This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Canfield, Francis Xavier, Msgr.".
Msgr. Francis X. Canfield was Rector of the Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, Michigan.
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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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# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1967/11/16 |
TLS to Merton |
On Wednesday, May 29, 1968, we shall hold graduation exercises for our college seminarians. |
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invitation for Merton to speak at a graduation for college seminarians
«detailed view» |
2. |
1967/11/24 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I am grateful for your letter and for your invitation. I do appreciate the fact that it reflects |
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due to the Trappist Order's restrictions and his own busy schedule, Merton declines the offer to speak
«detailed view» |
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