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- 1966 December 1 (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
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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: "I am happy to hear that you have a chance to live as a hermit in Texas and am interested in your"... Contents index: hermit colony in Texas / hopes administrative concerns of colony do not interfere with solitude / Dom Winandy / don't be activists / a brother as superior / importance of spiritual direction / hermit colonies can "raise eyebrows" / Trappists "stand-offish towards hermits" but Dom James may contribute money.
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Languages of the material
- English