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Individual Series View, Merton's Correspondence with:

Tobin, Mary Luke, Sr., S.L., 1908-2006


Series 4, Correspondence Regarding the Publication of Hidden in the Same Mystery


Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1960-1968; 1978-2008
Volume: 70 item(s); 106 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton discusses with Sr. Mary Luke Tobin some of the events of the Second Vatican Council, changes occurring in religious life (aggiornamento), recorded conferences Merton sends to the Sisters of Loretto, and plans for some of Merton's friends to speak a

Biography

Sr. Mary Luke Tobin was former Superior General of the Sisters of Loretto. She writes from the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Kentucky. Sr. Mary Luke was the only American woman who served as an observer to the Second Vatican Council.

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Related Information and Links

See published letters from Merton to Tobin in The School of Charity, pp. 227, 231-232, 250-251, 287-289, 3

Series List

Series NumberSeries NameTotal Records
1 Correspondence 45
2 Merton's Lectures to Loretto Novices and Postulants 5
3 Tobin's Lectures and Articles on Merton 5
4 Correspondence Regarding the Publication of Hidden in the Same Mystery 15

Container List

Series#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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Series 4 #1.
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2001/05/15 TLS to Thurston, Bonnie What a surprise to find the blue bag with its lovely contents on my chair which I presume you put «detailed view»
Series 4 #2.
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2001/06/25 TL from Thurston, Bonnie Thanks for your note of May 15th. I'm sorry I didn't get over to see you during the ITMS meeting «detailed view»
Series 4 #3.
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2001/06/28 TLS to Thurston, Bonnie Thank you for your great letter. Great, because you have such wonderful suggestions on what to do «detailed view»
Series 4 #4.
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2001/12/22 TLS to Thurston, Bonnie What a pleasure to hear from you. This has indeed been a busy year for you, but knowing your «detailed view»
Series 4 #5.
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2002/03/06 (#01) email  from Johnson, Susan / to Bonnie Thurston Greetings from Louisville! We haven't met, but a couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting [see reply on top of the same printed email] «detailed view»
Series 4 #6.
«All Series«
2002/03/06? (#02) email  from Thurston, Bonnie / to Susan Johnson Luke gave me transcripts of the tapes last June. Here is what I told her: I would be very happy [response undated - see previous message on the bottom of the same printed email] «detailed view»
Series 4 #7.
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2002/03/30 TL  from Thurston, Bonnie / to Mary Catherine Rabbitt, S.L. I am a friend of Sr. Luke Tobin's (and others in your community). Sr. Rose Annette Liddell said you «detailed view»
Series 4 #8.
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2002/06/05 TLS  from Rabbitt, Mary Catherine, S.L. / to Bonnie Thurston Thank you for your letter of March 30 concerning the publication of the Merton talks that you «detailed view»
Series 4 #9.
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2002/08/17 TL  from Thurston, Bonnie / to Anne McCormick I'm writing to you in your capacity on the Merton Legacy Trust in hopes you can give some direction «detailed view»
Series 4 #10.
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2002/08/22 email  from McCormick, Anne / to Bonnie Thurston It was so good to hear from you last night when I collected my mail at home, and I thank you «detailed view»
Series 4 #11.
«All Series«
2002/09/05 email  from McCormick, Anne / to Bonnie Thurston As promised I sent off your correspondence on this project to Bob Giroux and Tommie O'Callaghan. «detailed view»
Series 4 #12.
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2002/09/27 email  from McCormick, Anne / to Bonnie Thurston Bonnie, a bit after the fact there is an official okay from Fr. Damien, verbal and through Patrick «detailed view»
Series 4 #13.
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2002/09/27 TL  from Thurston, Bonnie / to Kate Misbauer, S.L. Mary Catherine Rabbitt gave me your name last week when I saw her in Denver. I am working on «detailed view»
Series 4 #14.
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2005/08/24 TLS  from Swain, Mary, S.L. / to Bonnie Thurston I was with Rose Annette in Denver a few weeks ago and she gave me the manuscript to read that you «detailed view»
Series 4 #15.
«All Series«
2008/02/03 TLS  from Swain, Mary, S.L. / to Bonnie Thurston and Paul Pearson Clearly, I have no idea how to get something published. I don't know if Grey Henry is generally «detailed view»

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