Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#56 1965-01-25, HLS to Merton, 'Mille pardons! I just picked up your brochure on the drawings and realized for the' Item 1965 January 25
#62 1965-11-22 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'Next Spring New Directions is bringing out a paperback selection of various prose' Item 1965 November 22
#65 1967-01-18, HLS to Merton, 'Don't worry about your ms. All is under control. Have you read Dewart's «Future' Item 1967 January 18
#71 1968-09-03, HNS from Merton, 'Will you please do whatever is necessary to process this new book of verse? [-] Many' Item 1968 September 3
#76 undated (#02), HNS to Merton, 'Fret not about your novel - I'm not supposed to be reading novels so how could I' Item undated
#77 undated (#03), HLS to Merton, 'There used to be an old woman around the parish at 59th St. who specialized in' Item undated
#3 1967-01-05, TLS to Merton, 'Your kind letter arrived just in time for me to share it with the project's' Item 1967 January 5
#6 1967-02-15, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letterof [sic] Jan.27 and above all for the splendid book on' Item 1967 February 15
#14 1968-03-09, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for sending me Dr Sanders' OT introduction. I have just glanced at it so far' Item 1968 March 9
104 "Bousquet, Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1963
106 "Bowers, Charles F., Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
108 "Boyd, Alda Lee" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#2 1967-11-06, other to Merton, '[…] A HERMIT'S PREFERENCES Seabury Press recently sent Thomas Merton an author' Item 1967 November 6
#1 1967-03-20, TL[c] from Merton, 'You are the first person who ever picked me out as an authority on music. I cannot' Item 1967 March 2
112 "Bracali, Anna" correspondence Record subgroup undated
#1 undated, TL to Merton, 'Vi ho scritto già altre volte e sempre i Trappisti non mi hanno fatto mancare il' Item undated
113 "Bracken, Kevin, Fr., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1965
114 "Brady, Thomas" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
116 "Brandt, Charles, Br., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1964-1966
#1 1964-09-14, TLS to Merton, 'Perhaps you will remember me. Back in Easter, '56, when Fr. Hilary was guestmaster,' Item 1964 September 14
#1 1964-08-11, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter of July 21st. I am slow in replying, and yet this is' Item 1964 August 11
118 "Braveman, Barbara Ann" correspondence Record subgroup 1968
#4 1967-11-06, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for the extra copies, for the feedback on the poem and all. For many reasons' Item 1967 November 6
#1 1960-05-09, TLS[x] from Merton, 'After all your notes and good wishes I know we are really friends, and I hope we' Item 1960 May 9
#2 1968-06-21, TL[c] from Merton, 'I appreciate your kind letter of the 18th and I'm glad to hear at least a temporary' Item 1968 June 21
#6 1968-07-11, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I think we are working our way towards a solution. I' Item 1968 July 11
123 "Brenson, Theodore" correspondence Record subgroup 1952
#1 1968-05-20, TLS to Merton, 'I am writing you for two reasons. I hope I don't waste your valuable time. A' Item 1968 May 2
#1 1964-03-17, HLS to Merton, 'Sorry, I forgot to insert the M. before your name! I know this is a poor time to' Item 1964 March 17
#9 1965-06-19 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Congratulations on the birthday and thanks for your letter. I hope this reply' Item 1965 June 19
126 "Brigham, Besmilr" correspondence Record subgroup 1968, 1970-1971
#1 1968-01-22 (#01), TLS to Merton, 'Passed on to me through Keith Wilson an 'invitation' to submit to Monks Pond. Are' Item 1968 January 22
#2 1968-01-22 (#02), other to Merton, 'Besmilr Brigham--- drag sheet [-] Biography-- Choctaw (French, Irish and' Item 1968 January 22 (date approximate)
#4 1968-02-28 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your most generous letter, stock of poems, offer of addresses,' Item 1968 February 28
#14 1971-04-27, TL[c] from Center to Brigham, Besmilr, 'Thank you so much for the three original letters you sent us that Thomas Merton had' Item 1971 April 27
