Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
078 "Boardman, Fon Wyman, Jr." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
080 "Boettcher, Nancy Hauck" correspondence Record subgroup 1964-1966, 1968, 1970
#1 1964-09-13, HLS to Merton, 'I am half way through your book "A Thomas Merton Reader" and find it fascinating. ' Item 1964 September 13
#5 1965-06-16 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'Thanks very much for sending the telegram to let me know of Nanny's death. It was' Item 1965 June 16
#11 1970-10-30, TL[x] from Center to Boettcher, Nancy Hauck, 'We were delighted to receive your packet of letters concerning your Nanny, Thomas' Item 1970 October 3
#2 1967-03-22, TALS to Merton, 'I do not know if you remember me from my letters written two years ago, when you' Item 1967 March 22
#4 1970-10-31, TLS[x] to Center from Bogdana, Sr., 'Thank you for sending me information concerning the Thomas Merton Collection at' Item 1970 October 31
083 "Boggs, Jan" correspondence Record subgroup 1966
#1 1961-03-02, HLS to Merton, 'I intended to write to you for some time but only now do it. I read the most of' Item 1961 March 2
#3 1961-06-21, HLS to Merton, 'I enclose the letter of the Abbot General which allows you to write a preface to the' Item 1961 June 21
#4 1962-03-27, HPCS to Merton, 'I am again in Rome since March 12th and expect to remain in Italy till June 12th. ' Item 1962 March 27
#5 1962-05-04, HLS to Merton, 'My Italian book "I Mystici Russi" is now out I presented it to the Pope in person' Item 1962 May 4
#6 1962-07-22, HLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter of July 9th, which I have received here to-day from' Item 1962 July 22
#10 1963-01-05, HLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter and cheque for $50 which I didn't expect and which' Item 1963 January 5
#13 1963-02-15, HLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter of Jan 29th, which I received here in Groningen, where I' Item 1963 February 15
#19 1963-11-25, HLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter of Nov. 11th, which I received in Dublin on my way here.' Item 1963 November 25
#22 1964-03-19, HLS to Merton, 'I send you my Easter greetings. I left Oxford on February 13th for Tolleshunt' Item 1964 March 19
#23 1964-05-25, to Barry, Colman, 'Since I received your letter nearly a year ago I had no more news from you and do' Item 1964 May 25
#26 1964-12-13, TL[c] from Merton, 'As Christmas approaches once again, I want to send you my best wishes and a token of' Item 1964 December 13
#35 1966-08-no-day, TL[x] to Sobesedniks (circular letter), 'Since I wrote the last letter I travelled [sic] again about and presided the first' Item 1966 August
#39 1967-04-21, HLS to Merton, 'Since I sent you on March 12th my letter from Florence with the latest "Letter to' Item 1967 April 21
#42 1968-04-26, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am afraid I owe you a deep apology: I have not been able to get your Easter' Item 1968 April 26
#43 1968-07-11, HLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for your cheque, which you sent to Mont-des-Cats Abbey, as I am' Item 1968 July 11
#3 1967-01-18, HLS to Merton, 'Congratulations on your fantastic poem, "Fall '66", in NY REVIEW (Dec. 15 issue) -- ' Item 1967 January 18
#5 1967-05-22, TALS to Merton, 'First rule of publishing: a Monk should never allow an editor to edit out what' Item 1967 May 22
#7 1967-09-08, TL[c] from Merton, 'Perfectly ok to use the quote from "Letter to Innocent Bystander". And of course to' Item 1967 September 8
#8 1967-09-17, TALS to Merton, 'Have chosen from CABLES what could stand as individual poems. (see carbons from' Item 1967 September 17
#15 1967-10-10, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter: glad everything is working out. I am happy that you can' Item 1967 October 1
#17 1967-12-06, TLS to Merton, 'John is genuinely frantic about your special issue of Latitudes, concerning' Item 1967 December 6
#21 1968-02-29, TL[c] from Merton, 'Sorry for not letting you know sooner about the poems, pix etc. I don't want to' Item 1968 February 29
#23 1997-03-31 (#02), other to Grip, Robert, 'ELIZABETH GRIFFIN-BONAZZI --Widow of John Howard Griffin, wife of 27 years, mother' Item 1997 March 31
087 "Bonner, Paul Hyde" correspondence Record subgroup 1958
#1 1968-05-14, TLS to Merton, '«MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS» We have at last received the reading copy of the' Item 1968 May 14
