Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#3 1967-01-22, HLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter about Holy Obedience which I think corresponds to Tenko' Item 1967 January 22
167 "Byrne, Grace M." correspondence Record subgroup 1952
#1 1952-10-16, TLS to Merton, 'We have just heard from our South American representative that Sudamericana are' Item 1952 October 16
899 "Heschel, Abraham Joshua, Rabbi" correspondence Record subgroup 1960-1985
#1 1966-09-29, TLS to Merton, 'It occurred to me that you might be pleased to know that I had the pleasure of' Item 1966 September 29
#2 1966-11-10, TLS from Merton, 'You cannot imagine with what joy I received the copy of «Conjectures of a Guilty' Item 1966 November 1
#3 1967-01-10, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am not scorning your do it yourselfer but after all this time I have a few things' Item 1967 January 1
#1 1960-02-08, HLS to Merton, 'Thank you for sending me the copy of your «Selected Poems». I had picked it up' Item 1960 February 8
#2 1960-12-01, TALS[x] from Merton, 'It was very thoughtful of you to send me the piece about Cuba by Leroi Jones. It is' Item 1960 December 1
#4 1961-03-13, TLS[x] from Merton, 'Your fine letter of December 8th has lain long in the drawer. I have thought about' Item 1961 March 13
#5 1961-08-22, HLS to Merton, 'I returned from a long sojourn in the Northwest trying to imbibe something of that' Item 1961 August 22
#6 1961-09-01, HPCS from Merton, 'Thanks for your very good and kind letter. I am glad I gave you the books and that' Item 1961 September 1
#12 1964-10-05, TLS[x] from Merton, 'Congratulations and blessings. I was praying for you Saturday, your profession day.' Item 1964 October 5
#24 Undated (#02), other, Bancroft Library receipt for copies of Merton letters Item undated
#3 undated (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Sorry, I owe answers to three or four notes. I will try to cover what I remember: ' Item undated
#5 undated (#03), TAL[c] from Merton, 'Bibliographical problems come over horizon perhaps we need to hit Cornell again high' Item undated
#2 1966-03-05 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'You may certainly read the galleys of MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS when the publisher has' Item 1966 March 5
056 "Arasteh, A. Reza" correspondence Record subgroup 1965-1984
#3 1965-12-27, TALS[x] from Merton, 'I am interested in your book, which I am sure will fill a great need in this' Item 1965 December 27
#5 1968-01-26 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'Your book is very fine and I am giving it a slow and fruitful reading. I find it' Item 1968 January 26
#10 1968-03-22 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'I am sorry I have not written for so long. It wasa [sic] disappointment not to see' Item 1968 March 22
#12 1968-05-22 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Here is the reworked piece on 'Rebirth in Christianity'. I have been somewhat' Item 1968 May 22
#19 1978-02-17, TALS[x] from Smith, Anne Abel, 'I am glad to say we received this morning three complimentary copies of the Spanish' Item 1978 February 17
#22 1984-01-19, HLS to Shannon, William, 'Thank you for your letter. I have located some information which will help you to' Item 1984 January 19
#24 1984-02-26, TLS[x] from Shannon, William, 'I hope you do not mind my calling you by your first name. I feel that we are going' Item 1984 February 26
#25 undated (#01), other, 'Arasteh, A(bdol) Reza 1927- / «Personal:» Born September 27, 1927, in Shiraz,' Item undated
#9 1961-12-no-day, HCS from Merton, 'All blessings and joy at Christmas. May God give you strength, patience, light and' Item 1961 December (date approximate)
#18 1962-10-29 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'This is a troubled time, in which you are going to have to collect your forces and' Item 1962 October 29
#19 1963-01-01, TLS[x] from Merton, 'Well, this is the first letter dated 1963 that I have written, and by a miracle I' Item 1963 January 1
#30 Undated (#01), other, addresses for Arca de Sardiña Item undated
058 "Argentieri, Robert K." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
060 "Armstrong, Bonnie" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#1 1967-12-07, TAL[c] from Armstrong, Bonnie / to Miss J. Gravelotte, 'Thank you very much for your letter of November 31st asking about the possibility of' Item 1967 December 7
061 "Arnold, Fr., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup undated
