Papers of John Moffitt [manuscript], 1890-1977 1928-1977.

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Papers of John Moffitt [manuscript], 1890-1977 1928-1977.

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Included here are drafts of Moffitt's published and unpublished writings, 1928-1977, and printed copies of most published works; personal correspondence, mostly dating ca. 1930-1977; correspondence with publishers, regarding Moffitt's poetry and prose writing; miscellaneous notes to himself and random thoughts; and autobiographical sketches as well as brief published biographical accounts of him. Also include correspondence concerning the Bangkok Conferences on East-West religious encounter, 1968, 1973; collections of Moffitt's unpublished poetry, and his four published works; musical scores; two books by Moffitt on East-West religious dialogue; notes for essays,written and unwritten; and published material relating to Thomas Merton. Also include family correspondence, 1890-1977; and a collection of walnut figures produced to accompany Moffitt's unpublished children's story, "The Famous Blackwell-Nutt Family."

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University of Virginia. Library

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Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

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Thomas Merton was born on January 31, 1915 in Prades, France to Owen Merton (an artist from New Zealand) and Ruth Jenkins Merton (an artist from the United States), and grew up in New York, Bermuda, France, and England. Merton studied both in Europe and America, and he received a BA and an MA in journalism from Columbia University in 1938 and 1939. In 1938, Merton converted to Catholicism. He taught for two years at St. Bonaventure College in New York before entering the Abbey of Gethsemani i...

Moffitt, John, 1929-2008

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Author, editor, and poet, b. 1908 in Harrisburg, Pa.; member of contemporary Indian monastic order for 25 years, later converted to Catholicism; poetry and copy editor for America Magazine; author of numerous books and articles on religion and monasticism; d. 1987. From the description of Papers of John Moffitt, 1916-1974. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55771568 From the description of Papers of John Moffitt, 1978-1980, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat ...

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