Surnames beginning with the letter "B"

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#3 1968-05-23 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for the confidence you show in me, in presenting your questions about John of' Item 1968 May 23
#5 1972-08-no-day, TALS[x] to Center from Borton, Cameron, 'I am enclosing a xeroxed copy of the one letter I received from Thomas Merton in' Item 1972 August (date approximate)
092 "Boscher, Maurice, Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1963
#1 1963-11-01, HLS to Merton, 'Mon Révérend Père et très cher Père, […] arrivé à Tahiti depuis le [..]' Item 1963 November 1
#1 1954-07-11, HLS to Merton, 'This will have to be short, because if I don't finish it tonight, I won't be able to' Item 1954 July 11
#1 1961-04-19, TLS to Merton, 'Je prends la liberté de vous écrire pour vous demander la permission de publier une' Item 1961 April 19
#5 1952-03-17, TL[c] to Merton, 'Your brief sketch of St. John of the Cross is very nice except for one aspect which' Item 1952 March 17
#6 1952-05-02 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'Could you please look over these two works of art (?) and tell me if they are too' Item 1952 May 2
#11 1953-05-22, TALS from Merton, 'Here is the completed draft of «Tower of Babel». I am sending it as a straight' Item 1953 May 22
#13 1953-10-29, TALS to Merton, 'This Intro. to Doctor Mellifluus seems to me quite the best thing of this sort you' Item 1953 October 29
#15 1959-01-07, HLS to Fox, James, 'I'm really distressed at being so in arrears with the censorship. Just after' Item 1959 January 7
#16 1959-03-03, TLS to Fox, James, 'Have just mailed a most enthusiastic endorsement of The Power and Meaning of Love' Item 1959 March 3
#17 1960-03-01, HLS to Fox, James, 'First- please tell Fr. Louis to go ahead with his preface to Disputed Questions -' Item 1960 March 1
#26 1962-01-18, HLS to Fox, James, 'Here is a returned ms of Fr. Louis - «Nuclear War» and Frather Jn Eudes article' Item 1962 January 18
#28 1962-01-22 (#02), TLS[c] from Fox, James, 'We received your gracious note of January 18 with the two manuscripts. Here we go' Item 1962 January 22
#29 1962-01-23, TLS[c] from Fox, James, 'We certainly are keeping the Air Mail or Postal Clerks busy these days. I just' Item 1962 January 23
#30 1962-01-25, HLS to Fox, James, 'Somehow, somewhere, I've mislaid the copy of Fr. Louis article on nuclear warfare.' Item 1962 January 25
#31 1962-02-18, HLS to Fox, James, 'Had word from Fr. Clement that «Nuclear War» has been cleared for publication.' Item 1962 February 18
#32 1962-02-21, TALS[c] from Fox, James, 'I received your gracious note of Septuagesima Sunday. Don't worry about the other' Item 1962 February 21
#39 1964-02-01, HLS to Merton, 'Will take care of your Notes on Art etc at once. For the records' Item 1964 February 1
#43 1964-06-03, TAL[c] from Merton, 'Many thanks to you and Fr Charles for your good work: the approval from Rome' Item 1964 June 3
#44 1964-07-18, TAL[c] from Merton, 'Many thanks for returning the articles. I suppose there is a new system under way. ' Item 1964 July 18
#48 1964-08-11, TAL[c] to Merton, 'Thanks for your last letter and your green light on Honest to God for the' Item 1964 August 11
#49 1964-08-24, HLS to Merton, 'By all means go ahead with Few Questions: Fewer Answers. I read it without the' Item 1964 August 24
#53 1965-01-18 (#04), other from Merton, 'The Drawings of Thomas Merton [-] A NOTE BY THE ARTIST [-] Since judgments are' Item 1965 January 18
#54 #Error Item 1965 January 18
#58 1965-02-12, HLS to Merton, 'Forgive this delay re your rubbings, but we have not been idle. The Museum is' Item 1965 February 12
#59 1965-04-15, HLS to Merton, 'Mille pardons. Really I'm all confused. Just came across most of this on my desk' Item 1965 April 15
#64 1966-11-30, HLS to Merton, 'Always a pleasure to have a word from you. How I wish I had a valid eremitical' Item 1966 November 3
#66 1967-06-23, TL[c] from Merton, 'Here is the ms of a book of poems-- or rather a mosaic of poetry and poetic prose,' Item 1967 June 23
#69 1967-06-30 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I do hope we can reach some kind of real openness on' Item 1967 June 3
#73 1973-12-04, HLS to Center from Bourne, Paul, 'As a Trappist monk of ancient vintage with no place to store things I never saved' Item 1973 December 4
