Although one will find many pieces of correspondence within the "General Files" sub-series, the "Correspondence" sub-series actually contains the bulk of the important correspondence in the Father Ong Collection. In addition to more personal correspondence with family members and friends, this sub-series contains correspondence between Father Ong and numerous scholars. Among the notable scholars with whom Father Ong corresponded are: Noam Chomsky, John Hope Franklin, Northrop Frye, Eric Havelock, Marshall McLuhan, Perry Miller, and William

Wimsatt. Please be aware that there may be correspondence with these scholars, and others, within other series in the collection, particularly the "Scholarship" series.