This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Caraman, Philip George, Fr., S.J.".
Fr. Philip Caraman was a Jesuit priest and editor of The Month, a magazine published by the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order) in London. The sub-editor was Fr. Deryck Hanshell, another correspondent of Merton's.
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For the originals of the letter from 1949, please contact the Archives of the British Province of the Society of Jesus (ABSI), and reference file number 48/15/9, The Month magazine.
See also "Hanshell, Deryck" file; see also June Rockett's biography of Caraman with selections of Merton's correspondence with Fr. Deryck Hanshell, A Gentle Jesuit.
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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1949/10/18? |
TLS[x] from Merton |
I am sorry to have taken some time to reply to your letter of Sept. 24th but you will understand. |
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2003/11/05 (#01) |
TLS to Center from Rockett, June |
Following correspondence between myself and Anne McCormick of the Merton Legacy Trust, she has |
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permission by Legacy Trust to use Merton letters to Philip Caraman at Jesuit magazine The Month
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2003/11/05 (#02) |
TL[c] from Rockett, June / to Anne McCormick |
Biography - Fr Philip Caraman S.J., (Merton Letters) I apologize for taking so long |
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2003/11/05 (#03) |
other to Center from Rockett, June |
Recognizing the monk's importance as a Catholic writer, |
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excerpts from Rockett's book which include Merton's letters to Philip Caraman's assistant editor, Fr. Deryck Hanshell, S.J.
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