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DeSutter, Raymond A., II (formerly Fr. M. Robert, O.C.S.O.)

Series 4, Correspondence with the Merton Center

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1957-1961; 2007
Volume:	62 item(s); 136 pg(s)

This collection of letters, donated by Raymond DeSutter, contain correspondence between Merton and DeSutter while at Gethsemani and notes between Merton and a Fr. Peter of Gethsemani. There is a characteristic form of humor in some of the notes that rese

Biography

Raymond A. DeSutter, II was a novice at Gethsemani under Merton. His name in religion was Fr. Robert and was at Gethsemani Abbey from 1957-1963.

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Series List

Series Number	Series Name	Total Records
1	Correspondence with Thomas Merton	5
2	Correspondence with family	47
3	Correspondence between DeSutter's father and Gethsemani Abbey monks	8
4	Correspondence with the Merton Center	2

Container List

Series#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
Series 4 #1. «All Series«	2007/02/06	HLS[x] to Center from DeSutter, Raymond	I was recently going through some old papers and found three notes from Fr. Louis. I would be happy		«detailed view»
Series 4 #2. «All Series«	2007/03/05	TLS[x] from Center to DeSutter, Raymond	On behalf of the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University, thank you for your generous support.		«detailed view»

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