089 "Borgerhoff, Cornelia Cuyler (Newlin)" correspondence Record subgroup 1966-1967, 1970
#3 1966-02-20 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'First of all I want to say quite candidly that I think that a non-Catholic publisher' Item 1966 February 2
#6 1970-11-06, TLS[x] to Center from Borgerhoff, Cornelia, 'I take pleasure in donating to the Thomas Merton Studies Center the attached' Item 1970 November 6
#2 1964-05-08, TALS to Merton, 'Please excuse my long silence. Actually, it would have been a great consolation to' Item 1964 May 8
#3 1965-04-05, HLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for the copies of your articles which dome to me from time to time. I' Item 1965 April 5
#4 1966-07-20, TALS to Merton, 'Could we have three or four more copies of the revised edition of «The Climate of' Item 1966 July 2
#9 1968-06-03, HLS to Merton, 'The first think we have to thank you for is your good visit - a real joy and source' Item 1968 June 3
#1 1968-05-12, TLS to Merton, 'Four years ago, I came upon one your books. Since that time I have read almost' Item 1968 May 12
#4 1972-08-24, TL[c] from Center to Borton, Cameron, 'Thank you so much for sending us the xeroxed copy of your letter from Thomas Merton.' Item 1972 August 24
#1 1964-05-31, TLS from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the gift. Actually the most personal as well as the' Item 1964 May 31
097 "Bouchez, Daniel" correspondence Record subgroup 1961
#1 1959-09-06, HPCS to Merton, 'Tamié is all you said it was. Now understand first-hand why our Fathers chose spots' Item 1959 September 6
#1 1965-06-02, TL[c] from Merton, 'I have received the ms of BED AND BOARD and, largely because of your very persuasive' Item 1965 June 2
#1 1951-02-21, HLS to Merton, 'Your prelude to the chant afforded a sort of Laetare Sunday diversion in my Lenten' Item 1951 February 21
#4 1951-09-17, TLS to Merton, 'An advance copy or your excellent new book, Ascent to Truth, reached us a few days' Item 1951 September 17
#8 1952-08-09, TLS to Merton, 'As we have been directed, I address to you this critique of Father Louis' latest' Item 1952 August 9
#25 1962-01-12, TLS[c] from Fox, James, 'We received your gracious note January 18 with the two manuscripts. Here we go' Item 1962 January 12
#33 1962-03-06, TALS[c] from Fox, James, 'Here we come again knocking at your door just as Lent approches, with a little' Item 1962 March 6
#45 1964-07-27, TALS from Merton, 'Here is the text of a preface to a book on Shaker furniture. It will certainly' Item 1964 July 27
#46 1964-07-no-day, HLS to Merton, 'I don't know what's going on, censorshipwise, at the Generalate. I get no response' Item 1964 July (date approximate)
#47 1964-08-06, HLS to Merton, 'Since Commonweal themselves have been recently bewailing their circulation one can' Item 1964 August 6
#50 1965-01-18 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'I am sending two copies of a preface which I wrote thinking that probably it would' Item 1965 January 18
#52 1965-01-18 (#03), other from Merton, 'Forty - Three Signatures [-] an exhibit of Drawings [-] by Thomas' Item 1965 January 18
#57 1965-02-04, HLS to Merton, 'Turn about is fair play - the enclosed is an article by me for you to censor. ' Item 1965 February 4 (date approximate)
#60 1965-10-07, HLS to Merton, 'After getting your poem out of the file an hour ago I've now utterly lost it. No' Item 1965 October 7
#61 1965-11-22 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'Next Spring New Directions is bringing out a paperback selection of various prose' Item 1965 November 22
#63 1966-05-15, HLS to Merton, 'Here is your article. Fr Chas is the other censor so I'm sure its quite all right' Item 1966 May 15
#70 1968-06-03, TL[x] from Martin, Frederick R., 'Father Thomas Merton has asked me to send a set of uncorrected galleys for his' Item 1968 June 3
#75 undated-09-21 (#01), HLS to Merton, 'Of course you may keep your New Yorker section intact! It was really rather' Item undated September 21
#1 1966-12-15, TLS to Merton, 'Our very good friend and consultant, Dr. Abraham Heschel, has told us of your' Item 1966 December 15
#2 1966-12-27, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter of the 15th, which gives me a much clearer idea of the' Item 1966 December 27
#4 1967-01-07, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter of the 5th which reached me this morning. I still have not' Item 1967 January 7
#8 1967-02-24 (#02), TL[c] from Stone, Naomi Burton, 'Many thanks for yours of February 17th and the enclosed document. Perhaps I didn't' Item 1967 February 24
