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Sub-Section H.15: David D. Cooper Papers

Record Series: 12: Thomas Merton and James Laughlin: Selected Letters - Accession #2

Series Description

Contains photocopies of one collection of letters, mostly between Merton and Laughlin, that were copied for the volume of selected letters. The selections for the book have been removed (see Series 10).

Subjects List

This manuscript has no associated subjects.

Arrangement and Processing Notes:

This Sub-Section is divided into records series.

Container List

Box#-FF#	Date	Notes	First Lines
3 - 1	1968		«Folder title: TM/JL: untitled [no date, 1968?]»
3 - 2	1945		«Folder title: TM/JL: 1945»
3 - 3	1946		«Folder title: TM/JL: 1946»
3 - 4	1947		«Folder title: TM/JL: 1947»
3 - 5	1948		«Folder title: TM/JL: 1948»
3 - 6	1949		«Folder title: TM/JL: 1949»
3 - 7	1950		«Folder title: TM/JL: 1950»
3 - 8	1951		«Folder title: TM/JL: 1951»
3 - 9	1952	Includes correspondence with Robert MacGregor.	«Folder title: TM/JL/RMM: 1952»
3 - 10	1953	Includes correspondence with Robert MacGregor.	«Folder title: TM/JL/RMM: 1953»
3 - 11	1954	Includes correspondence with Robert MacGregor.	«Folder title: TM/JL/RMM: 1954»
3 - 12	1955	Includes correspondence with Robert MacGregor.	«Folder title: TM/JL/RMM: 1955»
3 - 13	1956		«Folder title: TM/JL/RMM: 1956»
3 - 14	1966	Folder was empty.	«Folder title: TM/JL/RMM: 1966»
3 - 15	undated	Contains on undated (likely from 1968) photocopy of a letter from Merton to Laughlin. It also contains the following essays by Merton: "Answers on Art and Freedom for Miguel Gringberg," "The Name of the Lord," "A Christmas Devotion," and "Notes by the Artist for an Exhibit of His Drawings."	«Folder title: TM MSs. from JL Material»
3 - 16	1962	Contained the only original copy of a letter by Merton in Cooper's collection. It is dated May 30, 1962. The original was tranferred to the Laughlin file.	«Folder title: Original Merton Letter»

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