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Merton's Correspondence with:

Dan Griffin

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1966-1967
Volume: 6 item(s); 7 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton sends Dan Griffin an off-the-record response to Timothy Leary, the LSD culture and its criticism of traditional religion.

Biography

Dan Griffin was Assistant Editor of Ave Maria, a "national Catholic weekly... published by the Holy Cross Fathers." He writes from Notre Dame, Indiana.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1966/10/26 TLS to Merton In the enclosed article Mr. Timothy Leary makes some wild statements -- so wild, in fact, that «detailed view»
2. 1966/10/31 TAL[c] from Merton Your airmail special delivery of Oct. 26 reached me this morning. That will give you some idea «detailed view»
3. 1966/11/03 TLS to Merton Thank you for your letter of October 31. Do you suppose that the mail-delay could be caused by «detailed view»
4. 1966/11/09 TL[c] from Merton Thanks for your letter of the 3rd. I have really given it thought, but honestly I don't see how «detailed view»
5. 1966/11/25 TLS to Merton We were very happy to get "Love and Need -- Is Love a Package or a Message?" -- as the enclosed «detailed view»
6. 1967/05/18 TLS to Merton In view of your concern with the plight of man, and your interest in the moral dimensions «detailed view»

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