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Title
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Thomas Merton Correspondence with "Cornell, Thomas Charles, 1934-2022"
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Creator
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Cornell, Thomas Charles, 1934-
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Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
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Scope and Content
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This group of letters documents an important connection Merton had with someone deeply involved in the peace movement, non-violent resistance to the Vietnam War, and in counseling conscientious objectors. Included are original letters from Cornell to Merton and carbon copies of letters from Merton to Cornell.
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Biographical Text
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Tom Cornell has been active in the Catholic Worker Movement since Merton's contact with him in the 1960's and currently lives on a Catholic Worker farm. He was a founding member of the Catholic Peace Fellowship (CPF). He was a friend and associate of Dorothy Day and Jim Forest.
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Date
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1962-1967
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Item
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28 item(s)
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Folder
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1 folder(s)
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Relation
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See also "Day, Dorothy" and "Forest, James" files; and see also A Penny a Copy: Readings from the Catholic Worker, edited by Thomas C. Cornell and James H. Forest.
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Level
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Record Group: Section A, Correspondence; Sub-Group/sub-section by person in correspondence with Merton. Records arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
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Identifier
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Section A (Correspondence), File folder: "Cornell, Thomas Charles, 1934-."
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Page
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48 page(s)
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Tag
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Correspondence
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Catholic Worker
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Subject
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Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968--Correspondence
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Rights
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Copyright The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University. All rights reserved.
Photographs copyright of the Merton Legacy Trust. Not to be used without written permission
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Format
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Text
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Language
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English
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Source
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Thomas Merton Correspondence
1966-10-17 - Letter from Thomas C. Cornell to Thomas Merton. Correspondence with Thomas Cornell who was deeply involved in the peace movement non-violent resistance to the Vietnam War and in counseling conscientious objectors. Letter to Merton asking to prayer for Dorothy Day's brother.
1966-09-17 - Letter from Thomas C. Cornell to Thomas Merton. Correspondence with Thomas Cornell who was deeply involved in the peace movement non-violent resistance to the Vietnam War and in counseling conscientious objectors. Letter to Merton discussing Dorothy Day and Merton's article in the Catholic Worker.
1966-02-01 - Letter to Thomas C. Cornell from Thomas Merton. Correspondence with Thomas Cornell who was deeply involved in the peace movement non-violent resistance to the Vietnam War and in counseling conscientious objectors. Letter from Merton in response to January 17, 1966 letter from Cornell. Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
1966-01-17 - Letter to Thomas Merton from Thomas C. Cornell. Correspondence with Thomas Cornell who was deeply involved in the peace movement non-violent resistance to the Vietnam War and in counseling conscientious objectors. Letter to Merton regarding the organization of a conference on Vietnam and the Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, and asks if Merton could provide a paper for the conference
1965-11-22 - Letter from Thomas C. Cornell to Thomas Merton. Correspondence with Thomas Cornell who was deeply involved in the peace movement non-violent resistance to the Vietnam War and in counseling conscientious objectors. Letter to Merton regarding Vietnam and burning draft cards,
1962-12-11 - Letter from Thomas C. Cornell to Thomas Merton. Correspondence with Thomas Cornell who was deeply involved in the peace movement non-violent resistance to the Vietnam War and in counseling conscientious objectors. Letter to Merton discussing articles, including some writings by Dorothy Day about Cuba.
1962-11-02 - Letter from Thomas C. Cornell to Thomas Merton. Correspondence with Thomas Cornell who was deeply involved in the peace movement non-violent resistance to the Vietnam War and in counseling conscientious objectors. Letter to Merton discussing recent works by Merton, and provides an update about Jim Forest.