Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1953/June/11 (#01)

Series:  7  Correspondence between Dom James Fox and Merton: Special Binding (Archive - Stack 5).

Type:  TL - Typed letter (not signed).

To/From:  from Merton to "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987"-->

# of pages:  1

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First Lines:  "You remember I spoke to you asking that on feast days there should be no machines in the bottoms"

Contents:  noisy crew with tractors in the bottoms near St. Anne's - agreement w/ Fox that it would not occur on Feasts - disrupting silence / some in community "like noise and machines" better than silence and prayer / Fox shouldn't compel Merton to stay in this environment - "Why not… give the green light on that transitus?"

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 7:    1953/June/11? (#01)