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Merton's Correspondence with:

Lionel Landry

Landry, Lionel  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1967-1968, 1976
Volume: 23 item(s); 26 pg(s)

Scope and Content

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

Biography

Lionel Landry was Director of the Asia Society, a group found in 1956 to promote intercultural dialog between Asia and the United States. Landry writes from New York.

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Related Information and Links

See also the "Ross, Nancy Wilson" file.

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Series List

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
1. 1966/08/02 HNS from Merton James Laughlin at New Directions suggested that I send along some samples of 'Asian' writings «detailed view»
2. 1967/08/05 TLS to Merton Nancy Wilson Ross and Dom Aelred Graham delighted an Asia House audience with their April 21 «detailed view»
3. 1967/08/13 (#01) TLS from Merton Thanks very much for the tape of Nancy Wilson Ross's and Aelred Graham's discussion of Zen at Asia «detailed view»
4. 1967/08/13 (#02) TL[c] from Merton Thanks very much for the tape of Nancy Wilson Ross's and Aelred Graham's discussion of Zen at Asia «detailed view»
5. 1967/08/17 TLS to Merton After unabashedly reading "Stranger" and "Marcel," I have passed them on to Nancy Wilson Ross «detailed view»
6. 1967/09/19 (#01) TALS from Merton Thanks so much for passing the pieces on to Nancy Wilson Ross, who has written to me about them, «detailed view»
7. 1967/09/19 (#02) TL[c] from Merton Thanks so much for passing the pieces on to Nancy Wilson Ross, who has written to me about them, «detailed view»
8. 1967/09/22 HLS to Merton Je vous remercie très cordialement de l'envoi des recusements[sp?] qui me soute parvenus «detailed view»
9. 1967/10/09 TALS to Merton I trust you will have received by now Japanese Arts of the Heian Period and that you will «detailed view»
10. 1967/11/24 (#01) TLS from Merton Every once in a while my correspondence falls into an abyss and it takes time for me to recover it «detailed view»
11. 1967/11/24 (#02) TL[c] from Merton Every once in a while my correspondence falls into an abyss and it takes time for me to recover it «detailed view»
12. 1968/03/14 TLS to Merton Under separate cover I am sending some more furniture for the Fu's and Tz'u's. It is the catalogue «detailed view»
13. 1968/03/23 TLS from Merton Many thanks for the new book-- splendid as all the others. I am excited about the possibility «detailed view»
14. 1968/03/25 TLS to Merton Many thanks for Sacred City. Sending Lenny Bruce (under separate cover) is hardly a reciprocation, «detailed view»
15. 1968/03/29 (#01) TLS from Merton Lenny Bruce arrived today. I looked straight at the back and found that actually what he did was «detailed view»
16. 1968/03/29 (#02) TL[c] from Merton Lenny Bruce arrived today. I looked straight at the back and found that actually what he did was «detailed view»
17. 1968/07/09 HLS to Merton I've shared the essay on Meursault and the new Monk's Pond [sic] with many. The enjoyment both [written on letterhead of the Hotel Ritz in Lisbon, Portugal] «detailed view»
18. 1968/07/19 HLS to Merton My itinerary has had to be switched around and Kyoto is a caualty. If you'd like me to hunt around [written on letterhead of "The Oriental Hotel" in Bangkok, Thailand] «detailed view»
19. 1968/07/21 TL[c] from Merton Your interesting letter from Lisbon is quite provudential [sic], as I am planning a trip to Asia [written on letterhead of "Community Council of San Mateo County" - "Action Study on Community Health Services"] «detailed view»
20. 1968/08/28 (#01) TLS from Merton I cannot thank you enough for putting me in touch with Spedjatmoko. Last Saturday I had «detailed view»
21. 1968/08/28 (#02) TL[c] from Merton I cannot thank you enough for putting me in touch with Spedjatmoko. Last Saturday I had «detailed view»
22. 1968/12/03 HPCS from Merton Asia has been great so far - best in the South, S. India and especially Ceylon which is out of this [verso: color photograph - "Statue of Sinhalese King [-] Dambulla Rock Temple [-] Photo by Louis Panassie"] «detailed view»
23. 1976/03/11 TALS to Griffin, John Howard I enclose the letters and postcards that the late Thomas Merton sent me. I hope it will be possible «detailed view»

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