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Dom Frederic Dunne was abbot of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Merton's early years at the monastery.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See published letters from Merton to Dunne in The School of Charity, pp. 3-11; and see also one letter from Dunne to the publishers at New Directions in the "Laughlin, James" file.
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. |
1941/05/01 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
You must undoubtedly have received hundreds of letters like the one which I amabout [sic] to write, |
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| 2. |
1942/01/02 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
At the suggestion of my Father Master, I am writing out for you this outline of the main facts of my |
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| 3. |
1944/02/17 |
other[x] |
I, Thomas James Merton, in religion frater M. Louis, formerly of St. Bonaventure, State of New York, |
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[Merton's last will and testiment covering his three years of simple vows (temporary vows), see also "Monastic File" folder in Section A, and "Memo: Concerning My Will and Testament" in Sub-Section E.1]
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1944/03/06 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
As our profession is drawing close, I suppose I ought to have something to say for myself |
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1948/01/23 |
TLS[x] to Laughlin, James |
We have your card with notice that A MAN IN A DIVIDED SEA is out of print. |
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[A Man in the Divided Sea]
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1948/07/15 |
TLS from Berning, Joseph |
We have given our close attention to the letter received from Fr. M. Louis under date of the 16th |
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Merton's book, The Spirit of Simplicity
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undated/no/no |
HLS[x] from Merton |
As the end of my novitiate approaches, I wish to put on record my sincere desire and determination |
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[from a photocopy in the Michael Mott collection at Northwestern - likely original is in Gethsemani Abbey archives]
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| 8. |
undated/no/no |
HNS[x] from Merton |
As you will probably have many notes to read tomorrow I am sending St Lutgard to wish you |
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[note written to Dunne on the bottom of a black and white brush painted portrait of St. Lutgard - likely painted around 1946 or 1947 during the writing of What Are These Wounds]
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