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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-125-#11
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1972-10-26, TLS Bridget to Center from Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, and Sr. Bridget, 'Thank you for your letter of August 7th about my correspondence with Thomas Merton. '
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- 1972 October 26 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Typed signed letter.
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(1930-2010)
Biographical history
Canon Arthur MacDonald (Donald) Allchin was an Anglican priest who came to know Merton through Dr. Dale Moody of the Baptist Seminary in Louisville. When he first met Merton, Allchin was at Oxford and served as librarian for Pusey House and as a student chaplain. He would later become Canon Residentiary at Canterbury Cathedral, England (source: «The Hidden Ground of Love»).
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First lines: "Thank you for your letter of August 7th about my correspondence with Thomas Merton. I am replying"... Contents index: [filed under "Allchin, Arthur MacDonald"] Allchin is replying on his own behalf and for Sr. Bridget, S.L.G..
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- English
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from Thomas Merton to: Bridget, Sr., S.L.G. (formerly O.S.H.)