Percy-Walsh Correspondence, 1980-1999.

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Percy-Walsh Correspondence, 1980-1999.

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The brief correspondence between William Walsh, a former Jesuit priest, and Walker Percy began in 1980, shortly after Walsh read Percy's Lancelot. This collection contains three letters and a postcard from Percy to Walsh as well as two letters from Walsh to Patrick Samway, S.J.

7 folders, (0.10 linear ft.)

Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). Monroe Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135702

Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). Monroe Library

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Walsh, William P.

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Member of the Martin Handcart Company of Mormon pioneers. From the description of Promissory note, 1856 August 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145434987 ...

Samway, Patrick H.

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Percy, Walker, 1916-1990

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William Walsh, an Irish-Catholic New Orleanian born in 1925, joined the Society of Jesus in 1942. He left the order in 1973, but remained ambilavent about his decision to enter secular life. Walsh was at a personal crossroads when he read Lancelot, trying to determine his future. Having also been impressed by Percy's earlier writings, particularly The Message in the Bottle, he believed that Percy could be a source of guidance. As it turned out, Walsh and Percy never met in person and they spoke ...