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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Helmstetter, Walter, Dom, O.C.S.O.".
Dom Walter Helmstetter was abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of the Genesee in Piffard, New York from the late 1950's to the early 1960's. Later, he became a hermit and writes to Merton from Palestine, Texas.
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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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1968/01/13 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Sorry I was not able to get this letter out in today's mail. I was caught with people I had to see. |
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1968/07/12 |
HLS to Merton |
This letter to you is about six months overdue. I've been wanting to write you ever since |
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1968/08/19 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your good letter. You can understand why I took my time answering it. |
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