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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.

John Cushman was with the Translation Rights Department with Curtis Brown.

Fr. Andrew Cusak was the Guidance Director for the Stamford Catholic High School at the time of correspondence.

Martin Lee Curry was poetry editor and later general editor for «The Florida Quarterly». This literary magazine began at University of Florida in Gainesville in 1967 and was the first of its kind at the university. Curry convinced Merton to send in a poem for the first issue. Merton also contributed the poem "Welcome" for the second issue, which was published in November of 1967.

Merton mentions that Eileen Curns was a papal volunteer in Brazil. After returning from the trip from Brazil, she attempts to publish an account of her trip, delivers speeches, and does typing for Merton. She writes from Waukegan, Illinois.

Adrian Cunningham died at age 69 in March 2012. He spent the greatest part of his professional career at the University of Lancaster, helping to found the Department of Religious Studies in 1967. Merton writes to him in London. At the time, he was a student at Cambridge. He was involved in Catholic attempts to promote non-violence and to resist nuclear arms proliferation. He later was a co-founder the controversial publication «Slant», which attempted to reconcile Marxism and Catholic thought. (Sources: «Subtext» [Lancaster, UK]: #88, 22 March 2012 ‹www.lancaster.ac.uk/subtext/archive/issue088.htm›, accessed 14 March 2014; and " Once again, farewell," «The Tablet»: 24 March 2012, p. 19 ‹archive.thetablet.co.uk/article/24th-march-2012/19/once-again-farewell, accessed 14 March 2014›.)

Joseph E. Cunneen was Director of the Religious Department of Holt, Rinehart and Winston Publishers at the time of correspondence with Merton. He and his wife, Sally Cunneen, were the founding editors of the quarterly review, «Cross Currents», which published a number of Merton's essays. He writes from New York.

Paul Cuneo was Book Editor for «America» magazine and writes from New York.

Dame Hildelith Cumming (born Barbara Theresa Cumming) was publisher and head printer at Stanbrook Abbey Press of the Benedictine nuns of Stanbrook Abbey in Callow End, Worcester, England. She was a convert to Catholicism. Besides her great success in raising the prestige of the press in her long tenure from 1956-1991, she was known as a fine musician and had published liturgical music.

Fr. Mihael Cukovečki was a Franciscan priest from Slavonski Brod Monastery in Yugoslavia (now in Croatia).

Michael Cuddihy was one of the translators of a book by Jacques Maritain (likely The Peasant of the Garonne). Cuddihy writes from Tucson, Arizona.

Sheila Cudahy was an editor and partner for Farrar, Straus and Cudahy Publishers at the time of writing to Merton.

Miss Cuccia seems to be from New York from a geographical reference Merton makes in the letter.

Pablo Antonio Cuadra was a Nicaraguan poet and author of over twenty books. He was editor of the literary reviews «Vanguardia» and «El Pez y La Serpiente», and co-edited the newspaper «La Prensa» with Pedro Joaquin Chamorro. He was in exile in Costa Rica for a period during his correspondence with Merton and later had to go into exile again when the Sandinistas came to powerx000D
(source: «The Courage for Truth», p. 178).

Josep M. Cruzet was writing on behalf of the publishers Editorial Selecta in Barcelona, Spain.

Paul A. Crow, Jr. was Associate Professor of Church History and Registrar of the College of the Bible in Lexington, Kentucky, at the time of this letter.

William Crotty was part of the Faculty Association of the Baldwinsville Academy and Central Schools in Baldwinsville, New York.