#2 1967-05-27, TLS to Merton, 'We [sic] like to share with you our latest publication: 'Salt and Light; Talks and' Item 1967 May 27
#1 1965-09-14, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for sending me your article. It is a smasher and I really enjoyed it. I' Item 1965 September 14
072 "Augustinius, Gervasius F., Fr., K.M.NTARA." correspondence Record subgroup 1965
#2 1963-05-31, HALS from Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind letter. I am glad to grant permission for 'The Moslems'' Item 1963 May 31
#3 1970-10-09, TLS[x] to Center from Austin, Waddell, 'In reply to your letter of October 1st, I am pleased to hear of the Thomas Merton' Item 1970 October 9
#1 1959-09-02, TALS to Nicholas Heer, 'I have come to know you through Mr. Nooruddin Shoreibah (of 3, Ali Galal Street,' Item 1959 September 2
#2 1959-11-18, HLS from Heer, Nicholas / to Abdul Aziz, 'Let me first apologize for not answering your letter of 22 September 1959 before' Item 1959 November 18
#4 1960-01-25, TALS to Nicholas Heer, 'I had replied to your letter dated 18th November 1959 on 17th December 1959, and I' Item 1960 January 25
#12 1961-05-13 (#01), TALS[x] from Merton, 'It has been a long time since I received your good letter of March 8th. The books' Item 1961 May 13
#21 1962-04-04 (#03), other[x] from Merton, 'SONG FOR THE DEATH OF AVERROËS (from Ibn Al Arabi, after the Spanish version of Asin' Item 1962 April 4
#22 1962-04-04 (#04), other[x] from Merton, 'A LETTER TO PABLO ANTONIO CUADRA CONCERNING GIANTS [-] 1. [-] At a moment when all' Item 1962 April 4
#24 1962-04-04 (#06), other[x] from Merton, 'SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ [-] C.D. CANTOR DEL AMOR DIVINO [-] ¡Cuán manso y' Item 1962 April 4
#26 1962-12-18, TALS to Merton, 'I had replied to your letter on 21st June, 1962 in which I raised a number of' Item 1962 December 18
#27 1962-12-26 (#01), TALS[x] from Merton, 'It is certainly true that I deserve your mild and kind reproach for being a poor' Item 1962 December 26
#30 1963-06-02, TALS[x] from Merton, 'Many thanks for your good letter of April 4th. I am sorry I have been so slow in' Item 1963 June 2
#32 1963-10-18, TL[c] from Merton, 'The delay in replying to your letter is due to three things: first, my desire to' Item 1963 October 18
#35 1964-12-09 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'It was a pleasure to get your letter this morning. Certainly I hope to write you a' Item 1964 December 9
#37 1965-11-01, TALS to Merton, 'In your December reply to my X'mas and New Years greetings you had kindly promised' Item 1965 November 1
#38 1965-11-02, TALS[x] from Merton, 'I am really sorry for my long silence, and I know that there is no real way to make' Item 1965 November 2
#40 1965-11-07 (#02), TALS[x] from Merton, 'Yesterday, two days after sending off my letter to you, I received your letter. I ' Item 1965 November 7
#60 1994-11-30, HLS[x] to Shannon, William, 'I acknowedge with gratitude your last letter dt.' Item 1994 November 3
#70 undated (#02), other, 'Ch. Abdul Aziz, whose letters sparked Merton's interest in Sufism, has lived all his' Item undated
001 "Babin, Pierre, Fr., O.M.I." correspondence Record subgroup 1966
#1 1966-12-26, TL[c] from Merton, 'Merci de votre bonne lettre: oui, elle était bien pour moi "un cadeau de Dieu." Je' Item 1966 December 26
#1 1958-10-08, TCS from Merton, 'It was very good to get your delightful letter and to learn about all of you--' Item 1958 October 8
#2 1963-11-19, TLS to Merton, 'Caro e estimado Poeta: muchas, muchísimas gracias por su carta del 30 de Octubre el' Item 1963 November 19
#5 1964-04-05, TL[c] from Merton, 'Probably you do not fit sufficiently well into the conventional academic categories.' Item 1964 April 5
#7 1965-05-17, TALS to Merton, 'que grande pena que Ud. não poderá escrever o Prefácio para meus poemas de Hawaii. ' Item 1965 May 17
#8 1965-05-21 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'I will try to reply to your letter before the matter ceases to be fresh in my mind. ' Item 1965 May 21
#11 1966-01-27, TALS to Merton, 'Meu grande e caríssimo Thomas Merton: foi exatamente «na hora» (ontem pela' Item 1966 January 27
#13 1966-06-17, TALS to Merton, 'é com alegria que posso lhe dizer que hoje acabo de pôr o ponto final em seu ensaio,' Item 1966 June 17
#14 1966-07-07, TL[c] from Merton, 'Your book on Manuel Bandeira arrived today. It is very handsome and I will read it' Item 1966 July 7
#15 1966-07-14, TALS to Merton, 'grato por sua boa carta, por tudo que nele me diz, e por suas plavras por meu' Item 1966 July 14
