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US US-kylobm TMC-1b-B-010-S5-#129
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1965-09-19, TL from Merton, 'As you see Jim is very definite about it and I trust his judgment which I think is'
Date(s)
- 1965 September 19 (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Typed letter (not signed).
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: "As you see Jim is very definite about it and I trust his judgment which I think is fairly objective"... Contents index: [verso: Bamberger notes that Merton is referring to visits to see Louisville psychiatrist, Dr. James Wygal].
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- English
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Immediate source of acquisition
The donor or source was: Bamberger, John.