Merton's Correspondence with:

Catherine Smith; Mrs. Stack Smith; Smith, Stack, Mrs.

Smith, Catherine

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1960-1961, 1964, 2006
Volume:	8 item(s); 9 pg(s)

Early in the correspondence, Merton discusses the possibility of Smith creating a statue of St. Theresa (replacing an existing statue). Later, the project is put on hold and Smith makes some vestments for Merton.

Biography

Catherine Smith writes from Escanaba, Michigan. She seems to have been an artist working in a variety of media, including pottery, sculpture and fabrics. She seems to have met or known Merton's friend Sr. Thérèse Lentfoehr, who tells Merton of seeing Smith in Escanaba.

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#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
1.	1960/01/30	HLS from Merton	After all Sister Therese told me about her visit to Escanaba I feel I know you well and of course		[Merton includes two cards with color reproductions of religious art from Maria Laach Abbey in Germany, including one face of the Madonna and one of Christ] «detailed view»
2.	1960/02/27	HLS from Merton	It does not have to be carved wood. We might think of a glass slab shrine - maybe Sister		«detailed view»
3.	1960/05/14	TALS from Merton	You must be thinking I have gone into nirvana or something of the sort. Really, the reason for my		«detailed view»
4.	1961/04/25	TLS from Merton	The new vestment is very fine and everyone is happy with it. Many thanks for your kindness.		[some annotations on envelope - not Merton] «detailed view»
5.	1964/03/17	TAL[c] from Merton	Many thanks for the vestment, which I wore for the first time Laetare Sunday and again last Sunday.		«detailed view»
6.	2006/03/20	email to Center from Weisgram, Stefanie	I am the Collection Development librarian for the College of Saint Benedict and St. John's		«detailed view»
7.	2006/04/18	TLS to Center from Weisgram, Stefanie	Here are the letters from Thomas Merton that I offered to you. I am glad they will have such a good		«detailed view»
8.	undated/12/25	HCS to Merton	I'm getting some raw silk from Japan and so you may expect another vestment (white		«detailed view»

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