Merton's Correspondence with:

Jonathan Edward Greene; Jonathan Greene; Jonathan E. Greene

Greene, Jonathan Edward, 1943-

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1967-1968, 1971
Volume:	23 item(s); 26 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Greene, Jonathan Edward".

Jonathan Greene was born in New York, but has spent most of his career living in Kentucky as a poet, author, publisher and free-lance designer. While corresponding with Merton, he was a designer for University of Kentucky Press in Lexington. He was the founder of Gnomon Press. He currently lives on a farm near Frankfort, Kentucky.

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#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
1.	1967/10/20	TLS to Merton	I've been meaning to give you copies of my magazine since arriving in Kentucky, but have never		«detailed view»
2.	1968/01/05	TLS to Merton	Carolyn suggested I send you poems for a mimeo'd magazine you're starting. She also said something		[labeled 1967, but Merton responds to this letter in his 1968/01/22 letter] «detailed view»
3.	1968/01/22 (#01)	TLS[x] from Merton	I'm really sorry to be so bad about letters. Worse than ever this month because laid up a week		«detailed view»
4.	1968/01/22 (#02)	TL[c] from Merton	I'm really sorry to be so bad about letters. Worse than ever this month because laid up a week		«detailed view»
5.	1968/01/24	TALS to Merton	let this be a partial response. Must wait till later to send other work (my own and that of others)		«detailed view»
6.	1968/01/29	TALS to Merton	here is the batch I promised: things lying around. I could probably stir up more by letters,		«detailed view»
7.	1968/01/31 (#01)	TLS[x] from Merton	Very many thanks for the good materials. First Hollo's Klee is just exactly what I want.		«detailed view»
8.	1968/01/31 (#02)	TL[c] from Merton	Very many thanks for the good materials. First Hollo's Klee is just exactly what I want.		«detailed view»
9.	1968/02/08	TLS to Merton	have re-worked the Desnos, though not taking all your suggestions verbatim except for the 2nd line		«detailed view»
10.	1968/02/26	TLS to Merton	just got back late yesterday from Indiana U. where I gave a reading on Thursday and met many people		«detailed view»
11.	1968/03/20 (#01)	TLS[x] from Merton	Thanks for letting me see the Pemble poems. I'll keep them in mind for Pond iii (Fall)		«detailed view»
12.	1968/03/20 (#02)	TL[c] from Merton	Thanks for letting me see the Pemble poems. I'll keep them in mind for Pond iii (Fall)		«detailed view»
13.	1968/05/24	TNS to Merton	how was your trip? I've invited Anselm Hollo to visit the beginning of June. Will you be in?		«detailed view»
14.	1968/05/31	TNS[x] from Merton	Sure-- bring Anselm Hollo over. Bob Lax hopes to come about June 5, nice if we could all get		«detailed view»
15.	1968/06/07	HNS[x] from Merton	Hoping this gets to you. Sat. morning Lax is not here yet. Don't know when - maybe next week.		«detailed view»
16.	1968/06/10	TLS to Merton	quick note. As now planned Hannah and I will meet you Wednesday at 11:30 at the gate with food		«detailed view»
17.	1968/06/28	TNS[x] from Merton	Thanks for the card with the info on Barthes. The stuff on Char you left with me is very good.		«detailed view»
18.	1968/07/29	TLS[x] from Merton	Here is a sort of dark pic of you and Lax. I have another of you that looks fine on the contact		[second page is a photocopy of a photograph of Jonathan Greene and Robert Lax - it is very difficult to see Lax's face in the copy and Greene is almost indistinguishable] «detailed view»
19.	1968/08/30	HLS[x] from Merton	Can you please send me by return any new information for contributors notes - on yourself, John		«detailed view»
20.	1968/09/03	TANS[x] from Merton	Thanks for the letter and info. I have done about four Char poems if I can find them.		«detailed view»
21.	1968/09/10	HCS[x] from Merton	Sorry - last minute before leaving and there is just no time to type these Char poems. You can make		«detailed view»
22.	1971/11/19	TLS[x] to Center from Greene, Jonathan	thanks for your form letter of some time ago re: letters of Thomas Merton. Enclosed are all he		«detailed view»
23.	1971/11/29	TL[x] from Center to Greene, Jonathan	Thank you so much for the xerox copies of Merton's letter to you. We would very much like		«detailed view»

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