This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Driskell, Leon V.".
Leon Driskell was in the Department of English faculty at University of Louisville.
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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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1. |
1967/04/13 (#01) |
TLS to Merton |
Although I realize that you are working in retirement at present, I wish to extend an invitation to |
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invitation for Merton to speak on his poetry at the University of Louisville Summer Institute
«detailed view» |
2. |
1967/04/13 (#02) |
other |
To Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) In August light, she began her night. Closing her eyes, she let |
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[poem by Driskell]
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3. |
1967/04/22 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your kind letter asking me to read some of my poetry at your summer Institute at the U. |
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could not get permission to speak / Merton sends one of his poems on Flannery O'Connor
«detailed view» |
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