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US US-kylobm TMC-1b-A-051-#15
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1965-01-09 (#01), TLS[c] from Merton, 'Many thanks for the 'Tongs' which got here a couple of days ago. I have not had a'
Date(s)
- 1965 January 9 (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Xerox copy of a typed signed letter with holograph annotations.
Name of creator
(1915-1968)
Biographical history
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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First lines: "Many thanks for the "Tongs" which got here a couple of days ago. I have not had a chance to play"...
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Languages of the material
- English