#10 1967-06-07, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter of May 22nd. I am still certainly hoping to see you and Dr' Item 1967 June 7
#11 1967-09-24, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am enclosing a tentative plan for my introduction to the opening volume of the' Item 1967 September 24
#12 1967-09-28, TLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for your outline which has just arrived. It looks interesting and full' Item 1967 September 28
#16 1968-03-28, TL[c] from Merton, 'Well, you turned the tables on me. I was happy to see your concrete poem. There is' Item 1968 March 28
#1 1951-11-17, TLS[x] from Merton, 'Cette lettre vous surprendra à première vue, mais plus dutout lorsque je vous aurai' Item 1951 November 17
#2 1968-08-03, TL[c] from Merton, 'Your invitation is an attractive one indeed. I wish I could accept it. ' Item 1968 August 3
107 "Bowman, R. M., Mrs." correspondence Record subgroup 1966
#3 1967-11-09, TLS to Merton, 'I thought you would like to see the attached tear sheet from Publisher's Weekly. ' Item 1967 November 9
109 "Boyd, Pauline B." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#1 1967-04-23, HLS to Merton, 'I realize any sort of letters are unwelcome but after reading "Can We Survive' Item 1967 April 23
111 "Bozarth, Miss" correspondence Record subgroup 1964
#1 1965-08-23, HLS to Merton, 'Father Francis, who is at present risking his life among what St. Bernard so' Item 1965 August 23
#2 1965-08-08, TL[c] from Merton, 'It was a delight to get your letter dated May 28th, and I am sorry to see that so' Item 1965 August 8
#2 1964-09-27 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'It was good to hear from you, and I think I have a fairly clear memory of your' Item 1964 September 27
#3 1964-09-27 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'It was good to hear from you, and I think I have a fairly clear memory of your' Item 1964 September 27
#1 1967-10-11, TLS to Merton, 'Thank you most sincerely for allowing «freelance» to print "Newscast," one of' Item 1967 October 11
#3 1967-10-26, TALS to Merton, 'If this turns out to be the unorganized mess I fear it will be, "Forgive me Father,' Item 1967 October 26
120 "Bredenberg, Nancy Fly" correspondence Record subgroup 1967-1968
#1 1967-11-28, HLS to Merton, 'I first read your name a little less than a year ago when I noticed an article you' Item 1967 November 28
#3 1967-12-19, TLS to Merton, 'How pleased I was to receive your very warm letter! The answers to my questions' Item 1967 December 19
#4 1968-02-12, HLS to Merton, 'If this note seems rather messy and hurried, it's because I'm sitting in the Retreat' Item 1968 February 12
#8 1968-04-22, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks so much for your two letters and the poem. You are very adventurous: that' Item 1968 April 22
#1 1968-06-18, TLS to Merton, 'It looks like I spend most of my time on the road - but not in behalf of myself. I' Item 1968 June 18
#1 1968-03-11, TLS to Merton, 'This letter is a "begging letter"--one which I hope you will listen to with an open' Item 1968 March 11
#2 1968-03-19, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I am very interested in the idea of "Houses of Prayer"' Item 1968 March 19
#3 1968-03-30, TLS to Merton, 'Obviously your letter was a keen disappointment to me. At the risk of importuning' Item 1968 March 3
125 "Bridget, Sr., S.L.G. (formerly O.S.H.)" correspondence Record subgroup 1964-1965, 1973
#4 1964-08-no-day, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I forget if I wrote about the dates for Mrs Harton. In fact I don't remember' Item 1964 August (date approximate)
#6 1964-10-21, TALS to Merton, 'I have very much to say and may wind up saying little of it, but before I begin...' Item 1964 October 21
#10 1965-06-19 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'Congratulations on the birthday and thanks for your letter. I hope this reply' Item 1965 June 19
#11 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
#12 1973-01-24, TLS to Center from Bridget, Sr., 'I am writing on behalf of Father Allchin and myself with regard to our' Item 1973 January 24
#5 1968-03-no-day, TLS to Merton, 'I hope you will not regret asking for my poems: I am sending you «The Tiger»' Item 1968 March (date approximate)
#7 1968-04-28 (#02), TAL[c] from Merton, 'Such a long time I have your Tiger and letters, and finally I want to answer. How' Item 1968 April 28