This Record Group contains published works and manuscripts (including proofs and galleys) of books and pamphlets by and about Merton. Additionally, there are reviews of books by and about Merton, royalties statements and censors reports for Merton's books, and masters theses and doctoral dissertations about Merton and his writings.
Merton, ThomasThis Record Group contains Merton's correspondence. The bulk years of the collection are between 1963 and his death in 1968 with some earlier correspondence or copies of correspondence. There are an estimated ten thousand pieces of correspondence. Included are both letters to and from Merton. In addition, there are letters that are related to Merton or the Merton Center, but not to or from Merton. Subjects of this collection vary and include personal correspondence, conscience matter and other spiritual direction, dialogue with social activist groups, and correspondence with publishers. Most materials are unpublished at present. Bibliographic records for Bellarmine Library and Merton Center holdings of published volumes can be found by following the "Catalogued Holdings" link below.
Merton, ThomasThis Sub-Section includes Merton's handwritten personal diaries and journals, as well as his reading notebooks or working notebooks. His journals have been published in their entirety. Small sections of the notebooks have been quoted in various works, but the notebooks have not on the whole been published. The notebooks range in date from 1946-1968.
Merton, ThomasThis Record Group contains published works and manuscripts of articles, essays, and poems by and about Merton. There are also newspaper clippings about Merton, signed essays and smaller works, periodicals used by Merton, and compilations of Merton's essays by topic and by date.
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