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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Malone, Simeon, Br., O.C.S.O., 1936-2023

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965-1968

Volume: 10 item(s); 11 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Most letters regard Br. Simeon's duties as secretary to Dom James Fox and many regard communication with Merton's French translator, Marie Tadié.

Biography

Br. Simeon Malone was a lay brother at Gethsemani Abbey. He was originally from Wichita, Kansas, and entered Gethsemani in 1957. Br. Simeon was a secretary to Dom James Fox at Gethsemani Abbey in the 1960's.

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Related Information and Links

See also the "Barnes, Thomas Garden" file. Note: records marked as "Gethsemani Tadié Files" are in the "Tadié, Marie" file in the correspondence in the regular sequence of chronology.

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If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
   

Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/09/09 TNSto Fox, JamesSorry to be so late. MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS. Nihil Obstat : fr. M. Benjamin Clark 7/27/65   
 1966/07/11 TL[c]to Tadié, MarieYour letters of July 1 and July 7 received. I am not sure of the first date as I don't have the   
 1966/07/15 HALSfrom Tadié, MarieThank you for your letter of July the 11th. I am glad you received the money for <u>Seeds of</u>   
 1966/07/23 TL[c]to Tadié, MarieThank you for your recent letter of July 15. This letter is to acknowledge receipt of the contract   
 1966/11/20 TNSto Fox, JamesGood morning to you on this Thanksgiving Day - 1966. I thanked the Good Lord in a special way this  [verso: Merton's notes on Tadié]
 1966/11/30 TALS[x]to Tadié, MarieI received your kind letter of November 21. I have checked with good Father Louis in regard to the   
 1966/12/02 HLSfrom Tadié, MarieThank you for your letter of November 30. (1) Would you kindly write to Doubleday and Co, to Mrs.   
 1967/10/09 HLSfrom MertonPlease will you send cable to P. Filiberto - Frattocchie - 00040 - Rome Italy [-] WILL SEND NEW TEXT  [addressed to either "Bro Simeon or George" at Gethsemani]
 1968/01/05 TNSto Fox, JamesFr Louis just came in 10:10 with his whole file on your friend Marie Tadie. Have fun. I pray for   
 undated/no/no otherto MertonMy mom sent this--from our Catholic paper. [-] A very special evening is being planned for  [newspaper clipping attached - Tom Barnes to speak on Merton (see also "Barnes, Thomas Garden" file)]
        

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