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Merton's Correspondence with:

Dorothy M. Steere; Dorothy Steere

Steere, Dorothy M.  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1962
Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Steere, Dorothy M.".

Biography

Dorothy Steere was married to Douglas Steere, Merton's friend, who was a peace advocate and Quaker. Dorothy helped in arranging retreats at Pendle Hill. She had met Martin Luther King, Jr., and was active in the Civil Rights Movement and peace movement. She wrote from Union Theological Seminary in New York. She and Douglas were Quaker Observer-Delegates for the Second Vatican Council.

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1. 1962/01/21 HLS to Merton John Bennett has told my husband, Douglas Steere, that you will be «detailed view»

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