MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Squire, Aelred, Fr., O.P.
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1967
Volume: 8 item(s); 12 pg(s)
Scope and Content
Dom Jean Leclercq, Merton's friend and Benedictine monk from Luxembourg, told Merton about a book on Aelred of Rievaulx written by Fr. Aelred Squire. Squire had been a harsh critic of Merton's earlier books. Merton told Leclercq of his interest in writing a preface for Squire's book on Aelred of Rievaulx to the surprise of Squire. The correspondence is primarily focused on discussions of the eremitical life and the publication of Squire's book. Naomi Burton Stone was not able to get it published with Doubleday. However, the book was eventually published.
Biography
Fr. Aelred Squire was a Dominican priest from England. While writing to Merton, he lived as a hermit at St. Vith, Belgium. Later in life, he joined the Camaldolese in Big Sur, California.
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See also the "Leclercq, Jean" file for letters between Squire and Leclercq; see also the "Dumont, Charles" file for references to Squire; and see also published letters from Merton to Squire in The School of Charity, pp. 310-311 and 348-349.
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