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Bob Shepherd was a friend of Merton's from Lexington, Kentucky. He worked in communications and public relations offices at Transylvania College and at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
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See also Meeting Carolyn and Victor Hammer & Thomas Merton by R. Marshall Shepherd, copy also in correspondence file.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1967/05/23 |
HNS to Merton |
I am taking the liberty of sending you this note |
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| 2. |
1967/07/04 |
TALS to Merton |
Carolyn has asked me to write to you to let you know that Victor is once again in hospital, |
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Victor Hammer in critical condition at hospital / Ashley Montagu and similar tone in Merton's Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
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1967/07/10 |
TLS to Merton |
I am writing this at the office as I did not have time to write at home this morning. |
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Victor Hammer's death
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| 4. |
1967/08/21 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
I must not delay any longer to send back Dom Bede's letter. It was good to read it. Perhaps if he |
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| 5. |
1967/08/22 |
TLS to Merton |
Thank you for the return of the letter. I found it very honest and his difficulties much as I |
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1967/09/23 |
TALS to Merton |
I apologise [sic] for having sent those Traven books to you sans note or comment, but I had fully |
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1967/11/25 |
TALS to Merton |
I didn't intend the long silence to last quite so long. It began as a consideration for allowing |
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1968/04/24 (#01) |
TALS to Merton |
I apologise [sic] for the long silence but it seems that I have been busy with something or other |
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| 9. |
1968/04/24 (#02) |
other to Merton |
TRANSYLVANIA WOMAN'S CLUB [-] Spring Meeting [-] Luncheon [-] "Portrait of a Poet" |
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[program for the spring meeting of the Transylvania College Woman's Club in Lexington, Kentucky - includes a program, "Portrait of a Poet", based on works by Merton and directed by Prof. William Thompson]
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1968/06/05 |
TALS to Merton |
I had planned to answer your letter yesterday but got involved in a couple of conferences and other |
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| 11. |
undated/05/01 |
HNS[x] from Merton |
I'll try to remember to have a copy of Cables for you the 4th. Haven't done any calligraphies |
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| 12. |
undated/12/23 |
HNS[x] from Merton |
Many thanks for cards, clippings etc. As I told Carolyn I might, I regret that I must change places |
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