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Merton's Correspondence with:

Ned O'Gorman

O'Gorman, Ned, 1929-2014  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1963
Volume: 4 item(s); 7 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "O'Gorman, Ned".

Biography

Ned O'Gorman was a poet and, at the time of writing, on the editorial staff of the Catholic magazine, Jubilee. His poetry has been described as having "bejeweled" language and baroque imagery, influenced by his Catholic faith. He was also interested in social justice, starting a library and school serving primarily African-American children in Harlem in 1966. (Source: "O'Gorman, Ned." World Authors. 1975. Wilson Biographies Plus. Online. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 13 Jan. 2006. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
1. 1963/11/04 HNS to Merton I am in a state of great pleasure for that letter- I am thinking happily of you reading O'Gorman «detailed view»
2. 1965/12/30 TLS to Merton Thank you for your note. I know the book is absurd, cumbersome but to me it holds vistas «detailed view»
3. 1966/06/01 TL[c] from Merton Here are the "Seven Words" after much delay. I am sorry for this. actually there was a lot «detailed view»
4. undated/12/25 HCS to Merton When is a good time to visit you.? Tom. I'm blessed [-] Book is blest [-] World is blest. «detailed view»

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