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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
O'Brien, Thomas J. [2], d. 1980

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1961

Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "O'Brien, Thomas J. [2]".

Biography

Thomas J. O'Brien served with John Paul Merton (Thomas' younger brother) in the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Canada and instructed John Paul in flying. Later, O'Brien applied for entry to the Trappists at Gethsemani, but was denied entry. Merton mentions him as a postulant at Gethsemani in November of 1958. He responds to a letter from O'Brien in 1961 (O'Brien's letter not extant) suggesting other monasteries that might be better for O'Brien. O'Brien lived at St. Joseph's House of Hospitality in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1958 to his death in 1980, later becoming its manager.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1961/03/15 TLS[x]from MertonWell you letter was indeed a surprise. I am very sorry to hear of your difficulties, but glad that   
        

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