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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Storrow, James J., Jr.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton responds to two articles. The first is a review appearing in the Wall Street Journal of a book entitled The Corporation and the Arts by Richard Sedric Fox Eells. The second article, written by Christopher Lasch in The Nation in 1967, discussed the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) and its connections with the Congress for Cultural Freedom. Merton discusses the nature of artistic freedom and the relative merits of different forms of political dissent against totalitarian forms of control – engagement in the system by liberals versus radicals who subvert or disengage from the system.

Biography

James Storrow was publisher of The Nation magazine and writes from New York.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/08/25 (#01)TALS[d]from MertonSince I live as a hermit in the woods I am by no means a reader of the <u>Wall Street Journal</u>  [draft version - not sent]
 1967/08/25 (#02)TAL[c]from MertonAs I live a somewhat secluded and contemplative life, I am by no means a reader either of  [letter, marked "This version sent" in Merton's handwriting - sent to <u>The Nation</u> magazine]
        

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