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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Greene, Jonathan Edward, 1943-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967-1968, 1971

Volume: 23 item(s); 26 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Jonathan Greene was born in New York, but has spent most of his career living in Kentucky as a poet, author, publisher and free-lance designer. While corresponding with Merton, he was a designer for University of Kentucky Press in Lexington. He was the founder of Gnomon Press. He currently lives on a farm near Frankfort, Kentucky.

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See also contributions to Monks Pond, pp. 17, 106 and 191.

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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
 1967/10/20 TLSto MertonI've been meaning to give you copies of my magazine since arriving in Kentucky, but have never   
 1968/01/05 TLSto MertonCarolyn suggested I send you poems for a mimeo'd magazine you're starting. She also said something  [labeled 1967, but Merton responds to this letter in his 1968/01/22 letter]
 1968/01/22 (#01)TLS[x]from MertonI'm really sorry to be so bad about letters. Worse than ever this month because laid up a week   
 1968/01/22 (#02)TL[c]from MertonI'm really sorry to be so bad about letters. Worse than ever this month because laid up a week   
 1968/01/24 TALSto Mertonlet this be a partial response. Must wait till later to send other work (my own and that of others)   
 1968/01/29 TALSto Mertonhere is the batch I promised: things lying around. I could probably stir up more by letters,   
 1968/01/31 (#01)TLS[x]from MertonVery many thanks for the good materials. First Hollo's Klee is just exactly what I want.   
 1968/01/31 (#02)TL[c]from MertonVery many thanks for the good materials. First Hollo's Klee is just exactly what I want.   
 1968/02/08 TLSto Mertonhave re-worked the Desnos, though not taking all your suggestions verbatim except for the 2nd line   
 1968/02/26 TLSto Mertonjust got back late yesterday from Indiana U. where I gave a reading on Thursday and met many people   
 1968/03/20 (#01)TLS[x]from MertonThanks for letting me see the Pemble poems. I'll keep them in mind for Pond iii (Fall)   
 1968/03/20 (#02)TL[c]from MertonThanks for letting me see the Pemble poems. I'll keep them in mind for Pond iii (Fall)   
 1968/05/24 TNSto Mertonhow was your trip? I've invited Anselm Hollo to visit the beginning of June. Will you be in?   
 1968/05/31 TNS[x]from MertonSure-- bring Anselm Hollo over. Bob Lax hopes to come about June 5, nice if we could all get   
 1968/06/07 HNS[x]from MertonHoping this gets to you. Sat. morning Lax is not here yet. Don't know when - maybe next week.   
 1968/06/10 TLSto Mertonquick note. As now planned Hannah and I will meet you Wednesday at 11:30 at the gate with food   
 1968/06/28 TNS[x]from MertonThanks for the card with the info on Barthes. The stuff on Char you left with me is very good.   
 1968/07/29 TLS[x]from MertonHere is a sort of dark pic of you and Lax. I have another of you that looks fine on the contact  [second page is a photocopy of a photograph of Jonathan Greene and Robert Lax - it is very difficult to see Lax's face in the copy and Greene is almost indistinguishable]
 1968/08/30 HLS[x]from MertonCan you please send me by return any new information for contributors notes - on yourself, John   
 1968/09/03 TANS[x]from MertonThanks for the letter and info. I have done about four Char poems if I can find them.   
 1968/09/10 HCS[x]from MertonSorry - last minute before leaving and there is just no time to type these Char poems. You can make   
 1971/11/19 TLS[x]to Center from Greene, Jonathanthanks for your form letter of some time ago re: letters of Thomas Merton. Enclosed are all he   
 1971/11/29 TL[x]from Center to Greene, JonathanThank you so much for the xerox copies of Merton's letter to you. We would very much like   
        

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