Elemente 'Identifikation'
Signatur
Name und Standort des Archivs
Erschließungsstufe
Titel
Datum/Laufzeit
- 1968 April 1 (Anlage)
Umfang
1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
Name des Bestandsbildners
Biographische Angaben
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.
Elemente Inhalt und innere Ordnung
Eingrenzung und Inhalt
First lines: "I am sorry I left your letter so long without an answer. It is almost impossible for me to deal"... Contents index: response to the changes mentioned in previous letter / need for pluralism but not being dominated by things that go against conscience / need for sacraments in religious life and mental prayer for some.
Ordnung und Klassifikation
Elemente Zugangs- und Benutzungsbedingungen
Benutzungsbedingungen
Technischer Zugang
Reproduktionsbedingungen
In der Verzeichnungseinheit enthaltene Sprachen
- Englisch