William Shannon considered including Eileen Egan's letters for inclusion in Merton's published correspondence. Shannon had drafted a biographical sketch and received permission from Egan. This collection contains original letters from Egan to Merton and carbons and photocopies of letters from Merton to Egan.
Eileen Egan was a primary figure in the Catholic peace movement. She was a cofounder of the organization American PAX, which became Pax Christi-USA, a branch of the international movement. She worked with and wrote books about Dorothy Day and Mother Theresa of Calcutta. With Dorothy Day, Gordon Zahn, Jim Douglass and Richard Carbrey, she advocated for the strong language against war and in support of conscientious objection in teaching of the Second Vatican Council.
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.
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This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
| | y/m/d | Merton | | Scan ✉ | |
| 1. |
1962/no/no? (#01) |
HLS to Merton |
This will be a small organizational meeting. We know that you will be with us in the Holy Spirit. |
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[handwritten on a flyer for an informational and organizational meeting to establish an American chapter of the British Catholic peace organization, PAX]
«detailed view» |
| 2. |
1962/no/no? (#02) |
other to Merton |
PAX: what it does [-] PAX gives moral and practical support to conscientious objectors who base |
✉ |
[flyer from London on PAX]
«detailed view» |
| 3. |
1964/04/11 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
About the word "pacifist". This is really a very important semantic problem which touches |
✉ |
«detailed view» |
| 4. |
1965/09/22 |
TALS to Merton |
This is to thank you for writing the "Open Letter to the American Hierarchy." It made so many |
✉ |
[on the letterhead of the American PAX Association in New York City]
«detailed view» |
| 5. |
1967/04/04 |
HCS to Merton |
These statements were sent to all American Bishops before the April 10th meeting of the National |
✉ |
[contains a woodcut logo in red ink of a dove carrying a branch with the word "PAX" above it]
«detailed view» |
| 6. |
1967/04/10 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for sending me the memoranda you have prepared for the U.S. Bishops. I hope they will feel |
✉ |
«detailed view» |
| 7. |
1968/03/31 |
TALS to Merton |
We now have a new Chairman of PAX, Gordon Zahn, and a new editor of PEACE quarterly, Ed Rice. |
✉ |
«detailed view» |
| 8. |
1968/04/25 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your letter-- already nearly a month old-- and for the excellent booklet on "The War that |
✉ |
«detailed view» |
| 9. |
1968/05/29 |
TALS to Merton |
We are grateful for your letter of April 25th and for the encouragement you gave us. We shall look |
✉ |
«detailed view» |
| 10. |
1968/06/04 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I will be glad to send a couple of pages on "Peace and Revolution" when I can. At the moment things |
✉ |
«detailed view» |
| 11. |
1968/08/03 |
HCS to Merton |
You were truly with us at the PAX Tivoli Conference. Your intentions were commended at both masses, |
✉ |
[contains a woodcut logo in red ink of a dove carrying a branch with the word "PAX" above it]
«detailed view» |
| 12. |
1983/03/21 |
TLS[x] to Shannon, William |
Thank you for your letter of February 24th 1983 regarding your task of editing the letters of Thomas |
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«detailed view» |
| 13. |
1983/03/23 |
TLS[x] from Shannon, William |
Thank you for your response to my letter. It is indeed a most wonderful task: editing the Merton |
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«detailed view» |
| 14. |
1983/12/21 |
HCS to Shannon, William |
I feel so badly about not replying before this. Someone re-arranged my papers - since I am |
✉ |
«detailed view» |
| 15. |
undated/no/no |
other |
BIOGRAPHICAL - EILEEN EGAN [-] Eileen Egan worked as Project Supervisor for aid, refugee |
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William Shannon's biographical notes on Egan
«detailed view» |
| 16. |
undated/no/no |
other |
Egan Footnotes [-] Index |
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William Shannon's handwritten list for footnotes and index to Egan's letters
«detailed view» |
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