Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1964-1965, 1971-1984 (Creation)
Extent
1 folder(s), 20 item(s), 34 page(s)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Wife of, and co-author with, Edward Deming Andrews in many books about the Shakers.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Merton and Faith Andrews correspond after her husband Edward's death. Faith continues her work, and some of her husbands work, on the Shakers. As William H. Shannon gathers material for his book of published Merton correspondence, he and Faith Andrews exchange letters which are included here.
System of arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
See also 1964/07/20 letter published in «The Hidden Ground of Love» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A26858207›), and all letters published in «A Meeting of Angels: The Correspondence of Thomas Merton with Edward Deming and Faith Andrews» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A236095615›). A brief selection of letters appears in «Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A698372536›).