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Merton, Owen, 1887-1931

Series 4, Owen Merton's letters to Evelyn Scott (1893-1963)

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1909-1926
Volume:	73 item(s); 292 pg(s)

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.

Biography

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 List

Series Number	Series Name	Total Records
1	Owen Merton's letters to his father, Alfred James Merton (1857-1931)	6
2	Owen Merton's letters to his sister, Beatrice Katharine (Ka) Merton (1891-1972)	4
3	Owen Merton's letters to his mother, Gertrude Hannah (Grierson) Merton (1855-1956)	43
4	Owen Merton's letters to Evelyn Scott (1893-1963)	9
5	Owen Merton's letters to his sister, Gwynedd Fanny Merton Trier (1885-1986)	7
6	Other miscellaneous correspondence to and from Owen Merton	4

Container List

Series#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
Series 4 #1. «All Series«	1922/08/02	HLS[x] to Merton, Gertrude	I have been wondering whether after all my letter of last week reached you, I thought. I posted it		[missing page(s)] «detailed view»
Series 4 #2. «All Series«	1923/04/25	telegram[x] to Scott, Evelyn	SO HAPPY BLESS YOU LOUISE ARRIVES PARIS FRIDAY NIGHT LOVE MUTT =		«detailed view»
Series 4 #3. «All Series«	1923/06/26	HLS[x] to Scott, Evelyn	Well your letter made me very happy oh how I am so glad		«detailed view»
Series 4 #4. «All Series«	1926/09/06	HLS[x] to Scott, Evelyn	Forgot today some things - of course I know how fine Beeky was - it was a long time before I knew		[writing on stationery of the Grand Hotel, Saint-Antonin, France] «detailed view»
Series 4 #5. «All Series«	1926/10/19	HLS[x] to Scott, Evelyn	Do you know - in all my knowing of you, getting your first letter from Portugal was as happy a time		[writing from Saint-Antonin, France] «detailed view»
Series 4 #6. «All Series«	undated/04/02	HLS[x] to Scott, Evelyn	Evelyn don't please read my letter to Mary. I sent you some writings of Ruth's in a big envelope		[includes a photograph of himself at 3 years old] «detailed view»
Series 4 #7. «All Series«	undated/no/no (#01)	HLS[x] to Scott, Evelyn	I have taken Narcissus with me - because I am very excited - I don't know what I will get - but I		«detailed view»
Series 4 #8. «All Series«	undated/no/no (#02)	HLS[x] to Scott, Evelyn	I have just finished reading the Nanon House - and I feel I want to tell you how		«detailed view»
Series 4 #9. «All Series«	undated/no/no (#03)	HLS[x] to Scott, Evelyn	I just had your letter and am working over the		«detailed view»

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