Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1956/April/16 

Series:  2  Correspondence from Gethsemani Archives: Dom James Fox with the Abbot of Melleray, Dom Louis de Gonzague Le Pennuen.

Type:  TL[x] - Xerox copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:  to Le Pennuen, Louis de Gonzague from "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987"-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Good Father Louis is doing well as Father Master, thusfar. He is very interested in checking"

Contents:  Merton's psychiatric examinations of new postulants / Catholic psychiatrist from Louisville administering Rorschach test on Merton - psychiatrist said Merton a "very social being" and "need[s] people" - Merton objects that he intends to be a hermit - Fox like the test

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Gethsemani Abbey Archives

Date received:  2004/02/13

Date added:  

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 2:    1956/April/16