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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Belford, Lee Archer, Rev., 1913-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967-1968, 1972

Volume: 11 item(s); 11 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Lee Archer Belford is writing from the School of Education at New York University.

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Related Information and Links

Regarding the 1968/02/14 letter, see also "Allman, Susan" file for a related article published in the New York Post about Merton's list of hobbies. Regarding the initial printing in Publisher's Weekly, see the "Boyd, Alda Lee" file.

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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
 1967/01/20 TALSto MertonI read with great appreciation your article, "Albert Camus and the Church", which appeared in the  Merton's Camus article in <u>The Catholic Worker</u> / commentary on a book by Camus for a series / used for literature discussion group in many churches / <u>The Plague</u> or <u>The Stranger</u>
 1967/01/26 (#01)TLSfrom MertonMany thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a commentary on Camus's  Merton to write commentary on Camus' <i>The Plague</i> / probably will not start until late summer / publishing clearance / which translation or edition to use
 1967/01/26 (#02)TL[c]from MertonMany thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a commentary on  Merton to write commentary on Camus' <i>The Plague</i> / probably will not start until late summer / publishing clearance / which translation or edition to use
 1967/02/03 TLSto MertonI am so very happy that you are willing to do a commentary on Camus' <u>The Plague</u> for the  series for Seabury Press / enclosing Frederick Dillistone's piece on Patrick White's <i>Riders in the Chariot</i> / Modern Library edition of Camus' <i>The Plague</i> / Merton's enclosure of a mimeographed letter about the actions of Fr. Charles Davis and about Merton's life as a hermit
 1967/07/13 TLSfrom MertonIt usually takes time to get things typed up and ready here, so I have been delayed in sending the  <i>Plague</i> commentary delayed / sending early copy for Belford's reaction / Merton asking for the first four commentaries - trying to get young monks interested in literature and has given a course on Faulkner
 1967/08/23 TALSto MertonPlease excuse my unconscionable delay in writing you about your superb commentary on the  although longer than others, publishers have found a way to publish in entirety / article on Second Vatican Council in the summer 1967 <u>Katallagete</u> / Bernard Häring gave similar lectures at NYU / Arthur Buckley from Seabury Press
 1968/02/14 TALSfrom MertonFrom the way one of the girls at Seabury was talking of reviews it sounded as though the Plague  planning long article on Camus' <i>The Stranger</i> / "done with Camus for a while" / "girls in the publicity department [Seabury Press] seem to have had a good time with my hobbies" (see "Allman, Susan" file for a related article published in the <u>New York Post</u> about Merton's list of hobbies)
 1968/03/27 TLSfrom MertonIt took a little time for the copies of the <u>Plague</u> pamphlet to arrive, but about a week after  generous opinion on Merton's work and appreciation for not shortening the Camus piece / "brickbats from the local Catholics mostly because of Vietnam war" and a person burning his books / Vietnam / Pres. Johnson / peace candidate - Eugene McCarthy / race issue / eschatological outlook / <u>Monks Pond</u>
 1968/04/09 TLS[x] from Koshland, William / to John GoodbodyI am so very grateful to have received Thomas Merton's INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY on THE PLAGUE by  Koshland is writing from the Office of the President at Alfred A. Knoff publishers to John Goodbody of Seabury Press expressing praise for Merton's commentary on <i>The Plague</i>
 1972/08/22 TLS[x]to Center from Belford, Lee ArcherEnclosed you will find the letters Thomas Merton wrote me. Most of them are concerned with his   
 1972/08/29 TL[c]from Center to Belford, Lee ArcherThank you so much for sending us the letters which you received from Thomas Merton. We are doing  1968/03/27 letter's commentary on Vietnam and the "eschatological fulfillment of the hopes of mankind" in the writings of Merton
        

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