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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Hitchcock, George

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968

Volume: 5 item(s); 5 pg(s)

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Biography

George Hitchcock was Editor of Kayak, which Merton referred to as "one of the best poetry magazines in the country." Hitchcock contributed a few poems that were published in the third issue of Monks Pond. He was referred to Merton by another correspondent of Merton's, Teo Savory. Hitchcock writes from San Francisco.

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See also contributions to Monks Pond, pp. 85 and 109.

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

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1968/01/26 TNSto MertonTeo Savory has forwarded your very kind invitation that I submit something for your new magazine.   
 1968/02/01 TL[c]from MertonVery happy to have all three songs. They will be in the second or third issue of Monks Pond.   
 1968/02/05 TLSto MertonWell, try this version of the Oxford poem. Perhaps in a few weeks I'll come up with another one   
 1968/06/13 TLSto MertonMany thanks for the 2nd Monk's Pond which arrived here without leaking a bit in the mails --   
 1968/06/27 TL[c]from MertonThanks for the check for Alberti. I'll write to New Directions to send him half. And keep ½ as   
        

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