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First lines: "«Direction in St John of the +.» Faulty directions [-] 1 Moral deficiency - jealousy"... Contents index: [handwritten notes by Merton on St. John of the Cross].

First lines: "you may wish to see this sometime in the next year..."... Contents index: [see also #195b on the same note - Bamberger notes that the earlier message was on the occasion of returning Gregory Zilboorg's «History of Medical Psychology» and the later note (from 1965) was when Merton was moving to the woods (his hermitage)].

First lines: "Yesterday we had a council meeting and, at my suggestion, voted on F. Louis' becoming a hermit."... Contents index: [note by Bamberger on verso of #98a].

First lines: "Books - Philantia"... Contents index: [bookmark used by Merton - note by Bamberger: "found in 'Opera Omnia S. Cyrili Jerusalem'"].

First lines: "Ammon Hennacy [-] Box 655 [-] Salt Lake City, Utah [-] Gandhi on Non Violence [-] Please forward"...

First lines: "If possible, please, send a copy of "Seasons of Celebration" to: Dom Abade Basilio Penido, OSB"... Contents index: [with handwritten note by Merton in green pen - the rest in another's hand].

First lines: "Doing better - moved from Infirmary to hermitage. Buddhist monk, prof. at Cambridge, came from Viet"... Contents index: [see also #95a on the same page].

First lines: "For our files. [-] Lunsford P. Yandell"...

First lines: "Benedictine Convent [-] P.O. Box 25 [-] Toronto, Uganda, Africa [-] Re. of Dom Leclercq"...

First lines: "could we change your date to Saturday, do you think? Bernard has several people to take"... Contents index: [see also #165b on the other side of the same note].

First lines: "Genowefa Bogatynska [-] ul. Rakowicka 21/4 [-] Krakow, «POLAND» [-] 1 Seasons"...

First lines: "requested by fr. Louis [-] 26 Bro. Lavrans assorted cards [-] 6 postulants guide [-] 1 Geth, made"...

First lines: "Gethsemani Life of Praise [-] 3 books to Fr Louis [-] 10/1/66"...

First lines: "Editora Vozes Ltda. [-] Caixa Postal 23 [-] Petropolis - Est Do Rio,"...

First lines: "Jack O'Neil [-] Peace Corps [-] Box 707 [-] Monrovia Liberia [-] 1 Crucifix [-] New Seeds [-] No Man"...

First lines: "Frln. Dagmar Henne [-] Agence Hoffman [-] Seestrasse 6 [-] 8 Munchen 23 W. Germany"...

First lines: "Paperbacks: Waters of Siloe - Sign of Jonas [-] To: Therese Plater Syberg [-] 31 Kraszewski"...

First lines: "Bernard says OK for 8:30 am Monday, but he said he has to be back here by 4 pm. I do not think"... Contents index: [see also #108b on the same note card].

First lines: "Gifts to Miss Naal. [-] 1 - Conjectures [-] 1 - New Man PB. [-] 1 - Gandhi [-] 1lb Trappist cheese"... Contents index: [note by Merton].

First lines: "Would you have the new edition (in French) of St Basil's letters? Seems I saw it once in novitiate"... Contents index: [see also #84b on the same page].

First lines: "I'll take the clothes down tomorrow AM. [-] Thanks [-] fr m Louis"... Contents index: [note from Merton].

First lines: "When Thomas Merton died some sixteen years ago the New York Times referred to him as being the best"... Contents index: [draft of review for «Cistercian Studies Quarterly» by Dom John Eudes Bamberger of «Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton» by Michael Mott].

First lines: "I enclose a copy of the review of Mott's book on Fr. Louis. It is typed (computerized, I should say!"...

In these intramural letters, Merton and, at that time, fellow monk of Gethsemani, Bamberger, exchange thoughts about community life, the admission of new novices, and about each others writing. In some of these letters, Merton expresses problems he has with some of the monks serving as typists who do not agree with his work, and he questions whether the Gethsemani community understands or benefits from some of the Sunday conferences he is giving.

