1966-02-11, HLS to Merton, 'How can I ever thank you for your wonderful, gracious letter? When my teacher heard'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-083-#03

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1966-02-11, HLS to Merton, 'How can I ever thank you for your wonderful, gracious letter? When my teacher heard'

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  • 1966 February 11 (Creation)

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

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(1950-)

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Jan Boggs was a sophomore at Niskayuna High School in New York.

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First lines: "How can I ever thank you for your wonderful, gracious letter? When my teacher heard that I had"... Contents index: written to many poets - compiled around 200 definitions of poetry - Merton's one of the most meaningful / Merton's care in helping her despite the many adults who ignore a teenager.

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    to Thomas Merton from: Boggs, Jan

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