#5 1967-09-02, TL[c] from Merton, 'Must answer you together as I can hardly keep up with mail in any case. I have' Item 1967 September 2
#2 1964-08-28, TLS to Merton, 'This letter is accompanied by the sincere hope that you will pardon my presumption' Item 1964 August 28
#3 1964-09-23, TL[c] from Merton, 'For many reasons I have been delayed in replying to your letter. Naturally I have' Item 1964 September 23
#2 1967-05-13, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am sorry I have not responded sooner. «Pandora's Box» is wonderful. Just' Item 1967 May 13
#1 1960-05-31, HLS to Merton, 'Thank you for your letter and for the articles - I was most interested, especially' Item 1960 May 31
#6 1963-10-15, TAL[c] from Merton, 'The Feast of St Theresa is as good a day as any for a letter to Stanbrook, and I' Item 1963 October 15
#11 1964-02-24 (#02), TALS[x] from Merton, 'This is chiefly to wish you many blessings and graces on March 12th and to say how' Item 1964 February 24
#14 1964-10-29, TAL[c] from Merton, 'How many letters do I owe you? I blush to think of it. Please forgive me. (I have' Item 1964 October 29
#16 1965-03-28, TL[c] from Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter. I want to say that I said Mass for you and Stanbrook' Item 1965 March 28
#19 1966-02-01, TL[c] from Merton, 'Certainly I do not regard monastic letters as a distraction and I was glad to hear' Item 1966 February 1
#24 1967-01-25, TALS to Merton, 'A very happy birthday to you - don't forget it is also my feast, and pray for me' Item 1967 January 25
141 "Bryan, Gerard, Fr., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1963, 1966
#3 1987-09-19, other, 'A Long Look Homeward [-] An Interview with the Dalai Lama of Tibet [-] Glenn H.' Item 1987 September 19
144 "Bucher, Vitus, Fr., O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1953
148 "Bunge, Gabriel, Br., O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1963
#1 1963-02-22, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I am afraid I am not able to be a very good correspondent. Sometimes I can answer' Item 1963 February 22
#2 1963-12-12, TLS to Merton, 'Nearly one year ago I got a letter from you, in which letter you gave me some good' Item 1963 December 12
149 "Burden, Shirley C." correspondence Record subgroup 1959-1961, 1965, 1970
#1 1959-12-16, TLS to Merton, 'This letter is two-fold - to wish you a very, very Merry Christmas and to report on' Item 1959 December 16
#2 1960-01-19, TLS to Merton, 'I am enclosing the proofs of your introduction to God is My Life. I would have' Item 1960 January 19
#4 1961-01-11, TLS to Merton, 'Well, here I am back in California again, no closer to Gethsemani, but full of' Item 1961 January 11
#5 1961-08-28, TLS to Merton, 'Shortly you will receive a small gift package from me. It is a chasuble I saw in a' Item 1961 August 28
#4 1961-12-26 (#03), transcript from Merton, '(not for publication) "The way I would express it now is in purely religious and' Item 1961 December 26
#1 1966-09-22, TL[c] from Merton to Chairman of Local Draft Board 116, 'I am writing this letter in behalf of Christopher Burke who is petitioning for' Item 1966 September 22
153 "Burke, Herbert Caryl" correspondence Record subgroup 1962
#4 1962-12-11, TAL[c] from Merton, 'Cold, windy, snowy days, bright ones, are perhaps good for writing letters. At' Item 1962 December 11
155 "Burns, Dan (Br. Ralph)" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#2 1959-04-18, HNS from Merton, 'My Masses today and tomorrow are for your intention. God bless you - I wish you' Item 1959 April 18
#3 1961-06-17, TLS from Kelty, Matthew (for Merton) / to Ethel Burns, 'A note of thanks from Father Louis for your letter and also for your Mass offering. ' Item 1961 June 17
#6 1965-01-03, TNS from Merton, 'Thanks again and best wishes for the New Year. I hope all things go well with you. ' Item 1965 January 3
#7 1966-02-07, HPCS from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind remembrance, and I hope you will «keep well». The weather' Item 1966 February 7
#9 1966-08-30, HNS from Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind letter and gift. No, I did not know Mark Van Doren had' Item 1966 August 3
#11 1967-08-18 (#02), TAL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the stipend. I will gladly say that Mass for' Item 1967 August 18
#15 1970-11-21, HLS to Center from Burns, Ethel, 'I hope these articles will be of some use to you - some of them are deteriorating' Item 1970 November 21
