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In 1964, Merton was preparing an exhibit of his abstract drawings (calligraphies) that was to be exhibited at Catherine Spalding College, Louisville, in November of 1964. Merton asked Samra Hicks, working in a campus office, to name one of his drawings. The first word that came to her was "love", and then she asked, "Is that too simple?" Merton used the title "Is Love Too Simple?" She had a paperback copy in the office of No Man Is an Island, which Merton inscribed that day.
Samra Hicks (later Mims) was, at the time of Merton's message to her, assistant to Sr. Anna Louise, Dean of Students of Catherine Spalding College in Louisville, Kentucky.
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1964/no/no? |
HNS[x] from Merton |
To Miss Hicks [-] Namer of pictures [-] best wishes [-] fr M Louis Merton |
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[inscription in a Dell paperback copy of No Man Is an Island - see Sub-Section B.6 for original]
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undated/no/no |
other |
Locked away in a darkened desk drawer is a small, personal treasure. Though it is only a .35 cent, |
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[Samra Hicks Mim's story of her meeting with Merton, the naming of a Merton drawing, and the book Merton signed]
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