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• 1965-11-03: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 November 3
  Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton regarding a newspaper account of self-immolation at the Pentagon.
• 1965-10-03: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 October 3
  Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing meetings in Rome (re: Second Vatican Council)
• 1965-10-24: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 October 24 [date written on letter (1965 September 24) was confirmed by Douglass likely to be in error]
  Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing a visit and politics.
• 1965-07-06: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 July 6
  Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing a visit.
• 1965-06-19: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 June 19
  Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing an upcoming visit to to the Abbey, and planning travel to Vietnam and trying to gain a papal audience.
• 1967-12-10 - Letter from Thomas Merton to 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 from Merton giving permission to publish a letter.
• 1967-12-07 - 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 providing updates, in particular related to Cornell being detained for protesting the Whitehall Induction Center in New York City.
• 1967-05-02 - 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.
• 1967-03-14 - Letter from Thomas Merton to 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 from Merton talking about running the Camus article in the CW. Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
• 1967-03-08 - 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 mentioning Dorothy Day and a recent article Merton wrote for the Catholic Worker.