Merton's Correspondence with:

Elsie P. Mitchell, Elsie Mitchell; Mrs. John Mitchell, John, Mrs.

Mitchell, Elsie P., 1926-

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1968
Volume:	8 item(s); 19 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Mitchell, Elsie P.".

Elsie Mitchell is a Buddhist scholar, originally from Boston, who has published books on Zen Buddhism and art. She was founder of the Ahimsa Foundation, which supports humane societies and organizations for the protection of wildlife; and she was co-founder of the Cambridge Buddhist Association. Dom Aelred Graham spent the summer of 1968 with Elsie and her husband John Mitchell. Elsie Mitchell writes from Cataumet, Massachusetts.

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#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
1.	1968/04/10	HLS to Merton	Thank you very much indeed for Monk's Pond [sic] which is a welcome addition to our library.		«detailed view»
2.	1968/04/21	TL[c] from Merton	Thanks for your very nice letter and for the donation for the magazine. I would indeed be very		«detailed view»
3.	1968/05/12	TALS to Merton	I was grateful for your kind letter, and for the beautiful picture. I am sorry not to have answered		«detailed view»
4.	1968/07/08	TL[c] from Merton	Forgive me for waiting so long to answer your fine letter. I was away when it came and have been		«detailed view»
5.	1968/07/14	HLS to Merton	Thank you very much indeed for your kind letter. Enclosed is the V. Krasinski translation -		«detailed view»
6.	1968/07/19	TL[c] from Merton	First of all, thanks so much for the translation of Von Krasinsky. I think it is just the right		«detailed view»
7.	1968/08/08	HLS to Merton	Please forgive for the long delay before answering your two kind letters.		«detailed view»
8.	1968/08/17	HCS to Merton	Thank you for your kind letter. Several days ago I wrote to Mihoko Okamura telling her about your		«detailed view»

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