Fr. Jacques

Jacques, Fr., O.C.S.O.  

Descriptive Summary

Scope and Content

Fr. Jacques writes to Dom Frederic Dunne regarding the book The Spirit of Simplicity, anonymously written by Thomas Merton. He offers some photographs of the Abbey of Fontenay for illustrations in the book [not extant]. The letter was among letters regarding the preface Merton wrote for Cheneviére's book on the life of Fr. Marie-Joseph Cassant, but does not seem to be related.

Biography

Fr. M. Jacques was a monk of the Trappist Abbey of Cîteaux in France.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.

Related Information and Links

Other Finding Aids

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.
   

Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

Click icons for links: ✓="Published | Library Record", ✉="Scanned" | 🗷="Scanned, Viewable Only at Merton Center"