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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Edson, Russell, 1935-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968

Volume: 8 item(s); 8 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Russell Edson is a poet from Connecticut who appeared in Merton's second edition of Monks Pond.

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See also contributions to Monks Pond, p. 99.

Other Finding Aids

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
 1967/12/20 TL[c]from MertonThis is a hasty progress report. I have practically finished my draft, but I do not expect   
 1968/01/18 TL[c]from MertonFinally, here is my essay for the introductory volume. It was held up here by the fact that a lot   
 1968/02/03 TLSto MertonIn response to Jonathan Williams' foto-copy [sic] of your letter asking his help in gathering   
 1968/02/29 (#01)TAL[c]from MertonThanks so much for sending me your fine stuff. I have long been one of your most admiring readers   
 1968/02/29 (#02)TLS[x]from MertonThanks so much for sending me your fine stuff. I have long been one of your most admiring readers  [see 1970/07/20 letter for source of copied letter]
 1968/03/04 TLSto MertonThanks very much for your kind letter -coming from <u>you</u> I feel briefly redeemed, having little   
 1968/03/21 TLSto MertonMany thanks for the MONKS POND #1, crisp and beautiful. Am grateful to Ernest Moncrieff   
 1970/07/20 TNS[x]to Griffin, John HowardHere is a photocopy of the letter. I hope it will be of use in your work. There is no reason  [sending a photocopy of 1968/02/29 letter]
        

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