#74 1973-12-05, TAL[c] from Center to Bourne, Paul, 'I have just finished a fascinating experience of going through the Thomas Merton' Item 1973 December 5
#79 undated (#05), HNS from Merton, 'I presume a «prayer» for peace will not be stigmatized at unmonastic - anyway' Item undated
#81 #Error Item undated
#83 undated (#09), other[x] from Merton, 'Do you think they require censoring?? In Jesu f m Louis [-] By no means!' Item undated
#9 1967-05-22, TLS to Merton, 'Last week at a small conference of our Bible consultants I was able to grab the' Item 1967 May 22
#13 1968-02-26, TLS to Merton, 'Enclosed for your interest is a copy of Dr. James Sander's Introduction to the Old' Item 1968 February 26
#1 1963-11-13, HPCS to Merton, 'Comme chaque année, je vous envoie mon meilleur souvenir à l'occasion de' Item 1963 November 13
105 "Boutoute, Louis, Abbot" correspondence Record subgroup 1951
#1 1968-07-30, TLS to Merton, 'We write to canvass your availability to contribute a paper to a conference being' Item 1968 July 3
#1 1966-11-08, HLS from Bowman, R. M., Mrs. / to Editors of «Harpers», 'As a Unitarian and a Humanist I wish to thank Father Thomas Merton for his sensitive' Item 1966 November 8
110 "Boyd, Tony" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#2 1967-10-19, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for «Freelance»: a pleasant surprise and a good alive magazine. I have' Item 1967 October 19
#6 1968-04-28, TLS to Merton, 'Thank you so much for all you did with Sue and Sandy. Whether Sue will ever come' Item 1968 April 28
#2 1967-12-11, TL[c] from Merton, 'Denise Levertov was here yesterday and in our good visit together I was reminded of' Item 1967 December 11
#3 1968-07-05, TL[c] from Merton, 'I appreciate your kind note, and I want to say that I wish I were free to be of more' Item 1968 July 5
122 "Brennan, Benedicta, Mother, I.H.M. (Sr. Margaret Brennan)" correspondence Record subgroup 1968
#1 1952-07-08, HLS to Merton, 'I am writing you on behalf of a group of poets and artists who are at present' Item 1952 July 8
#3 1964-03-31 (#02), TALS[x] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the magazine. I have the magazine in the pile of' Item 1964 March 31
#7 1964-12-28, TLS to Merton, 'Happy Feast. I pray this finds you filled with the love, joy and peace of this' Item 1964 December 28
#3 1968-02-28 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'Thanks for your most generous letter, stock of poems, offer of addresses,' Item 1968 February 28
#6 1968-04-28 (#01), TALS from Merton, 'Such a long time I have your Tiger and letters, and finally I want to answer. How' Item 1968 April 28
#1 1967-05-30, TLS to Merton, 'Thank you for the poem, Originators, which we will put, with your permission, in' Item 1967 May 3
#2 1967-08-17, TALS to Merton, 'Enclosed is a «proof» of your poem, «The Originators» which we intend to' Item 1967 August 17
#4 1967-08-24, TLS to Merton, 'You must tell me the appropriate way to address you. I am reading WATERS OF SILOE' Item 1967 August 24
128 "Britton, Richard" correspondence Record subgroup 1966
#1 1964-08-26, TLS to Drury, Thomas J., Bishop, 'As you had suggested in my interview with you recently, I spoke with Father Bernard' Item 1964 August 26
#1 1967-05-15, TLS to Merton, 'Under separate cover I am sending you a book which is a kind of thankyou for your' Item 1967 May 15
134 "Brown, Raphael" correspondence Record subgroup 1966
#1 1966-12-24, HLS to Merton, 'Having done the Library of Congress reply to the McGill U. query on this topic for' Item 1966 December 24
#1 1966-06-30, TALS to Merton, 'I am writing on behalf of the Arts Festival Committee of McMaster University' Item 1966 June 3
#1 1963-12-04, TLS to Merton, 'Hawthorn is a familiar name to you I know. And I hope you remember the Daniel-Rops' Item 1963 December 4
#2 1963-12-12, TAL[c] from Merton, 'It was good to hear from you and receive the proofs of Daniel-Rops' book. I am glad' Item 1963 December 12
137 "Bruce, Frank Milton" correspondence Record subgroup 1947-1949
#1 1947-06-17, TLS[x] to Fox, James, 'Enclosed is a letter which we have just written to Father Louis concerning "Exile' Item 1947 June 17
#3 1948-08-09, TLS to Merton, 'Some years ago a Jesuit telephoned me to say that a very dear friend of ours, a' Item 1948 August 9