#16 undated-08-23, TLS from Merton, 'Thanks for your remembrance and gift. I shall pray for you especially along with' Item undated August 23
#17 undated-12-25, HCS from Merton, 'Thanks for the gift and clipping. I hope you are well these days. I have had a bad' Item undated December 25 (date approximate)
#19 undated (#02), HLS from Merton, 'Let nothing disturb you! Trust and peace. God is always near. Thanks for' Item undated
#24 undated (#07), HNS[x] from Merton, '+ to Ethel M. Burns - with all good wishes and prayers and with deep gratitude for' Item undated
157 "Burns, Flavian, Dom, O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1964, 1968
#1 1964-03-01, TAL[c] from Merton, 'I am in profound agreement with your talks on the hermit life etc. However there is' Item 1964 March 1
#2 1968-03-30 (#01), TLS[x] from Merton, 'This letter is a good one and a strong one. What strikes me most is the point about' Item 1968 March 3
#4 1968-05-08, HLS[x] from Merton, 'I had a good flight out - after Chicago was alone by a window and did not have to' Item 1968 May 8
#5 1968-05-14, HLS[x] from Merton, 'Finished the talks to the nuns on Sunday and am now on retreat: which means the' Item 1968 May 14
#14 1968-10-09, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I borrowed Mother Myriam's Olivetti to write out my paper for Darjeeling (they' Item 1968 October 9
#16 1968-11-09, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I owe you a progress report. Not having got any mail for a couple of weeks I don't' Item 1968 November 9
#17 1968-12-11, TL[x] from Laughlin, James, 'I am shattered by this unbelievable event. I know it is God's will, and I know that' Item 1968 December 11
#18 1968-12-13, HLS[x] from Jenkins, Harold, 'Thank you for your telegram informing us of Father Thomas Merton's death. I assume' Item 1968 December 13
158 "Burns, Thomas Ferrier" correspondence Record subgroup 1962-1966
#1 1949-11-15, TL[x] to Merton, 'I hope you got my letter of 20th October safely? We are all ready to go ahead with' Item 1949 November 15
#4 1963-03-04, TLS to Merton, 'Betty Bartelme, of Macmillan, tells me that they are bringing out a book of yours' Item 1963 March 4
#5 1963-03-11, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your note. I am afraid I don't have a complete typescript of PRAYER AS' Item 1963 March 11
#1 1965-12-24, TL[c] from Merton, 'I have received you book and have begun it, under conditions that are quite' Item 1965 December 24
#3 1966-02-09, HLS to Merton, 'The copy of «The Way of Chuang Tzu» which you kindly sent me has been forwarded' Item 1966 February 9
#4 1966-02-24, TL[x] from Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind letter. I realize that I promised further reactions to' Item 1966 February 24
160 "Busby, C. R." correspondence Record subgroup 1961
161 "Bush, Cynthia" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#1 1967-07-20, TLS to Merton, 'We are sending you, under separate cover, an advance copy of Jules Supervielle's' Item 1967 July 2
#3 1967-06-22 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'I don't know if your letter was a disaster: but anyway, if it was, it was a nice' Item 1967 June 22
#8 1967-08-31 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'The certified letter came today and by the time you get this you will have got back' Item 1967 August 31
#9 1967-08-31 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'The certified letter came today and by the time you get this you will have got back' Item 1967 August 31
#11 1967-10-07 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'I am thinking about you: are your ears burning? My house in the woods all full of' Item 1967 October 7
#22 1968-09-26, TALS[x] from Merton, 'Your letter(s) followed me to Alaska and got here just in time. I have not run out' Item 1968 September 26
#24 1982-09-06, TALS from Hickey, Regis / to Br. Patrick Hart, 'Here are duplicated copies of six letters, apparently from Father Louis (Thomas)' Item 1982 September 6
#1 1967-01-09, TLS to Merton, 'It is good to report to you that Professor John H. Ford of Bellarmine College has' Item 1967 January 9
#2 1967-01-23, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am delighted to hear that Prof. John H. Ford of Bellarmine College has been' Item 1967 January 23