Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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#3 1966-03-05 (#02), TALS[x] from Merton, 'You may certainly read the galleys of MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS when the publisher has' Item 1966 March 5
#2 1965-12-18, TL[c] from Merton, 'It is a great pleasure for me to have your book on Rumi, I am reading it with great' Item 1965 December 18
#6 1968-01-26 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'Your book is very fine and I am giving it a slow and fruitful reading. I find it' Item 1968 January 26
#9 1968-03-22 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'I am sorry I have not written for so long. It wasa [sic] disappointment not to see' Item 1968 March 22
#4 1961-05-15, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I write to you both as to friends, with deep compassion and concern in this moment' Item 1961 May 15
#11 1962-01-31, TALS[x] from Merton, 'This time I want to try to answer you immediately. I think you are quite right, and' Item 1962 January 31
#13 1962-05-24, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I deeply feel with you all the emotions that have shaken you, on meeting the' Item 1962 May 24
#15 1962-08-17, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I am sorry I have been busy and have not been able to write. This is just a note to' Item 1962 August 17
#23 1963-07-25, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I have not forgotten your letter of June 6th, but summer is a very busy season. I' Item 1963 July 25
#28 1966-12-no-day, HCS[x] from Merton, 'Peace and joy in the New Year. God bless you -- fear not. ' Item 1966 December (date approximate)
#31 undated (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'I write to you both as to friends, with deep compassion and concern in this moment' Item undated
#3 1968-02-14, TL[c] from Merton, 'Yes, letters are finally getting through. Only problem now is answering them. I' Item 1968 February 14
#5 undated (#01), TALS from Merton, 'It is silly to bother you with this piece of absurd nonsense, but as I made you a' Item undated
#1 1967-01-20, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your good letter. It is encouraging to get a letter from a Cistercian' Item 1967 January 2
#1 1964-12-10, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thank you for your kind letter. Naturally I would be delighted to have you' Item 1964 December 1
#19 1962-04-04 (#01), TALS[x] from Merton, 'Finally I must answer your letters, at least briefly. A brief answer will be better' Item 1962 April 4
#23 1962-04-04 (#05), other[x] from Merton, 'MISCELLANEA MONASTICA [-] THE ENGLISH MYSTICS. In regard to some recent' Item 1962 April 4
#28 1962-12-26 (#02), TALS[x] from Merton, 'It is certainly true that I deserve your mild and kind reproach for being a poor' Item 1962 December 26
#43 1965-12-25, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I hate to resort to mimeographed letters, but it has now become completely' Item 1965 December 25 (date approximate)
#44 1966-01-02 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'I have your two kind letters of Dec. 1 and Dec. 20th and once again I will try' Item 1966 January 2
#53 1968-04-24 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'I want to say that some time ago I received the book of Seyyed Hossein Nasr safely' Item 1968 April 24
#2 1959-06-22, HPCS from Merton, 'Thank you for the surprise letter and for the gift which I shall use to good' Item 1959 June 22
#9 1965-05-21 (#02), 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
#16 1966-08-01, TL[c] from Merton, 'First of all, thanks very much for the excellent article. You have been very' Item 1966 August 1
#2 1966-09-25, TL[x] from Merton, 'Thanks for your invitation to write a few words on the Vietnam war. The statement' Item 1966 September 25
#9 1968-06-11 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'In the past couple of weeks I have hardly had time to answer any mail at all. ' Item 1968 June 11
#11 1968-07-25, TL[c] from Merton, 'In your letter you mention the cool summer: it has got hot enough now! I have' Item 1968 July 25
