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Paula Deitz was associate editor for «The Hudson Review» in New York.

Dr. Arthur J. Deikman of Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Moshe Decter was executive secretary for the Conference on the Status of Soviet Jews and writes from New York.

Abbot Francis De Croix was at the Cistercian Abbey in Frattocchie, Italy, of the Madonna del SS. Sacramento.

Fr. Jean-Marie Déchanet was a monk of Sint-Andriesabdij (Abbaye de Saint-André) near Bruges, Belgium. In 1956, he wrote the book «Christian Yoga». By his 1961 letters, he was living in a monastic foundation in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fr. Edwin Deane was a Franciscan priest and master of cleric novices at St. Anthony Friary in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Baron José M. G. A. de Vinck was a publisher, editor, translator, writer, and owner of Alleluia Press. He wrote and translated books on philosophy and theology. He writes from Allendale, New Jersey.

Poet and writer Catherine de Vinck was born in Belgium. She was married to Baron José de Vinck in 1945, and they moved to the United States in 1948. A Catholic, she has authored a number of books of mystical and devotional poetry and other spiritual works. She writes from Allendale, New Jersey.

According to a note to handwritten on one of the letters, Randy de Trinis, known at Gethsemani as Sebastian, entered Gethsemani in 1955, made simple profession in 1957, and left the monastery on June 9, 1959. He later writes from St. Joseph's Priory in Somerset, Ohio. In his last cards, he speaks of a desire to enter Christ in the Desert, a Benedictine monastery in New Mexico.

Mara de Sylva was a woman who had been nearly blind for 80 years. She writes to Merton to pray for her son, Joaquim Oscar de Sylva, who is suffering health problems from fumes he was exposed to at work.

Jacques de Spoelberch was an editor for Houghton Mifflin in Boston, Massachusetts, and asks Merton to do an introduction for Michel Bernanos' «La Montagne Morte de la Vie».

Remi J. De Roo was Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. He gave permission for Dom Jacques Winandy, O.S.B. to establish a "community" of hermits, the Hermits of St. John the Baptist, in his diocese in 1964. The hermits lived and prayed independently, but were in proximity to each other and under the guidance of an elder or superior.

Norman R. De Puy was editor of «Mission: The American Baptist Magazine» from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Br. De Montfort was a monk of Gethsemani Abbey. He seemed to be assisting Merton in furnishing either Merton's hermitage or one of the either sheds Merton used for prayer. There are also discussions of other little places for other monks to pray in nature but to take shelter from the rain and talk of a small chapel.

John de Menil (husband of Dominique de Menil) writes from Houston, Texas. A prominent oil family, the de Menils collected one of the largest and most important American collections of art. They also devoted much of their later lives to ecumenism. The Menil Collection and the Rothko Chapel are testaments to their legacy in the arts and in ecumenism.

Dominique de Menil (wife of John de Menil [Jean Marie Joseph Menu de Menil]) writes from Houston, Texas. A prominent oil family, the de Menils collected one of the largest and most important American collections of art. They also devoted much of their later lives to ecumenism. The Menil Collection and the Rothko Chapel are testaments to their legacy in the arts and in ecumenism.

Richard De Martino was writing from the Temple University Department of Religion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Along with Abe Masao and Nishitani Keiji, he was involved in the return in 1965 of «The Eastern Buddhist», which was originally started in 1921 by D. T. Suzuki and which featured articles on Buddhism and Buddhist texts in translation.

Ricardo I. de León was a former novice at Gethsemani who was living in the Philippines at the time of correspondence with Merton. He later became director of Caritas Manila, a Catholic social services agency.

Fr. Paul Marie de la Croix writes from Bernay en Champagne in France.

Fr. Roger De Ganck first rights from the Trappist abbey of Westmalle in Belgium. Later, he has relocated to the new Trappist foundation of Redwoods Abbey in California.

Dr. Louis de Crenascol was director of the Art Department at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.

Fr. Clément de Bourbon writes from the Cistercian Abbey of Santa María de Viaceli in Spain. He was secretary to Abbot General Gabriel Sortais.

Bernard de Aguiar was born in New Jersey in 1926. First a Benedictine, he transferred to Gethsemani and became a Trappist in 1951 where he took the name Sylvanus. After 11 years at the Abbey, he was ordained a priest. Soon after, in 1962, he obtained permission to live an eremitical life away from Gethsemani with Dom Jacques Winandy in Martinique. In 1969, he moved to Hornby Island (between the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island) and started a pottery studio called Earthen Vessels. He was laicized in 1974.

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. (Source: «The Hidden Ground of Love», pp. 135-136.)

Peter Davison was director of «The Atlantic Monthly Press» from Boston, Massachusetts. He asks Merton for his thoughts on Bertrand Russell's autobiography for use as a promotional quote.

Mary Ann Davis and Donna Gunty write from Chicago, Illinois.

Archbishop James P. Davis was bishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the time of correspondence with Merton.

Irvan Davis writes on behalf of Celebrities Art Exhibits in St. Louis, Missouri.

Arthur J. Davidson writes from New York.

Guy Davenport was a professor of literature at University of Kentucky and author of literary essays, short stories and poetry. He visited Merton's hermitage in 1967 (source: «The Courage for Truth», p. 251).

Fr. Hubert Daubechies is a Jesuit and chief editor of «Revista Mensaje» and wants to translate Merton's "The Black Revolution" article into Spanish for his magazine. He writes from Santiago, Chile.

J. B. Das was writing a tribute to Dr. Mahanambrata Brahmachari, a friend of Merton's from Columbia and about whom he mentions in «The Seven Storey Mountain». He is asking for a contribution to this written piece by Merton.

Mother Myriam Dardenne founded Redwoods Abbey, a Trappist community of women, in White Thorn, California. Merton met her on her way to found it in 1962. Later, he visited Redwoods before continuing his trip to Asia. They discuss Merton's travel plans and arrangements for a meeting of contemplative religious at Redwoods Monastery.

Henri Daniel-Rops was the author of a number of books, especially focusing on faith history.

Fr. Jean Daniélou was a Jesuit scholar of early Christianity who was editor of «Études» in Paris, a Catholic general interest magazine. In 1969, he was made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI and was a member of the Académie Française.

Bradford Daniel was working with John Howard Griffin at the time of correspondence and writes on the letterhead of the American Society of Magazine Photographers in Mansfield, Texas.

Anna Danell writes to Merton from Strängnäs, Sweden. Johan Danell, a brother of the Taizé community in France, met Merton in the summer of 1967.

Doris Dana writes to Merton from New York and from her travels to France. Dana was the long-time companion of poet, educator, feminist, Nobel laureate and Chilean diplomat, Gabriela Mistral (pen name of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, 1889-1957). Dana translated and edited some of Mistral's poems. Dana seemed to be a mutual friend with Merton of both John Howard Griffin and Jacques Maritain. She visited Merton in early January of 1967, when she introduced Merton to the story of Ishi and sparked some of Merton's interest in Native Americans; and then visited him again in late October of 1967, when they traveled to Lexington together to visit Victor and Carolyn Hammer and John Jacob Niles.

Sr. Mary Damiano writes from a Franciscan convent in Uganda.

Br. Damian was a Passionist religious and editor of «Brothers' Newsletter», a quarterly publication for religious brothers of various congregations.

Fr. John Daly was President of Songang Jesuit College and an admirer of Merton's writings.

Fr. John Daly was writing as a member of the National Association for Pastoral Renewal. He was writing from St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked at Barnes Hospital.