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US US-kylobm TMC-1b-B-010-S5-#123
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undated, HN from Merton, 'might as well put this in to library when through [-] inadvertently signed in blood.'
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Holograph (handwritten) note (not signed). Note used for very brief mailed correspondence or intramural message.
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: "might as well put this in to library when through [-] inadvertently signed in blood. [-] fr m L."... Contents index: [small spot of Merton's blood on note paper].
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Languages of the material
- English
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Immediate source of acquisition
The donor or source was: Bamberger, John.