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Merton's Correspondence with:

John Pauker

Pauker, John, 1920-   printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1966-1967
Volume: 22 item(s); 24 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

John Pauker was a poet, playwright, editor, and translator. He and his wife, Shoo-Shoo, ran an art gallery called the Fun House in Washington, D.C., where he displayed some of Merton's art in 1967. Pauker edited the quarterly Furioso from 1947-1953. He was later the American editor of The Lugano Review. He published books of poetry, a Broadway play called "Moonbirds", and translated the Hungarian novel by Lajos Zilahy, The Dukays, which was a nationwide bestseller.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1966/09/15 TL[c] to Merton James Fitzsimmons writes that you described my sequence "Excellency" as "sorry, drab and very good." [we don't have - only Georgetown] asks for Merton to do introduction to "Excellency" «detailed view»
2. 1966/09/27 TL[c] from Merton I am very glad to hear about the limited edition of "Excellency" and I have seriously thought about «detailed view»
3. 1966/11/10 TLS to Merton I find, and I regret, that I inadvertently neglected to acknowledge your friendly letter of 27 «detailed view»
4. 1966/11/10 TLS[c] to Merton I find, and I regret, that I inadvertently neglected to acknowledge your friendly letter of 27 [we don't have - only Georgetown] acknowledges Merton's refusal to do introduction «detailed view»
5. 1967/02/02 (#01) TALS[x] to Dickey, James Do you know the poems of Bob Lax? See his Circus of the Sun and New Poems [originally sent to James Dickey of Leesburg, Virginia on 1967/01/31 - copy sent to Merton] «detailed view»
6. 1967/02/02 (#02) other to Merton REMORSEFUL POEM [-] I am what you might call a quiet drunk, [-] God said, minding My own business, [handwritten note specifies that poem was written by Pauker for Merton - copy sent to Merton] «detailed view»
7. 1967/02/02 (#03) other[x] to Merton THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN PAUKER (1920 - ) [-] Poet, playwright, propagandist, patron of the arts «detailed view»
8. 1967/03/02 HLS from Merton It is a month since you wrote your remorseful poem which I have much enjoyed - and since then I have [we don't have - only Georgetown] Merton suggests that he might do a new batch of caligraphies for Pauker to sell to benefit peace movements / mentions exhibit that has traveled all over but is "tired now and is retiring to the stable in Louisville." «detailed view»
9. 1967/03/08 TALS[c] to Merton I have been thinking about you, and fantasying about the Abbey. Therefore: (1) Your March 2 letter [we don't have - only Georgetown] Pauker sending poems "Flighty Poem" and "Vigilant Poem" / asks Merton to divert the exhibit and let Pauker exhibit drawings «detailed view»
10. 1967/04/08 TL[c] from Merton Some time ago I asked a friend to arrange to have his drawings sent from Chicago to you «detailed view»
11. 1967/04/10 TALS to Merton How austere and beautiful is the typeface on the letterhead you use. Your drawings are here, «detailed view»
12. 1967/04/15 TL[c] from Merton Many thanks for the letter, informing me that the drawings got there without major mishap. «detailed view»
13. 1967/05/24 (#01) other to Merton Mr. and Mrs. John Pauker request the pleasure of the company of Fr. Thomas Merton for PEACE in [invitation to "Peace in Ruritania and Graustark" on 1967/06/10] «detailed view»
14. 1967/05/24 (#02) TLS[x] to Merton SANS PAREIL? UNIKUM? NONESUCH? [-] Headachy? Are you tired of the old familiars, the randy tacky [announcement of Merton's "Fifty-Five Calligraphic Drawings" at the Fun House gallery, along with "Cambodian Magnificences" by Chen Chun, "Paintings of Sudan" by Joan Lund, and "The Originals of the Lorton Sculptors" - signed by "Shoo-Shoo and Gunboat Pauker"] «detailed view»
15. 1967/07/07 TALS to Merton Your drawings glow on the walls of three floors of this Fun House. They mingle mighty well with the «detailed view»
16. 1967/07/10 TLS from Merton Many thanks for the good letter describing the exhibit. I am glad to hear about the framing [we don't have - only Georgetown / letterhead states: "the monks. Modern Moving… with Old Fashioned Care"] sending check for exhibit framing expenses - Merton want money paid for those sold to go to Rosemary Ruether for institute for poor African Americans in Washington, DC / asks Pauker to send caligraphies to Fr. John Loftus at Bellarmine after exhibit «detailed view»
17. 1967/07/14 TLS to Merton (1) I have talked with Rosemary Ruether. We have your instructions, and shall comply. «detailed view»
18. 1967/07/17 TAL[c] from Merton Thanks for your note and for the enclosures. Since I can't get to Grauman's Chop Suey theater «detailed view»
19. 1967/08/02 TLS to Merton We thank you for the July 17 note and checque. Just sold another of your drawings. Rosemary «detailed view»
20. 1968/01/17 TALS from Ruether, Rosemary Thomas Merton wrote me a few days ago saying that he wanted to turn the drawings over to St. [we don't have - only Georgetown / phone message is annotation by Pauker regarding call from Ruether about transfer of drawings] «detailed view»
21. 1968/01/18 TLS[c] to Merton We are back from Europe, unscathed? scathed? anyway, back. Bob Lax is back too. We're exchanging [we don't have - only Georgetown] regret that Ruether will receive drawings before Pauker feels he is done with them - needs Merton's written release «detailed view»
22. 1968/01/22 TLS from Merton Glad to get your note and know you're back. Yes, I have been hearing from Bob too, back in Olean. [we don't have - only Georgetown] explanation of transfer to Ruether instead of return to Louisville «detailed view»

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