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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Papanek, Jan

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968

Volume: 3 item(s); 9 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Papanek, Jan".

Biography

Jan Papanek was Chairman of the International League for the Rights of Man and writes to ask Merton's signature on a statement condemning human rights violations in the Vietnam War. Merton notes that he will sign the statement.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1968/05/01 (#01)TALSto MertonYou and the other persons on the attached list of individuals -- leaders of conscience, leaders  asks Merton's support of attached statement "Human Rights in the Vietnam War" (see next record) - Merton's handwritten response on the same letter, "OK May 5"
 1968/05/01 (#02)otherto MertonTHE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR THE RIGHTS OF MAN [-] <u>HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE VIETNAM WAR</u>   
 1968/05/01 (#03)otherto MertonChief Justice Adetokunbo A. Ademola [-] Nigeria [-] Dr. Arthur Flemming - U.S.A. [-] Justino Jimenez  [list of current signers of statement "Human Rights in the Vietnam War"]
        

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