Merton's Correspondence with:

Edward Simeon Skillin; Edward Skillin; Edward S. Skillin; Skillin, Edward Simeon

Skillin, Edward S., 1904-2000

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1962-1965
Volume:	12 item(s); 12 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Skillin, Edward S.".

Edward Skillin was the long-time editor of the Catholic magazine, The Commonweal, and wrote to Merton from New York. In 1967, he shifted from sole editor to publisher, a position he held until his retirement in 1998.

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#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
1.	1962/02/08	TALS to Merton	Sorry to bother you, but there is an enthusiastic reader who is thinking about getting up enough		«detailed view»
2.	1962/05/no?	TLS to Merton	The enclosed just came out today and we are hastening to send you a copy. As the introductory note		«detailed view»
3.	1964/02/13	TLS to Merton	We are all of us most grateful to you for sending us the enclosed article; I trust that you realize		«detailed view»
4.	1964/02/27	TLS to Merton	It was awfully good of you to take up our suggestions about your article and we all like what you		«detailed view»
5.	1964/07/20	TAL[c] from Merton	As far as I can tell, there has not been much comment in Catholic magazine in the U.S.		«detailed view»
6.	1964/07/24	TLS to Merton	We are much interested in your discussion of "Honest to God" and are delighted to accept it		«detailed view»
7.	1965/03/23	TL[c] from Merton	I have your letter asking me to review HONESTY IN THE CHURCH for the Commonweal.		«detailed view»
8.	1965/07/07	TL[c] from Merton	Here is a piece which you might be interested in, as an article. I don't know whether it is right		«detailed view»
9.	1966/05/27	TLS to Merton	We were delighted to have your article and to be featuring it in our June 3 issue, copies of which		«detailed view»
10.	1966/06/17	TLS to Merton	Your kind letter to Jim O'Gara was unhappily mislaid for awhile but we do hope the book you are		«detailed view»
11.	1966/10/28	TLS to Merton	We are very grateful to you for thinking of us and sending us that beautiful elegy-- which we are		«detailed view»
12.	1966/11/07	TLS to Merton	I was happy to correct the word at the end of line 17 in your Elegy. It is interesting to hear that		«detailed view»

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