This series contains correspondence kept by John Eudes Bamberger between Merton and other, most of whom are Gethsemani monks and mostly regarding gift book donations.

This series contains correspondence kept by John Eudes Bamberger between Merton and other, most of whom are Gethsemani monks and mostly regarding Merton's medical problems.

This series contains correspondence kept by John Eudes Bamberger.

This series contains correspondence kept by Merton with John Eudes Bamberger and transferred to the Merton Center after Merton's death.

This series contains miscellaneous memorabilia related to Merton and John Eudes Bamberger. It was filed with the original correspondence between Merton and Bamberger.

First lines: "Sent gifts (translator) to: [-] Rev. Fr. Bui-bang-Hien [-] Truong Mich Giany [-] Saigon, Vietnam"...

First lines: "This was fr. Louis's: I found it Dec. 25, 1968 in Mign PL 153 Guigo's "Meditationes" ch. 5."... Contents index: [note (by Bamberger?) on the back of a postcard owned by Merton with Rabindranath Tagore's picture on the verso].

First lines: "will you give a conference at 4:00 p.m. on some Oriental texts on the Presentation for any who wish"... Contents index: [see also #148b on the other side of the same note].

First lines: "Fr. Louis [-] two paperback books. @ 1.35 [-] $2.70 [-] B Ri"...

First lines: "Would you have the opera Gregory Palamas of Nilus by any fortunate chance? If so could I borrow"...

First lines: "I also need some more Lomotil. I have a prescription if you want that but it would probably be"...

First lines: "I'll drop by Monday AM for a"...

Contents index: [small square of red cloth glued to paper - some text cut off - possible relic].

First lines: "«Isaac of Ninive» [sic]"... Contents index: [handwritten scrap of paper].

First lines: "«Scripture» [-] The Psalms -Msgr Patrick Boylan (2 Vol) [-] Hesed and Hasid -Dom Rembert Sorg"... Contents index: [typed list of books grouped by subject category - Merton's handwritten note, "Ones checked for ch. novitiate", (i.e. Merton's book selections for choir novitiate)].

First lines: "A Christmas Poem. For Jane, Kate and Ann and Lee, and Dorothy. (that is, a poem only for girls.)"... Contents index: [poem by Bamberger].

First lines: "Fr. Louis' bookmark in «Schaeffer»"...

First lines: "God bless you. VERY REV. THOMAS PLASSMANN, O.F.M. [-] RECTOR [-] CHRIST THE KING"...

First lines: "John Fitzgerald Kennedy [-] 35th President of the United States [-] Born May 29, 1917"... Contents index: [memorial card for the death of John F. Kennedy with a colorized photograph, and a prayer and quote from St. Ambrose on verso].

First lines: "Robert Francis Kennedy [-] Senator of the United States [-] November 20, 1925 - June 6, 1968"... Contents index: [memorial card for the death of Robert F. Kennedy with a black and white photograph, and a prayer and quote from St. Ambrose on verso].

First lines: "Room where FR. LOUIS died is on the corner. Taken by Mother Christiana of Seiben"... Contents index: [color photograph of the exterior of the room where Merton died].

First lines: "The Law in the Teaching of Saint Paul. [-] The topic of our first conference this morning is"... Contents index: [term paper by Bamberger while a scholastic at Gethsemani - Merton was Master of Scholastic and has handwritten corrections and a grade on the paper].

First lines: "Fr. Prior just gave me your note about B. Martin and the Conferences. I did not see the note he"... Contents index: Br. Martin's reaction to Merton's work and whether a monk should be controversial / Merton's Conferences / unsettling effect Merton has on people, including Bamberger at times.

First lines: "Frln. Dagmar Henne [-] Agence Hoffman [-] Seestrasse 6 [-] 8 Munchen 23 W. Germany [-] 1 Wisdom of"...