Thomas Merton Correspondence with "Cornell, Thomas Charles, 1934-2022"

Item set

Title

Creator

Cornell, Thomas Charles, 1934- See all item sets with this value

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 See all item sets with this value

Scope and Content

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.

Biographical Text

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.

Date

1962-1967 See all item sets with this value

Item

28 item(s)

Folder

1 folder(s)

Relation

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.

Publisher

http://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?databaseList=638&queryString=ti%3AA+Penny+A+Copy+Readings

Level

Record Group: Section A, Correspondence; Sub-Group/sub-section by person in correspondence with Merton. Records arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.

Identifier

Section A (Correspondence), File folder: "Cornell, Thomas Charles, 1934-."

Other Finding Aids

http://www.merton.org/Research/Correspondence/y1.aspx?id=399

Page

48 page(s)

Tag

Correspondence See all item sets with this value

Catholic Worker See all item sets with this value

Subject

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968--Correspondence See all item sets with this value

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Language

English See all item sets with this value

Source

Thomas Merton Correspondence

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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.