Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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#29 1967-11-17, TALS to Merton, 'You'll be relieved when all this correspondence lets up a bit. A few complications' Item 1967 November 17
#31 1967-12-17, TLS to Merton, 'May you have a truly blessed Christmas. The tape came yesterday but I have only' Item 1967 December 17 (date approximate)
013 "Bannon, Anthony L." correspondence Record subgroup 1966
#1 1968-02-22, HLS to Merton, 'Thanks for the letter and photograph. I had no idea you were so husky looking. ' Item 1968 February 22
#1 1967-04-20, TALS to Merton, 'Excuse me writing to you unannounced, out of the blue, like this. I have been a' Item 1967 April 2
#095b 1966-05-28, HN, 'Doing better - moved from Infirmary to hermitage. Buddhist monk, prof. at' Item 1966 May 28
#098b 1965-08-18, HN, 'Yesterday we had a council meeting and, at my suggestion, voted on F. Louis' Item 1965 August 18
#133 undated, other, 'Fr. Louis' bookmark in' Item undated
#158 1966-02-06, other, 'Books -' Item 1966 February 6
#165a 1966-09-05, TN to Merton, 'could we change your date to Saturday, do you think? Bernard has several people to' Item 1966 September 5
#195a 1965-08-10, TAN to Merton, 'you may wish to see this sometime in the next' Item 1965 August 1
#001a 1967-03-11 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'This is not anything urgent, but I am just beginning to wonder. Br Martin has been' Item 1967 March 11
#001b 1967-03-11 (#02), TALS[x] from Merton, 'This is not anything urgent, but I am just beginning to wonder. Br Martin has been' Item 1967 March 11
#003a 1967-05-04 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Through the devious workings of Providence I have now fallen into the hands of a new' Item 1967 May 4
#039 1966-09-19, HNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have our «hardcover» «No Man Is Island» [sic] and 1 paperback' Item 1966 September 19
#043 1966-12-16, TALS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'This is an «ex novice». I think it would be an act of charity to send' Item 1966 December 16
#044 1967-06-no-day, HNS from Merton to Br. Camillus, 'Have to go to Dr tomorrow - just checked and found there was «no underwear» -' Item 1967 June
#045 1967-06-no-day, HNS from Merton to Br. Camillus, 'I am through with the clothes for a while now- Don't know where to return them?? ' Item 1967 June
#046 1966-03-08, TN from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have two copies of Chuang Tzu and of Gandhi to sign and send out? [-]' Item 1966 March 8
#047 1967-10-no-day, HNS from Merton to Br. Camillus, 'I have to go to «Louisville» Thursday about 8 a.m. Could you please fix it up?' Item 1967 October
#050 1966-01-06, TAN from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have copies of Ascent to Truth and No Man is an Island to send out? (1' Item 1966 January 6
#051 1967-05-no-day, HANS from Merton to Br. Camillus, 'The doctor sent me a shot as I can't get there this week (Decoration Day) [-] I'll' Item 1967 May
#052 1966-12-28, HNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have 3 Raids on Unspeakable to send out? [-] Thanx in Jesu [-] fr m' Item 1966 December 28
#056 undated, HNS from Merton to Fr. Linus, 'I will have an informal conference and discussion on church architecture today, for' Item undated
#059 undated, TNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'These people have produced a record of some well known actor reading some of my' Item undated
#062 undated, HNS from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'I will try to remember to leave the radio on AM and PM. - 8-10 and 2-4 or 5. Any' Item undated
#063 undated, HNS from Merton to Br. Chrysostom, 'Sorry I am so bad at answering notes. First I want to thank you for the' Item undated
#066 1966-10-29, HNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have 3 Chuang Tzu to send out? [-] Thanx [-] fr m' Item 1966 October 29
