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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Burke, Christopher

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1966

Volume: 1 item(s); 1 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Christoper Burke was the son of Merton's friend, Professor Herbert Burke.

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Series	Date	Type	To/From	First Lines	Pub	Full Text	Notes
	1966/09/22	TL[c]	from Merton to Chairman of Local Draft Board 116	I am writing this letter in behalf of Christopher Burke who is petitioning for classification as a			Merton attests that the Burke family is guided by serious pacifistic principals and feels that as a Catholic he may appeal to the call of the Second Vatican Council's message that Catholics may feel obliged to refuse military service for unjust causes

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