#8 1966-09-12, TAL[c] from Merton, 'Grand merci de votre bonne lettre que date déjà de trois mois! Je pense que le Fr.' Item 1966 September 12
#12 1966-08-09, TL[c] from Merton, 'I have been meaning to answer your letter, and I am sorry to discover that today,' Item 1966 August 9
#1 1965-06-25, TL[c] from Merton, 'It was good to hear from you again. I am glad you have done so well in school, and' Item 1965 June 25
#10 1964-05-22 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'Here is the Bolshakoff ms and the preface with it. I understand that the whole' Item 1964 May 22
#3 1962-03-22, TL[c] from Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter of February 27th. I have of course been thinking' Item 1962 March 22
#14 1965-12-03, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am sorry to see how long it is since I got your letter and Dan's proofs. Did not' Item 1965 December 3
#19 1968-05-31, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks so much for «Penny a Copy». Tom and Jim did a fine job of editing and I' Item 1968 May 31
#1 1965-04-05, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am happy to say a word to your fellow members of the Guild of St Paul in your' Item 1965 April 5
#2 1967-11-06, TL[c] from Merton, 'I have not yet seen Rosemary Haughton's article that you refer to but perhaps the' Item 1967 November 6
#3 1964-07-14 (#03), TL[c] from Merton, 'Yesterday I had the very great pleasure of speaking at some length with Rabbi' Item 1964 July 14
#1 1965-01-04, TL[c] from Merton, 'Yours is the second letter I have received in a few days, about the reference to' Item 1965 January 4
#4 1966-11-10 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'It occurs to me that I probably did not fulfill a promise-- or a threat-- to send' Item 1966 November 1
#5 1966-11-10 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'It occurs to me that I probably did not fulfill a promise-- or a threat-- to send' Item 1966 November 1
#5 1962-01-15, TLS[x] from Merton, 'We will be looking forward to your Advent in August, around the 10th. By all means' Item 1962 January 15
#10 1962-06-15, TLS[x] from Merton, 'Probably by now you are in the middle of your retreat with the Protestants at Mount' Item 1962 June 15
#13 1962-08-12, HLS[x] from Merton, 'I will be over tomorrow after the High Mass, about 10.15. Could you give a first' Item 1962 August 12
#24 1963-11-15 (#01), TAL[c] from Merton, 'I am glad to have your letter, card, from Paris. I was not sure where you were' Item 1963 November 15
#29 1964-02-23 (#01), TAL[c] from Merton, 'Your letter from Budapest was wonderful. Got to me long after Christmas however and' Item 1964 February 23
#33 1964-05-18 (#01), TAL[c] from Merton, 'Whitmonday. Time for abrief [sic] letter, perhaps uninspired. I am worn out (not' Item 1964 May 18
#34 1964-05-18 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'Whitmonday. Time for abrief [sic] letter, perhaps uninspired. I am worn out (not' Item 1964 May 18
#40 1964-09-19 (#01), TAL[c] from Merton, 'Got a good letter from John Heidbrink today and he said you were bac[k] also told me' Item 1964 September 19
#41 1964-09-19 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'Got a good letter from John Heidbrink today and he said you were bac[k] also told me' Item 1964 September 19
#42 1964-10-22, TALS[x] from Merton, 'Thanks for your note of yesterday. I sent the CW Letters and some other things, but' Item 1964 October 22
#54 1966-03-18, TLS from Merton, 'A short note to assure you that I am safely back in the arms of Jesuit Missions,' Item 1966 March 18
#57 1966-05-30, HPCS[x] from Merton, 'Greetings and reminder you have been with us. John [-] Our warmest thoughts with' Item 1966 May 3
#60 1966-11-26, TLS[x] from Merton, 'Many thanks for your splendid letter from Europe. I got a good idea of the trip--' Item 1966 November 26
#66 1967-04-15 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'Sounds as though this is it, doesn't it? I find it hard to organize clear thoughts' Item 1967 April 15
#72 1967-09-16 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'Here is some stuff I dug out of the pile. Not much, if any, about nonviolence but' Item 1967 September 16