#073 1966-07-04, TL[c] from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'Three points: first the books that were given gratis to Mrs Parsons were as far as' Item 1966 July 4
#080 1965-01-23, HNS from Merton, 'Did not get allergy shot Sunday - will try again Monday after dinner OK? [-] fr m' Item 1965 January 23
#086 1966-09-11, HNS from Merton, 'Dr Mitchell ex-rayed the back and said the operation had been a complete success and' Item 1966 September 11
#087 1965-12-26, HNS from Merton, 'Do you have a minute after dinner? [-] Thanx in Jesu [-] fr m' Item 1965 December 26
#091 1968-08-30, HNS from Merton, 'Dr Mitchell recommended these - can you please provide? [-] Thanks in Jesu [-] fr m' Item 1968 August 3
#101 1965-09-20, HNS from Merton, 'Are they giving you the Commonweal? I asked them to. May I have an article on' Item 1965 September 2
#102 undated, TN from Merton, 'I had a long session with Br Alphonse yesterday. He is one novice about' Item undated
#104 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Are you free for two minutes after dinner today? [-] In Jesu [-] fr m' Item undated
#109 1967-01-02, HNS from Merton, 'Thought you would like to glance at this - thou [sic] you can throw it away. [-] In' Item 1967 January 2
#115 1966-03-04, HNS from Merton, 'I thought you might want to see the clipping. Dr Mitchell has a new office and his' Item 1966 March 4
#117 undated, HNS from Merton, 'As this skin thing seems to be getting worse and the poison ivy seems to be in my' Item undated
#121 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Fr Eudes [-] many thanks! [-] fr m' Item undated
#123 undated, HN from Merton, 'might as well put this in to library when through [-] inadvertently signed in blood.' Item undated
#125 1966-06-11, HNS from Merton, 'Dr Mitchell told me to come back next Saturday the 11th if the bursitis was still' Item 1966 June 11
#127 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Does anyone in your department have copy of "Eight Freedom Songs"? I have none at' Item undated
#130 1967-03-no-day, TN from Merton, 'As to the Alberti piece: please believe that I had no idea you would take it that' Item 1967 March
#134 undated, HN from Merton, 'I spoke with Br Finbarr. In my opinion this boy has a good monastic vocation but he' Item undated
#136 undated, HN from Merton, 'address from Dom Columban [-] M. Michel Pigeon [-] 46 Boulevard de la Concorde [-]' Item undated
#138 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Zalman Schachter will be here tomorrow Tuesday - nothing special is planned. Two' Item undated
#139 1966-04-10, HNS from Merton, 'Of course there will be no conference today or next Sunday. After that will be if I' Item 1966 April 1
#145 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Thanks for your note on Bro [name scratch out by Bamberger]. The points you cited' Item undated
#147 undated, HNS from Merton, 'I did not get your note until noon today. Sometime I will say a few words to clear' Item undated
#150 1966-05-12, TN from Merton, 'In preparing my talks on the Church and the modern world and looking ahead to some' Item 1966 May 12
#152 1964-06-10, TN from Merton, 'It seems to me that the fact that milk is no longer given three times a week at' Item 1964 June 1
#160 1966-09-18, HNS from Merton, 'Don't worry about that Bio. Strath. If there is no special health-food outfit' Item 1966 September 18
#161 1966-01-02, HNS from Merton, 'Will your team please take care of this and will you deal with him directly? [-]' Item 1966 January 2
#162 1963-11-15, HNS from Merton, 'As man is late again tomorrow (Sat.) and I would otherwise miss practically a full' Item 1963 November 15
#163 1966-08-11, HN from Merton, 'My request to B. Irenaeus for new sox has not led to anything. But I will need them' Item 1966 August 11
#167 undated, TN from Merton, 'As far as I can see there is no way for the bro novices to get to your 10 20 Mass on' Item undated
#172 undated, TN from Merton, 'Bro Ailred is now using a book of poems of Tiutchev in Russian and French which you' Item undated
