"Burden, Shirley C." correspondence

1 folder, 8 items, 14 pages

These letters, mostly originals from Burden to Merton, primarily concern the publication of Burden's books of photographs of Gethsemani, entitled <a onClick="return popup(this, 'link')" href="http://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?databaseList=638&queryString=ti:God+Is+My+Life"><i>God Is My Life</i></a>. However, they also discuss the Shakers, and Burden may have helped Merton come into contact with Edward Deming Andrews. Merton sends Burden photographs of his drawings in hopes of having them displayed in Santa Barbara with proceeds going to a Negro scholarship and a scholarship at Bellarmine College in Louisville.

Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.

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See also the "Fox, James" file for information about the struggles of publishing a book depicting monks at Gethsemani, and the "Andrews, Edward Deming" and "Andrews, Faith" files for Merton and Burden's shared interest in the Shakers.