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- 1968 January 1 (Creation)
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2 page(s); Xerox copy of a typed signed letter with holograph annotations.
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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: "Christmas mail was an avalanche this year: it always is, but more so in 1967. News from friends"... Contents index: [Signature xeroxed or mimeographed, but there is an original handwritten note by Merton to Burns: "Ethel- I'll be saying Mass for priest and will remember you in it. Joy and peace in the Lord TM." Transferred from Sub-Section D.2 (Mimeographs) on 2009/July/28].
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- English