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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Wu, John, Jr.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967-1968, 1990

Volume: 10 item(s); 18 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

John Wu, Jr. is a professor of philosophy and English literature at Chinese Culture University in Taiwan. He is the son of John C. H. Wu.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See all letters published between John Wu, Jr. and Merton in Merton & the Tao: Dialogues with John Wu and the Ancient Sages, pp. 349-363. See also the "Wu, John C. H." file.

Other Finding Aids

If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
   

Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/05/16 TLSto MertonProf. Robert Pollak has made the statement often that America is like a jazz band, full of uniqueYes  
 1967/06/09 TL[c]from MertonThe letters I really like to answer get pushed aside because I prefer to think a little beforeYes  
 1968/02/13 TLSto MertonThis letter is to inform you that I am still breathing and very much alive, happy and joyous at EastYes  
 1968/02/26 TL[c]from MertonI was happy to receive your letter and to hear you are soon to be married. Also I am glad that youYes  
 1968/06/10 TLSto MertonMuch has transpired since my last letter to you back in winter. I became a citizen of the UnitedYes  
 1968/06/13 transcriptfrom MertonFirst I want to send all congratulations, blessings and love to you and Terry on your wedding day.Yes [copy from published letter]
 1968/07/11 TLSto MertonThere are simply no adequate words for Terry and me to express our profound thankfulness for yourYes  
 1968/07/31 transcriptfrom MertonWell, it really was a pleasure to have you and Terry here. I was happy to meet you both,Yes [copy from published letter]
 1968/08/18 transcriptfrom MertonThe other day the program etc. came in for a meeting I am to attend in Darjeeling (India) in OctoberYes [copy from published letter]
 1990/no/no other[x]to MertonINTERVIEW [-] <u>A Final Harmony</u> by Luciane Yeh [-] John Wu, Jr. is the last of 13 children   
        

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