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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Saunders, George L., Jr.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968

Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton sends George Saunders some essays on the subject of civil disobedience. He also speaks of Civil Rights and the Peace Movements and the state of their adherence to or abandonment of Gandhian ideals of non-violence.

Biography

George L. Saunders, Jr. was co-director of the Law Enforcement Task Force of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence in Washington, D.C.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1968/08/14 TLSto MertonThe National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence was established following   
 1968/08/19 TL[c]from MertonIn accordance with your letter on August 14, I enclose some remarks on the subject of civil   
        

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