#19 1968-12-20, TL[x] from Laughlin, James, 'Thank you for your letter of December 16. Father Merton's death is a terrible loss' Item 1968 December 2
#2 1967-10-13, HLS to Merton, 'How can I ever thank you enough for taking time out from your busy schedule in order' Item 1967 October 13
#1 1965-10-11, TALS to Merton, 'I have been very much impressed with the article you wrote for the September issue' Item 1965 October 11
007 "Baird, Mary Julian, Sr., R.S.M." correspondence Record subgroup 1962
#1 1967-09-13, TLS to Merton, 'Glenn Hinson, who was my teacher and spiritual adviser at the Baptist seminary in' Item 1967 September 13
#3 1967-10-10, TLS to Merton, 'I am grateful for your interest in my dissertation and for your concern that I get' Item 1967 October 1
#8 1968-06-11 (#01), TAL[c] from Merton, 'In the past couple of weeks I have hardly had time to answer any mail at all. ' Item 1968 June 11
#2 1963-10-15, HLS to Merton, 'I have often been on the point of writing, but other things have always interfered. ' Item 1963 October 15
#8 1964-12-31, HLS to Merton, 'It's a very long time since I have written. I am so sorry, but you certainly know' Item 1964 December 31
#9 1965-05-22 (#01), TALS[x] from Merton, 'Please believe that I am covered with the most utter confusion. I knew I owed you a' Item 1965 May 22
#11 1966-07-11, HLS to Merton, 'This letter is principally to say that I am going to be in the states next year from' Item 1966 July 11
#14 1967-01-14, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I hope this will meet you in New York and find you well and ready for action. ' Item 1967 January 14
#15 1967-01-27, HLS to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your letter. I have now heard from my friends in Louisville' Item 1967 January 27
#22 1967-08-29, HLS to Merton, 'This is just to ask one thing. I had planned to come to Gethsemani after Easter' Item 1967 August 29
#23 1967-09-15, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I have two letters of yours to answer, and the first one is the second. There is no' Item 1967 September 15
#24 1967-09-27, TALS to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your letter which was extremely encouraging from more points' Item 1967 September 27
#27 1968-02-05, HLS to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your letter and the article, which I have glanced through. ' Item 1968 February 5
#29 1968-03-21, HLS to Merton, 'Here is the first draft of the translation of Ana Griffiths' poems. It's the only' Item 1968 March 21
#30 1968-03-24, TLS[c] from Merton, 'The hermitage looks like this even today-- though we are supposed to be in 'spring'.' Item 1968 March 24
#39 1972-10-26, TLS to Center from Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, and Sr. Bridget, 'Thank you for your letter of August 7th about my correspondence with Thomas Merton. ' Item 1972 October 26
#44 undated (#02), other, 'The Reverend Arthur MacDonald Allchin (known as Donald to his' Item undated
#45 undated (#03), other, 'These pages include summary-notes of the Allchin letters with the dates of the' Item undated
#1 1967-11-18, other, 'When Seabury Press decided to do Camus' 'The Plague' for its Religious Dimensions in' Item 1967 November 18
#2 1968-02-09, TLS to Merton, 'I thought you'd like to know that everyone in New York now knows about your fields' Item 1968 February 9
028 "Alvares, Marcos Maria de, Fr., O.F.M." correspondence Record subgroup 1954
031 "Amps, Zachary, Br., O.C.S.O. (Br. M. Bernadine)" correspondence Record subgroup 1961-1968
#5 1967-04-11 (#02), TN to Merton, 'According to our record (of this year} we have not sent anything to the reverse side' Item 1967 April 11
#11 1968-02-07, TN from Merton, 'Could you please send to this library, free of charge, the following: New Seeds of' Item 1968 February 7
#13 undated-11-19, TN to Merton, 'Because I 'worked out' Saturday afternoon, I was unable to take care of your request' Item undated November 19
#6 1963-12-01, TL[c] from Merton, 'No, I am afraid that the murder of President Kennedy has left me inarticulate. If' Item 1963 December 1
#7 1964-09-26, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your note: I am relaying the information to Cardenal, Seminario de' Item 1964 September 26
#1 1963-05-28, TL[c] from Merton, 'Things do not seem to be too encouraging, in your life, do they? I am sorry to hear' Item 1963 May 28
#3 1965-03-06, TL[c] from Merton, 'Forgive me please for not answering sooner. You can doubtless guess that mail is' Item 1965 March 6