Merton's Correspondence with:

Br. Lawrence Gannon

Gannon, Lawrence, Br., O.C.S.O.

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1968
Volume:	7 item(s); 8 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton and Gannon discuss some of Merton's travel arrangements and his impressions of Alaska.

Br. Lawrence Gannon was a Trappist from Gethsemani writing to Merton while at the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Eagle River, Alaska, where Merton visited in 1968 and spoke at a series of conferences for the contemplative nuns there.

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#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
1.	1968/09/12	TLS[x] to Merton	Here is everything. I sent the information to Mr. Dunne in Washington as requested.		«detailed view»
2.	1968/09/18	HLS[x] from Merton	Many thanks for the mail which arrived yesterday - or rather was given to me at the airport when		[writing from Precious Blood Monastery in Eagle River, Alaska] «detailed view»
3.	1968/10/01	HLS[x] from Merton	Here is a refund slip on a flight which I changed. I am flying from here to San Francisco tomorrow,		«detailed view»
4.	1968/10/14	HLS[x] from Merton	Thanks a lot for your letter - I appreciate it. I drove down from Redwoods instead of flying so I		[writing from the Clift Hotel in San Francisco, California] «detailed view»
5.	1971/02/25	TLS[x] to Center from Gannon, Lawrence, Br.	I am sending you these copies of Fr. Louis' letters to me hoping that they will be of use		«detailed view»
6.	1971/03/10	TL[c] from Center to Gannon, Lawrence, Br.	Thank you so much for the letters you sent us from Fr. Louis. Since we are trying so diligently		«detailed view»
7.	undated/no/no	HPCS[x] from Merton	I flew over this in a small plane the other day. There are hundreds like it all over the place and		[verso: photo of Portage Glacier in Alaska] «detailed view»

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