Thomas Merton Correspondence with "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980"

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Title
Thomas Merton Correspondence with "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980"
Creator
Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
Scope and Content
This important collection of letters contains many original handwritten and signed letters by Day. Merton's letters are mostly carbon copies and photocopies of signed letters from Marquette University. The letters discuss issues of the Vietnam War, nuclear proliferation, the peace movement, foreign relations, poverty, and the faith experience of those concerned with social justice.
Biographical Text
Social activist, author, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, Dorothy Day was a profound influence and mentor for Merton. Merton especially respected her commitment to non-violence and to the poor. A complex and dynamic figure, she espoused politically leftist views, while maintaining a traditional faith in Catholicism.
Date
1956-1988, bulk 1956-1968
Item
72 items
Folder
3 folders
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: "Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980"
Other Finding Aids
https://merton.org/Research/Correspondence/y1.aspx?id=460
Page
108 pages
Tag
Correspondence

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