#178 1965-08-01, HLS from Merton, 'In case you don't know, the Medicare bill has been passed and [name note legible]' Item 1965 August 1
#181 1966-12-27, HN from Merton, 'I have to see the Doctor again Friday (Dec. 30th) [-] Will you please make the' Item 1966 December 27 (date approximate)
#184 1965-06-04, HNS from Merton, 'I got out of the clinic at 12:30 and the Doctor was not yet finished. So far' Item 1965 June 4
#185 1967, HNS from Merton, 'Dr Mitchell wants to operate on that bursa. He has arranged for me to be admitted' Item 1967
#193 1964-01-15, HNS from Merton, 'No I don't have the [indecipherable word..] «copies» I have recently used the' Item 1964 January 15
#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
#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
#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
#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)
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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 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
#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
#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
#6 1967-07-18 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'I refuse to call anybody Susie. (I met a girl in a bar in London who was called' Item 1967 July 18
#18 1968-02-11 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'What did you think? That I thought the Crimble box was a bomb and jumped in the' Item 1968 February 11
#1 1967-09-20, TL[c] from Merton, 'Your outline looks very good to me, and there is not much that I would add to it. ' Item 1967 September 2
#008 1963-11-11, TLS from Mitchell, W. C., 'Per your request of 11-8-63, please note that we have been giving Father Merton' Item 1963 November 11
#013 undated, other, 'Room where FR. LOUIS died is on the corner. Taken by Mother Christiana of' Item undated
#015 undated, HC, 'This was fr. Louis's: I found it Dec. 25, 1968 in Mign PL 153 Guigo's' Item undated
#016 undated, other, 'A Christmas Poem. For Jane, Kate and Ann and Lee, and Dorothy. (that is, a poem' Item undated
#018 1970-01-17, HLS from Marie-Pascal, Sr. / to John Eudes Bamberger, 'En ce moment, je termine la lecture de votre article su Th. Merton Traduit par P.' Item 1970 January 17
#020 1951, other, '«Direction in St John of the +.» Faulty directions [-] 1 Moral deficiency -' Item 1951
#022b undated, other, '«Scripture» [-] The Psalms -Msgr Patrick Boylan (2 Vol) [-] Hesed and Hasid ' Item undated
#026 undated, HN, 'Fr. Louis [-] two paperback books. @ 1.35 [-] $2.70 [-] B' Item undated
#030 1966-11-01, TN, 'Editora Vozes Ltda. [-] Caixa Postal 23 [-] Petropolis - Est Do' Item 1966 November 1
#035 undated, , 'Sent gifts (translator) to: [-] Rev. Fr. Bui-bang-Hien [-] Truong Mich Giany [-]' Item undated
#036 1966-03-11, HN, 'If possible, please, send a copy of "Seasons of Celebration" to: Dom Abade Basilio' Item 1966 March 11
#069 undated, HNS, 'I also need some more Lomotil. I have a prescription if you want that but it would' Item undated
#196 1965-09-no-day, HNS from Merton, 'Could I catch you for a minute in infirmary after dinner? [-] Thanks in Jesu [-] fr' Item 1965 September
#6 1972-09-no-day, TLS to Center from Borton, Cameron, 'Thank you for your quick reply to me. I have decided that I want very much for you' Item 1972 September (date approximate)
093 "Bosco, John, Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1954
#1 1968-01-12, TLS to Merton, 'I have to give a set of talks to a group of contemplative nuns in Boston during the' Item 1968 January 12
098 "Boultwood, Alban, Abbot, O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
100 "Bourget, Lawrence, Dom, O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1959
#9 1952-09-22, TLS to Merton, 'In the absence of your dear Rev. Father I take the responsibility of addressing this' Item 1952 September 22
#22 1961-11-30, TLS to Fox, James, 'You are very thougthful to recall the matter of postage. Now I will be able to enter' Item 1961 November 3 (date approximate)