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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Inman, Will, 1923-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1963, 1967, 1971, 1986

Volume: 8 item(s); 8 pg(s)

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Biography

Born William Archibald McGirt, Jr., Will Inman wrote under his mothers maiden name and the name it was legally changed to in 1973, Inman. Inman was a poet, essayist and activist for causes such as civil rights, gay rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1963/11/27 HLS[x]from MertonI take it these poems may be ones previously published in English. You can take your pick from my   
 1963/12/07 TLSto MertonMany thanks for your letter and poems for consideration for the March issue of POET and for your   
 1967/02/11 TLSto MertonYour mimeo letter and your special kind note to me -- are warming and moving. I know too well what   
 1971/02/06 (#01)TLS[x]to Center from Inman, WillI have your mimeo form addressed to 'Friend of Thomas Merton.' I am not likely to be granted, even   
 1971/02/06 (#02)other Conchsound in the hills [-] by WILL INMAN [-] Growth toward spiritual wholeness [-] There are three  [enclosure to 1971/02/06 letter - newspaper clipping from <u>The News-Herald</u>, Franklin and Oil City, Pennsylvania, November 12, 1970]
 1971/02/06 (#03)other Conchsound in the hills [-] by WILL INMAN [-] In one of the newspapers which print my columns, there  [enclosure to 1971/02/06 letter - newspaper clipping from <u>The News-Herald</u>, Franklin and Oil City, Pennsylvania, November 25, 1970]
 1986/07/15 TLSto Center from Inman, WillJust before bed last night, I recalled I'd once invited Thomas Merton to send poems for a special  [letter typed on sheet with a copy of Inman's poems, "Essay on Small Things" and "The Race"]
 undated/no/no HCS[x]from MertonBetter <u>not</u> use that Seneca poem of mine, if you ever intend to - it has not yet appeared in  [Christmas card - unknown year]
        

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