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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Cortés, Maria Luisa

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965-1968, 1971

Volume: 8 item(s); 10 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Maria Luisa Cortés was the sister of poet Alfonso Cortés. She writes from León, Nicaragua.

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Related Information and Links

Part of a letter from Merton to Maria Luisa Cortés is quoted in The Courage for Truth, p. 178; see also "Cortés, Alfonso" 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
 1965/09/03 TALS[x]from Merton[L]e agradezco su carta y sobre todo del envio de otros poemas nuevos de Don Alfonso.   
 1966/06/24 TLSto MertonCon el respetuoso afecto y la admiración de Alfonso y esta su hermana, así como de toda la familia,   
 1966/07/04 HLS[x]from MertonAcabo de recibir su [...] carta con los dos poemas de Don Alfonso -   
 1968/09/no? TLS[x] from Merton to Friends (circular letter)As you know, I have been cutting down more and more on letters and now my contacts will be almostYes  
 1971/02/05   La SOCIEDAD CULTURAL "ALFONSO CORTES" invita a Ud. (s) con agrado al homenaje que  [sent with 1971/04/17 letter]
 1971/04/17 TLS[x]to Center from Cortés, Maria LuisaEn mi poder su comunicación en la cual piden se les envíen todos los textos o material de las cartas  [includes a translation into English of the text of the letter - she sends copies of Merton's letters to Alfonso Cortés, poems Merton wrote for Cortés, and the text of an invitation for a memorial program for Cortés from February of 1971]
 1971/05/05 TL[x]from Center to Cortés, Maria LuisaPlease accept my apology for being so long thanking you for your generous donation of material   
 undated/no/no TPCSto MertonCon un cariñoso saludo en Cristo, pedimos al Redentor bendiciones para Ud. y éxito en su misión  [verso: color photo of house described as "The house of Aunt Bernarda, today Rubén Dario's Museum, in León, Nicaragua."]
        

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