Merton writes Giering a letter of recommendation for Berea College in 1963. Giering writes in 1967 to praise some of Merton's poems.
Tom Giering was a former student of Berea College in Kentucky who had visited Gethsemani. At the time of writing to Merton, he lived in New York.
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1963/07/16 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I will get down to that letter of recommendation to Berea, right away. Sorry I did not get around |
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1967/06/07 |
HLS to Merton |
You probably don't really remember me. It seems literally eons ago that I was at Berea College, Ky. |
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