Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Clark, C. Dismas, Fr., S.J." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1953/August/01 

Series:    

Type:  TALS - Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.

To/From:  to Merton from "Clark, C. Dismas, Fr., S.J."-->

# of pages:  3

Published in:  

First Lines:  "I would like to say beginning this letter, that I was deeply flattered to received a personal letter"

Contents:  discusses the plight of some of the prisoners on death row he is ministering to - what they are reading - one young man who likes Merton's books / asks Merton to write a letter to the prisoner and to the governor for a pardon from the death penalty / Missouri Governor Philip Donnelly - "cold-hearted creature with ice water in his blood

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Clark, C. Dismas, Fr., S.J.:"    1953/August/01