Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1966/October/01 

Series:  1  Correspondence from original Merton papers (some later additions): Dom James Fox with Merton, Fr. Charles Dumont, Edward Glenn Hinson, Msgr. Alfred Frederick Horrigan, Fr. Giovanni Montini, James Morrissey, Naomi Burton Stone, etc.

Type:  TL[c] - Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:  from Merton to "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987"-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "I am sorry to bother you with this but I think it is necessary. At the request of this Negro singer"

Contents:  wrote "Freedom Songs" poems for Robert Williams to raise money for a foundation for African Students / Williams created leaflet stating that Merton was actively involved in the fund drive, which he does not have permission to do / Merton wrote to him and asks Fox to do the same

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 1:    1966/October/01