Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1964-1968 (Creation)
Extent
1 folder, 12 items, 15 pages
Name of creator
Biographical history
Philip Berrigan was a social activist and writer whose acts of civil disobedience during the Vietnam War made him a household name in the peace movement. Younger brother of Daniel Berrigan, he became a priest like his brother, but with the Josephites… Read more
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Though he was not as often in contact with Merton as Daniel, Philip Berrigan influenced, and was influenced by, Merton. Philip Berrigan took an active posture of civil disobedience that did not rule out the use of violence toward property if that… Read more
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›). Records with Source listed as "Cornell University Department of Rare Books" may not be published or reproduced without written… Read more
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Related materials elements
Related archival materials
See one published letters from Merton to Philip Berrigan in «The Hidden Ground of Love» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A26858207›), p. 101.
Description control element
Sources used
Caption of headline photo: Phillip Berrigan is pictured on the far right and Daniel Berrigan in a blue plaid shirt in center with Merton seated on the photo's left (Tony Walsh with back to the camera).