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Name and location of repository
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Title
Date(s)
- 1967-1968, 1980 (Creation)
Extent
1 folder, 12 items, 20 pages
Name of creator
Biographical history
James Thomas Baker, at the time of writing, was a graduate student in humanities at Florida State University. He was writing an interdisciplinary dissertation about Merton in literature, the arts, and religion (see "Related Information" below). Baker first came to know of Merton's writings while a student of Glenn Hinson at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
In this interesting group of letters, Merton provides insights on how the body of his works were viewed within the Church, by the academic community, and by non-Catholics like James T. Baker, a Baptist.
System of arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
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Conditions governing reproduction
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Finding aids
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Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
See also a dissertation, a book, and a play by James Thomas Baker (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?databaseList=638&queryString=au:James+Thomas+Baker›) about Thomas Merton, and published letters from Merton to Baker in «The Hidden Ground of Love» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A26858207›).