#3 1963-02-23, TL[c] from Merton, 'Since Jacques Maritain told me of your project, I have been expecting your letter. ' Item 1963 February 23
#4 1963-07-18, TALS to Merton, 'I am writing by return, because you are anxious about Jacques Maritain, and so' Item 1963 July 18
#5 1963-09-08, TALS to Merton, 'Thank you very much for all those mimeographed things - I simply cannot tell you how' Item 1963 September 8
#7 1963-11-04, TALS to Merton, 'Raissa's anniversary, and the 8th will be my father's, when I hope you will say a' Item 1963 November 4
#22 1966-08-no-day, TLS[x] from Merton, '[..] way. The hunters around here are wild shots. Lightning strikes trees all around' Item 1966 August (date approximate)
140 "Bryan, A." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
#1 1963, TL[c] from Merton, 'The thing I forgot was this. It is really no special problem but I thought for once' Item 1963 (date approximate)
#3 1966-05-27, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter. I was glad to hear from you, though I well understand that' Item 1966 May 27
143 "Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV" correspondence Record subgroup 1979, 1984, 1987
145 "Buckley, Arthur R." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#1 1967-04-04, TLS to Merton, 'I write to inquire whether your schedule of commitments might permit you to do the' Item 1967 April 4
146 "Bùi-bàng-Hiên, R., Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1965
#1 1963-04-22, TLS to Merton, 'We have received in The Special Collections Department of Margaret I. King Library' Item 1963 April 22
#3 1960-03-21, TLS to Merton, 'I flew back to New York the other day to watch the birth of "God is My Life". The' Item 1960 March 21
#7 1965-04-02, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your good and prompt letter. I am sending three rather poor photographs' Item 1965 April 2
#2 1961-12-26 (#01), TLS[x] from Merton, 'For several weeks I have wanted to find an opportunity to answer your letter with' Item 1961 December 26
#6 1970-12-10, TLS to Center from Burdick, Jeanne, 'As a response to your letter of October 5th concerning correspondence between Thomas' Item 1970 December 1
#1 1965-11-02, TL[c] from Merton, 'I have read your long letter carefully, and sympathize with you. I wonder if you' Item 1965 November 2
#1 1968-06-24, HLS to Merton, 'Recently I polled our community for suggestions as to a Retreat Master for our next' Item 1968 June 24
#2 1968-06-27 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind invitation to preach the retreat at the Genesee. Since I have' Item 1968 June 27
#2 1967-05-22, TLS to Merton, 'I have been working here at Boystown since the first of the year, spend part of the' Item 1967 May 22
156 "Burns, Ethel M." correspondence Record subgroup 1958-1967, 1970
#1 1958-12-25, HCS from Merton, 'This is a very late "Christmas" card to thank you for your kind letter and the Mass' Item 1958 December 25 (date approximate)
#8 1966-08-22, HLS to Merton, 'Your feast day will soon be here and I want to wish you a happy one. A little' Item 1966 August 22
#3 1968-03-30 (#02), TLS[x] from van den Bogaard, Cyprian / to Flavian Burns, 'To start with I want to send you my best wishes for God's blessing for your new and' Item 1968 March 3 (date approximate)
#6 1968-06-20, HLS to Merton, 'My own opinion is still, that you should not go to this meeting. I think they' Item 1968 June 2
#8 1968-08-16 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'In regard to the letter of Dom John Morson about foreign censorship and in' Item 1968 August 16
#10 1968-09-04, TL[x] from Laughlin, James, 'Thank you so much for your letter authorizing that any charges on Father Louis's' Item 1968 September 4
#19 1985-01-09, HLS[x] to Hart, Patrick, 'Thank you for letting me read this book by Victor Kramer. To quote Naomi:' Item 1985 January 9
#7 1963-07-10, TL[c] from Merton, 'The immediate purpose of this letter is to let you know that the Nuns of Stanbrook' Item 1963 July 1
#9 1964-03-31, TLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for yours of March 25th. I feel very ashamed of myself for not having' Item 1964 March 31
#10 1964-04-18, TAL[c] from Merton, 'Glad to hear from you again, and thanks for the clippings. No we don't get the' Item 1964 April 18
159 "Burtt, Edwin Arthur, Dr." correspondence Record subgroup 1965-1966