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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Leach, Richard C.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 8 item(s); 8 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Richard C. Leach was President of Argus Communications in Chicago, Illinois. He asks Merton to write a homily for Easter to be included in a series written and recorded by a number of prominent Christian names from various denominations. His sermon was later published separately as the book He Is Risen.

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See also He Is Risen.

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Series List

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

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/07/14 (#01)TALSto MertonWe would like you to be part of something brand new. In spite of the renewal, many of us   
 1967/07/14 (#02)other <u> LIST OF HOMILY DAYS </u> [-] 1. ASH WEDNESDAY Diekmann Joel 2: 12-19   
 1967/07/24 TL[c]from MertonThanks for your letter of the 14th, inviting me to record a homily-- and giving me Easter,   
 1967/07/26 TLSto MertonYour letter arrived today as did one from Father Hovda, and his letter gave me an idea.   
 1967/08/06 TL[c]from MertonThanks for your letter of July 26th. Sorry I did not get to answer it right away. A lot things   
 1967/08/09 TLSto MertonYour letter of 6 August brought joy to Argus Communications. You are right, a homily does not have   
 1967/09/21 TL[c]from MertonHere is your homily. I am sending several copies. It probably will run between ten and twenty   
 1967/10/02 TLSto MertonYour homily is superb. I assure you we will give it an effective presentation. When the tape is   
        

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