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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Spiro, Stephen J.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965

Volume: 2 item(s); 3 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton wrote a letter to Stephen Spiro's local draft board to petition them to recognize his stance against the Vietnam War. Spiro writes to say that his request was denied but that he had received additional support from a number of prominent peace activists, including the Daniel and Philip Berrigan, Tom Cornell, Jim Forest and John Heidbrink.

Biography

Stephen J. Spiro was a conscientious objector who was drafted for the Vietnam War. He continues to help those who chose to resist the draft and to work for peace in the Fellowship of Reconciliation. He writes to Merton from Bogotá, New Jersey.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/01/09 TL[c]from MertonI have examined the reasons advanced by Stephen Spiro in his claim for exemption from military   
 1965/01/25 TLSto MertonThank you very much for your statement on my draft cause. Jim may have told you that I was indeed   
        

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