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The bulk of this file contains letters from Owen Merton to his parents and siblings, but other miscellaneous letters are to and from Evelyn Scott and others. Some letters concern his son, Thomas Merton, and his wife, Ruth Jenkins Merton.
Owen Merton was Thomas Merton's father. He was born in New Zealand, studied art in Paris, and traveled in Europe, Bermuda, the United States, and northern Africa to make a living as a landscape painter.
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| Series# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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Series 2 #1.
«All Series« |
1909/12/14 |
HLS[x] from Merton, Beatrice Katherine |
This is only a very hasty note to thank you for yours of today's mail. It was a grand letter and did |
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Series 2 #2.
«All Series« |
1910/06/15 |
HLS[x] from Merton, Beatrice Katherine |
I got your letter yesterday - and now very glad to hear cheerful news of a Canterbury College Dance |
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Series 2 #3.
«All Series« |
1910/11/17 |
HLS[x] from Merton, Beatrice and Sybil |
I cannot get used to the thought of you as twins - so you have about |
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[to Beatrice Katherine (Ka) and Sybil Merton]
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Series 2 #4.
«All Series« |
undated/no/no |
HLS[x] from Merton, Beatrice and Sybil |
I am afraid I don't quite know what will come for your birthday, but whatever it is remember |
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[to "twins" - in the November 17, 1910 letter, Owen seems to refer to Beatrice Katherine (Ka) and Sybil Merton as twins]
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