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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Burke, Christopher".
Christoper Burke was the son of Merton's friend, Professor Herbert Burke.
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If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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1966/09/22 |
TL[c] from Merton to Chairman of Local Draft Board 116 |
I am writing this letter in behalf of Christopher Burke who is petitioning for classification as a |
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Merton attests that the Burke family is guided by serious pacifistic principals and feels that as a Catholic he may appeal to the call of the Second Vatican Council's message that Catholics may feel obliged to refuse military service for unjust causes
«detailed view» |
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