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Merton's Correspondence with:

Princess Monica Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein, Monica, Princess  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1962, 1972
Volume: 4 item(s); 8 pg(s)

Scope and Content

The mother of Princess Monica Wittgenstein, who died in 1962, was a fan of Merton's writings, and Monica Wittgenstein asks Merton to pray for his mother.

Biography

Princess Monica Wittgenstein writes from Cologne, Germany.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1962/05/08 HLS to Merton I am enclosing a mortuary card of my mother who died last week. I would be very grateful if you «detailed view»
2. 1962/05/14 transcript from Merton +Thank you for the card of your good mother. I shall most assuredly pray for her and keep her in my [transcript of Merton's letter, handwritten by Wittgenstein] «detailed view»
3. 1972/11/02 HLS to Center from Wittgenstein, Monica Thank you for your letter. Actually I had no real correspondence with Father Merton. My mother had «detailed view»
4. 1972/11/07 TL from Center to Wittgenstein, Monica Thank you for your gracious note of November 2 with regard to your correspondence with Fr. Merton. «detailed view»

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