Identitetselement
Referenskod
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Beskrivningsnivå
Titel
Datum
- 1952-1973 (Skapande)
Omfång
3 folder(s), 83 item(s), 123 page(s)
Arkivbildare
Biografiska anmärkningar
Fr. Paul Bourne was the head censor (now called "reader") of the Cistercian Order and needed to approve of Merton's writings before he received the «Imprimi Potest», or permission to publish, from his Order and the Church. He was more considerably more friendly with Merton and more lenient of his works than other censors. Fr. Paul was at Our Lady of the Holy Ghost Abbey (now called the Monastery of the Holy Spirit) in Conyers, Georgia. (Source: «The School of Charity», p. 168.)
Innehåll och strukturelement
Omfattning och innehåll
Fr. Paul Bourne seemed to be in the difficult position of liking Merton and his works, and serving the official function as head censor for the Order, holding responsibility for objectionable works of Merton's going to publication. The two men struggle with what can and cannot be published by Merton on the topics of war, nuclear proliferation, Vietnam, and race relations. They also discuss other matters not related to Fr. Paul's work as a censor, including the monastic life, novitiate manuals, chapter meetings for the Order, changing worship to the vernacular, allowing conversation among monks, etc.
Uppordningssystem
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
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Villkor för åtkomst
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Teknisk åtkomst
Villkor för reproduktion
Materialets språk
Materialskript
Språk och skriptananmärkningar
Sökhjälpsmedel
Förvärvs- och bevarande- och gallringselement
Förvaringshistorik
Källa för förvärv
Information rörande bevarande- och gallringsvärdering samt schemaläggning
Periodiseringar
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Existens och placering av original
Existensen och placering av kopior
Relaterat arkivmaterial
See published letters from Merton to Bourne in «The School of Charity» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A26858206›), pp. 168-170 and 335-336. See also related information on censorship and Fr. Paul Bourne in the "Censors Reports"; the "Fox, James"; the "Sortais, Gabriel"; and the "Gillet, Ignace" files.