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US US-kylobm TMC-1b-A-013-#24
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Title
1955-07-24 (#01), TALS to Merton, 'The letter has been and will be my address from the beginning of June until the end'
Date(s)
- 1955 July 24 (Creation)
Extent
2 page(s); Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.
Name of creator
(1915-1995)
Biographical history
Fr. Barnabas Ahern was a Passionist priest involved in a new Catholic Bible translation effort. He offered Merton advice on biblical instruction, instruction of novices, and reviewed Merton's early manuscripts and books. See the following link for more information on Fr. Ahern: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92274263.
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Scope and content
First lines: "The letter has been and will be my address from the beginning of June until the end of November."... Contents index: moved to New Jersey to work as chairman of the board of [Biblical] translators / working on Epistles / editorial policy / not like Knox's translation.
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Languages of the material
- English