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Merton's Correspondence with:

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

Skillin, Edward S., 1904-2000  printer

 
 

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.".

Biography

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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Related Information and Links

See also the "Rissin, Rhoda" file for a signed original to Merton and forwarded through New Directions.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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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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