1967-12-17, HLS Aidan to Merton, 'Having some idea of what your mail may be like I thank you if you are even beginning'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-014-#01

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1967-12-17, HLS Aidan to Merton, 'Having some idea of what your mail may be like I thank you if you are even beginning'

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  • 1967 December 17 (Creation)

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4 page(s); Holograph (handwritten) signed letter.

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Mother Mary Aidan was a superior of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus.

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First lines: "Having some idea of what your mail may be like I thank you if you are even beginning to read this"... Contents index: N.C.R. article "Crisis in Monasticism Hits American Trappists" / asks how Merton reacts to claim that contemplative orders have failed.

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    to Thomas Merton from: Aidan, Mary, Mother, S.H.C.J.

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