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Merton's Correspondence with:

Fr. Joseph Watt; Fr. Joseph Raymond Watt; Fr. Marion Watt, Marion, Fr. Joe Watt, Joe, Fr.

Watt, Joseph Raymond, Fr. (Fr. Marion, O.C.S.O.), d. 2002  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1954
Volume: 5 item(s); 9 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Watt, Joseph Raymond, Fr. (Fr. Marion, O.C.S.O.)".

Biography

Fr. Joseph Raymond Watt was a former monk of Gethsemani Abbey under the religious name of Fr. Marion during the 1950's. At some point he left the monastery for parish life and spent many years in the Monterey Diocese in California. After he died, he was cremated and his ashes were returned to Gethsemani Abbey. (Source: "The Rev. Joseph Watt". Obituaries section of the Santa Cruz Sentinal Online. 16 Aug. 2002. Accessed 31 Aug. 2006 at the Bellarmine University Library. ‹http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2002/August/16/obit/obit.htm›.)

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1954/02/13 TLS from Merton I won't write much. Mail going to St Jo's is awlays [sic] uncertain. When I was there I got a lot «detailed view»
2. 1954/10/06 HLS to Merton Here it is almost a week since we've left and I haven't written yet. We had a very pleasant trip «detailed view»
3. 1954/10/16 TALS from Merton Many thanks for the letter. It sounded fine, and seemed to indicate that you were having a good «detailed view»
4. undated/no/no TNS from Merton For examination-- In regard both to drives for affection and for self-assertion: it is important «detailed view»
5. undated/no/no TNS from Merton Here are a few notes. They might help. What we need now is more material to go on. Have lots «detailed view»

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