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Merton's Correspondence with:

Chris Young

Young, Chris, 1954-  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1967
Volume: 2 item(s); 3 pg(s)

Scope and Content

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

Biography

At the time of writing, Chris Young was a 13-year-old who was planning to enter a high school seminary and someday wanted to be a Trappist monk. A fan of Merton's writings, he wanted to be a writer himself and sent Merton copies of two pieces he had written.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
 y/m/dMerton Scan ✉ 
1. 1967/10/05 HLS to Merton I want very much to become a Trappist monk, but under the circumstances it is impossible «detailed view»
2. 1967/12/08 TL[c] from Merton I wanted to answer your nice letter personally, though I don't really have time, and it is long «detailed view»

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