The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University

MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Barzun, Jacques, 1907-

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1960, 1971

Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

At the time of correspondence with Merton, Jacques Barzun was serving as Provost of Merton's alma mater, Columbia University. In a letter to the Merton Center in 1971, Barzun mentions that Merton was a friend and one-time student.

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

Date	Type	To/From	First Lines	Notes
1960/07/13	TLS	to Merton	It gave me much pleasure to hear that something in <u>The House</u> may be of use to you in your	contemplation linked to earthly objects as "stepping stones"
1971/04/15	TLS[x]	to Center from Barzan, Jacques	I have looked in likely places for any letters I may have received from my friend and one-time	none of Merton's letters to Barzun are extant / mostly talked with Merton "viva voce conversation"

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