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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-025-#01
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1960-07-13, TLS Barzun to Merton, 'It gave me much pleasure to hear that something in The House may be of use to'
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- 1960 July 13 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Typed signed letter.
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(1907-)
Biographical history
At the time of correspondence with Merton, Jacques Barzun was serving as Provost of Merton's alma mater, Columbia University. In a letter to the Merton Center in 1971, Barzun mentions that Merton was a friend and one-time student.
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First lines: "It gave me much pleasure to hear that something in «The House» may be of use to you in your"... Contents index: contemplation linked to earthly objects as "stepping stones".
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- English
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to Thomas Merton from: Barzun, Jacques