Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

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

Single Item Record for the Date:
1967/January/31 

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:  TLS[x] - Xerox copy of a typed signed letter.

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

# of pages:  3

Published in:  

First Lines:  "To-day-- how thankful-- how thankful-- you should be to God-- The anniversary of His bringing you"

Contents:  Fox saying Merton should be grateful on his birthday for the gift of being allowed to live in solitude at the hermitage - contrasts this with what he sees as a bad idea of traveling (responding to invitation from Fr. Bernard of Melleray Abbey to travel to France, see also "Bissey, Colomban" file and Series 3 of Fox letters)

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Griffin-Bonazzi Collection (H.1)

Date received:  

Date added:  2017

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 1:    1967/January/31