Charles Stanley Thompson worked for the British National Heath Service. He converted to Catholicism in 1954. He became involved in a peace organization called the Pax Society, which later allied with the Pax Christi International movement. Thompson served as bulletin editor for the British society's Pax Bulletin from 1956-1963. He was also chairperson until 1971. (Source: The Hidden Ground of Love, p. 571.)
See also Cold War Letters #106 and other published letters from Merton to Thompson in The Hidden Ground of Love, pp. 571-575.
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1961/11/08 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
I am enclosing a check for five dollars, to cover the following: Two years' subscription to Pax |
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«detailed view» |
| 2. |
1961/11/18 |
TL[x] to Merton |
I should like you to know how glad we were to hear from you recently and to know of your support |
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«detailed view» |
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1961/11/27 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
Thanks for your good letter. I am glad you will reprint bits of the October CW. article. |
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«detailed view» |
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1962/01/21 |
TL[x] to Merton |
I was very glad to have your letter of 27th November and must apologize for not having replied |
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«detailed view» |
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1962/03/17 |
TALS[x] from Merton |
Thank you for your letter which has waited for a reply for some weeks. I should have written to you |
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«detailed view» |
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1962/07/14 |
TALS to Merton |
Thank you very much for sending me your book on "Peace in the Post-Christian Era" which arrived |
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«detailed view» |
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1962/07/19 |
TALS[x] from Merton |
Unfortunately the Peace Book has been forbidden by my higher Superiors. Hence none of it can |
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«detailed view» |
| 8. |
1962/09/22 |
TLS to Merton |
I am very sorry not to have written earlier, especially as you were so kind to reply at once to my |
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«detailed view» |
| 9. |
1962/09/27 (#01) |
TAL[c] from Merton |
It is true that PAX can certainly be considered a "small publication". At the same time I don't |
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[Cold War Letters #106]
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1962/09/27 (#02) |
transcript from Merton |
I may think up a more expanded message later for the Spode House meeting, but if I do not get |
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[Cold War Letters #106 - transcript from bound set]
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| 11. |
1964/01/03 |
TAL[x] to U.S. Bishops |
I have been asked to write to you on behalf of those present at the PAX autumn conference at Spode |
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[enclosed is a copy of resolution adopted at annual conference of PAX in October of 1963 - handwritten note on the letter - "(Sent to all Bishops in this country)"]
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| 12. |
1964/01/10 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
Thanks for sending me the resolution that went out to the Bishops. I hope you have received a good |
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1984/06/14 |
TLS from Flessati, Valerie / to William Shannon |
I have been given your name by Mrs Magdalen Goffin because in the course of some recent study into |
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[enclosed: copies of letters between Merton and Charles Thompson]
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1984/08/31 |
TLS[x] from Shannon, William / to Valerie Flessati |
I write this on the last day of August so as to ease my conscience by thinking that another month |
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thanks for letters
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1984/11/02 |
TLS from Flessati, Valerie / to William Shannon |
Very good to hear from you that you may be able to include Merton's letters to PAX in the |
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[enclosed: small biography, invitation to visit while in England / request for letter of 1962/09/27]
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1984/11/05 |
TLS[x] from Shannon, William / to Robert Giroux |
I enclose the letters of Charles Thompson who was editor of Pax Bulletin, the publication of the |
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sending letters to Farrar Straus and Co. / hoping they can be included
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1985/10/08 |
TLS from Thompson, Charles / to William Shannon |
Thank you so much for your letter and for sending the Merton letters so quickly to my daughter. She |
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[enclosed a letter from Merton] spoke of PAX efforts
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