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Merton's Correspondence with:

Ilse F. Niswonger; Ilse Niswonger

Niswonger, Ilse F., Obl.S.B.  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1957
Volume: 2 item(s); 4 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Niswonger, Ilse F., Obl.S.B.".

Biography

Ilse F. Niswonger was an Oblate of St. Benedict at Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut. She was an artist and offered her services for a statue of the Virgin Mary. This is likely the job that Merton eventually commissioned Jaime Andrade to sculpt.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
1. 1957/04/22 HLS to Merton Mr. John Crabtree mentioned your name in a letter to me and told me to get in touch with you about «detailed view»
2. undated/no/no other   SCULPTURES [-] Ernesto Cardenal [-] Agouti, 1956. Polychrome plaster [-] Iguana, 1956. Polychrome «detailed view»

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