#4 1965-01-18 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'Here is the preface. I can send some more copies if you like, but this is the one' Item 1965 January 18
#10 1967-12-31 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'New Year's eve. The day is darkening and it has been snowing since midnight last' Item 1967 December 31
#8 1968-04-22, TL[c] from Merton, 'The second issue is in the works with envoy etc and I will in due course send the' Item 1968 April 22
#2 1967-04-15 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'I am a monk, poet, priest, and have written s [sic] few books on the contemplative' Item 1967 April 15
#5 1964-01-07 (#03), transcript from Merton, 'Here are a few words for you, first of all to wish you a happy New Year. And then' Item 1964 January 7
#7 1965-04-07 (#01), TAL[c] from Merton, 'Vous avez été bien aimable ce matin, je regrette beaucoup de vous avoir' Item 1965 April 7
#8 1965-04-07 (#02), transcript from Merton, 'You were very kind this morning and I am very sorry to have caused you some' Item 1965 April 7
#10 1965-11-08 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Voici une réponse que j'écris a votre P. Raymond qui m'a écrit, comme vous le savez' Item 1965 November 8
#11 1965-11-08 (#02), transcript from Merton, 'Here is an answer I am writing to your Fr. Raymond who wrote to me as you know. I' Item 1965 November 8
#15 1967-01-24 (#03), TNS[x] from Merton to James Fox, 'What about it? How about a nice birthday present? --You yourself often say it is' Item 1967 January 24
#19 1967-02-16 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Voici que je viens un peu en retard pour vous féliciter, mais vous savez bien' Item 1967 February 16
#23 1967-06-23 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Merci de votre aimable lettre. Je suis content d'avoir de vos nouvelles. Les' Item 1967 June 23
#3 1964-10-no-day, TLS from Merton, 'I have no need of an introduction to you, as I remember you with affection as a nice' Item 1964 October (date approximate)
#7 1965-12-10, HCS from Merton, 'I am happy to hear about the new baby and will keep you in my prayers especially in' Item 1965 December 1
#3 1967-04-05, HLS[x] from Merton, 'Certainly go ahead with a translation of the "Primitive Carmelite Ideal". When it' Item 1967 April 5
#18 1963-11-11, TL[c] from Merton, 'For a long time I have been owing you a reply to your several very interesting' Item 1963 November 11
#33 1965-12-08, TL[c] from Merton, 'First of all I am taking this occasion to send you a Christmas present from our' Item 1965 December 8
#2 1968-08-16, TL[c] from Merton, 'In the years that have passed since your group came here, I have often thought of' Item 1968 August 16
#5 1967-01-30, TL[c] from Merton, 'At Jacques' request, I am returning to you the ms of Raissa's «Journal». He' Item 1967 January 3
#6 1966-07-25, TL[c] from Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind and detailed letter of July 20 which tells me the final' Item 1966 July 25
#8 1967-10-14, TL[c] from Merton, 'This letter will serve as a joint reply to you and to Dom Aelred who appended a kind' Item 1967 October 14
#2 1968-05-23 (#01), TALS from Merton, 'Thanks for the confidence you show in me, in presenting your questions about John of' Item 1968 May 23
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#3 1968-02-28 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'Thanks for your most generous letter, stock of poems, offer of addresses,' Item 1968 February 28
#1 1968-07-no-day, HLS to Merton, 'In the latest issue of «Liturgical Arts» magazine I noticed that you are' Item 1968 July
#2 1960-11-06, HALS to Merton, 'Thank you for your kind letter. I am so happy the censors approved your excellent' Item 1960 November 6
#4 1962-02-20, HLS to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your kind and generous letter and its contents. We read' Item 1962 February 2
#2 1962-02-27, TALS to Merton, 'Thank you so much for sending me your article, as well as the off-print from' Item 1962 February 27
#16 1967-09-13, TLS to Merton, 'I am sending you a copy of a book that we are publishing in October by John' Item 1967 September 13
023 "Bartolomé, Leopoldo J. (Leopoldo José)" correspondence Record subgroup 1965