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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Reynolds, John

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1966, 2000

Volume: 7 item(s); 8 pg(s)

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Biography

John Reynolds worked with Ed Rice on the Catholic magazine Jubilee and gave Merton a bangasa, a Japanese umbrella. He claims that Ed Rice said that he and Merton used to see performances by blues singer Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter).

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1966/07/30 HLS[x]from MertonMany thanks for the Bangasa which is certainly a beautiful object and I am delighted with it.   
 2000/03/09 (#01)TLSto Center from Reynolds, JohnIn the early 60s I did work for JUBILEE, the Catholic magazine edited by Thomas Merton's friend, Ed   
 2000/03/09 (#02)other[x] Bangasa Bonanza [-] If you want to see a traditional Japanese 'bangasa' umbrella, don't go to Japan  [clipping from the newspaper "The Stars and Stripes" from 1966/05/08 (last number of year cut off - seems to be 1966)]
 2000/03/09 (#03)other[x] Producer's note-- Some years ago, a man whom I knew slightly (and who knew me as an inveterate  [notes inside CD booklet of "The Definitive Blind Willie McTell" by Roots n' Blues records - includes copy of front cover showing a photograph of Blind Willie McTell, the original of which was discovered by Reynolds in the waste pile of the now defunct Catholic magazine <u>Jubilee</u>]
 2000/03/09 (#04)other[x] <b>The Long Goodbye</b> [-] <i>Huddie Ledbetter's living will</i> [-] BY CAROL COOPER   
 2000/03/09 (#05)other[x] LEAD BELLY [-] Newsletter remember blues man [-] By Franklyn Crawford [-] Gannett News Service   
 2000/03/20 TLfrom Center to Reynolds, JohnMany thanks for your letter of March 9th in which you inquired about Merton and Lead Belly.   
        

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