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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Gustafson, Leif

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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1963

Volume: 1 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Leif Gustafson asks Merton advice about entering monastic life.

Biography

Leif Gustafson was a Radio Officer for UNEF (United Nations Emergency Force to secure the troop withdrawal from Egypt and keep peace with Israel). He was originally from Sweden and a convert to Catholicism. The UNEF headquarters was Beirut, Lebanon, but Gustafson traveled throughout Palestine and writes from Gaza.

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 1963/12/11 TLSto MertonI write this letter with the sincere hope that you could help me decide whether to follow what   
        

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