MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Shay, Dan, 1938-
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1962
Volume: 2 item(s); 6 pg(s)
Scope and Content
Dan Shay and others were planning a "peace walk" from St. Louis to the east coast, travel to Italy and walk to Rome, for a "Council of Peace" to guide Catholics on war and peace-related issues, especially nuclear war. Merton provides suggestions about his trip to Europe and thoughts about their message.
Biography
In 1962, Dan Shay was a 34-year-old carpenter's apprentice, a member of a number of Catholic organizations, and a conscientious objector from St. Louis, Missouri.
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See also Cold War Letters #104 published in Witness to Freedom, pp. 64-65 [incorrectly listed as p. 44 in index of hardcover edition].
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