a friend of Jacques and Raïssa Maritain. Jacques Maritain wrote an introduction for his book Le Paradis Blanc about the Carthusians of La Valsainte.

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Related Information and Links

See also "De Ridder, Mr." file; and see also published letters from Merton to Dom van der Meer de Walcheren in The School of Charity, pp. 139-140.

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Series List

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
1. 1961/07/28 TLS[x] from Merton J'ai bien reçu votre livre avec la dédicace bien aimable que vous y avez inscrite. Je suis persuadé «detailed view»
2. 1961/08/09 HLS[x] to Merton Quelle joie de bien lire. [also contains typed note at top of the same letter from Sr. Xristine Anne Marie van der Meer de Walcheren - see also her file] «detailed view»
3. 1965/03/30 TL[c] from Merton J'ai reçu l'autre jour avec beaucoup de plaisir la lettre de Mère Xristine avec votre petit mot «detailed view»
4. 1965/08/08 TALS[x] to Merton Merci et merci de l'envoie de vos conférences. je me suis remise à lire de l'anglais après 35 ans. «detailed view»
5. 1965/09/19 HLS[x] to Merton Merci, merci de tout coeur pour vos [also contains typed note at top of the same letter from Sr. Xristine Anne Marie van der Meer de Walcheren - see also her file] «detailed view»
6. 1965/no/no? HLS[x] to Merton Nous venons de recevoir les fascicules sur la vie contemplative cistercienne. «detailed view»

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