Clifford Shaw was a composer living in Louisville, Kentucky. He discussed setting some of Thomas Merton's poems to music.
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.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1959/03/30 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Your note of March 18 reached me and I was very sorry to hear that your health had given out on you. |
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| 2. |
1959/05/22 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Thanks for your letter. I am glad to hear that things are going better with you. |
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[includes a note signed by Cliff Shaw regarding the letter]
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| 3. |
1959/06/18 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
The 24th is a feast day and I regret that feasts are not too convenient for us - if you are coming |
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[includes a note signed by Cliff Shaw regarding the letter]
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| 4. |
1959/07/17 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
Sorry to hear of your latest mishap. Have a quiet time - the summer is a good time to be lazy. |
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| 5. |
1959/08/14 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Decidely we are not having very much luck in getting together out here. Yesterday was the one day |
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[includes a note signed by Cliff Shaw regarding the letter]
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| 6. |
1959/09/30 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
I was glad to get your letter. Congratulations on the record, it sounds as if it would be wonderful |
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[includes a note signed by Cliff Shaw regarding the letter]
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| 7. |
1959/10/08 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
I have received and played Eileen Farrell's record and I find the Blake song completely charming. |
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[includes a note signed by Cliff Shaw regarding the letter] Merton sends suggestions for some songs he hopes Shaw would set to music
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| 8. |
1960/02/06 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
This is a new one- with all the lyricism as it were compressed inside and implicit like a tree |
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| 9. |
1963/11/18 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
I was very sorry indeed to hear the sad news about Mary Frances' father - will you please give her |
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| 10. |
1964/02/29 |
TNS[x] from Merton |
Congratulations on your success and thanks for letting me know! God bless you fr m Louis |
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[verso: print of whale and fish - "O ye whales and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord. Benedicite"]
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| 11. |
1967/08/19 |
TLS to Merton |
Although I do not hear from you, I hope it is permissible to continue to write you. I have been |
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| 12. |
undated/no/no (#01) |
HLS[x] from Merton |
I am terribly sorry to miss you. I got your letter and tried to call you to say I |
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[includes a note - "When received was in copy of Secular Journal which is inscribed to Shaw"]
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| 13. |
undated/no/no (#02) |
HNS[x] from Merton |
+for Cliff Shaw with very best wishes f m Louis |
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[note on the title page of a broadside of "Boris Pasternak and the people with watch chains" by Thomas Merton]
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