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US US-kylobm 1-B-156-#23
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Title
undated (#06), HNS[x] from Merton, '+ for Ethel Burns with prayers and good wishes in Xt [-] Thomas'
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Xerox copy of a holograph (handwritten) signed note. Note used for very brief mailed correspondence or intramural message.
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: "+ for Ethel Burns with prayers and good wishes in Xt [-] Thomas Merton"... Contents index: [see Sub-Section B.6 for the original signature and inscription in the book «Life and Holiness»].
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Languages of the material
- English