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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1967-1977 (Creation)
Extent
1/3 cubic foot; 1 box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Merton employed Marie Charron for some of his typing after he had problems with his arm and back. He would mail her tapes or manuscripts to prepare for a standard fee.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This Records Subgroup includes papers collected by Marie Charron, a typist for Thomas Merton from 1967-1968. The donation included mimeographs and carbons of Merton's articles, book reviews and poetry; correspondence between Merton and Charron, and between Tommie O'Callaghan regarding the Merton Legacy Trust (after Merton's death); newspaper clippings regarding Merton, the Merton Center, and Merton biographer John Howard Griffin; and various brochures and event bulletins regarding programs regarding Merton and the Merton Center. The date range of the materials is from 1967 to 1977. Items in accession one were donated by David Charron, March 2008. Items in accession two were donated by David Charron, February 2022. Box list of donated items from accession one filed with the last folder of that accession.
System of arrangement
This Record Subgroup is divided into records series by type of material.