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First lines: "Thank you for your note. What is this about starting a magazine of your own? I suppose you mean on"...

First lines: "Pardon the pretentious note paper. Someone thought it wd be a good gift, and it is useful. Though"...

First lines: "Thank you very much for your letter and the article, which I have glanced through. It needs"...

First lines: "On May 30, 1968 we are going to publish BLACK POWER AND WHITE PROTESTANTS, by Joseph C. Hough"... Contents index: W. H. Ferry (Ping Ferry) suggested sending galley proof of «Black Power and White Protestants» - asking for comments.

First lines: "The home address is Port Royal, Ky. 40058. And that's usually the best one to use."... Contents index: Berry speaking at Kentucky Conference on the War and the Draft / «Monks Pond» / talking with Harry Caudill about scandal of strip mining.

First lines: "Thank you for your letter and your kind appreciation of my book. I also enjoyed reading your"... Contents index: statement in the "CENTER LETTER" / enclosed article on Sufism / visiting Merton / manuscript of 16th century prayer book of Shi'a saints.

First lines: "Could you please send to this library, free of charge, the following: New Seeds of Contemplation"...

First lines: "Seems I get less and less time to answer letters. Or anyway, whatever the reason, I just don't get"... Contents index: thoughts on new abbot [Dom Flavian Burns] - will allow Merton to travel as much as other Trappist can - Trappists generally against public conferences and Merton doesn't want big public appearances - feels role is in staying out of the fray but writing and advising those in active involvement in the peace movement.

First lines: "Seems I get less and less time to answer letters. Or anyway, whatever the reason, I just don't get"... Contents index: thoughts on new abbot [Dom Flavian Burns] - will allow Merton to travel as much as other Trappist can - Trappists generally against public conferences and Merton doesn't want big public appearances - feels role is in staying out of the fray but writing and advising those in active involvement in the peace movement.

First lines: "I thought you'd like to know that everyone in New York now knows about your fields of interest,"...

First lines: "What did you think? That I thought the Crimble box was a bomb and jumped in the lake with it?"... Contents index: Butorovich's give makes Merton "the largest collector of Beatle relics in Kentucky" / the Beatles on TV maybe "the ultimate triumph of Zen" / sending mimeo of «Journal of My Escape from the Nazis» / Merton gives directions for cooking kasha.

First lines: "What did you think? That I thought the Crimble box was a bomb and jumped in the lake with it?"... Contents index: Butorovich's give makes Merton "the largest collector of Beatle relics in Kentucky" / the Beatles on TV maybe "the ultimate triumph of Zen" / sending mimeo of «Journal of My Escape from the Nazis» / Merton gives directions for cooking kasha.

First lines: "I wish I had been able to answer you sooner. I know you have been"... Contents index: [conscience matter].

First lines: "These have all been written since the first of the year. The little poems can be called haiku only"... Contents index: response to copy of Merton's "Comment: re FORUM" - likes Merton's idea of living as an experiment of a "non-organization man" / observations of a woodpecker / Conference on the War at the University of Kentucky - conference had an early Christian feeling.

First lines: "If this note seems rather messy and hurried, it's because I'm sitting in the Retreat (Vassar's own"... Contents index: Merton's "Edifying Cables" and Bob Dylan / sending two Vassar student publications Bredenberg edited - «Review» and «Coccatrice» / submissions to «Monks Pond».

First lines: "From the way one of the girls at Seabury was talking of reviews it sounded as though the Plague"... Contents index: planning long article on Camus' «The Stranger» / "done with Camus for a while" / "girls in the publicity department [Seabury Press] seem to have had a good time with my hobbies" (see "Allman, Susan" file for a related article published in the «New York Post» about Merton's list of hobbies).

First lines: "Yes, letters are finally getting through. Only problem now is answering them. I never heard a"... Contents index: Dom James and censorship of monastic renewal / publication - [Hildebrand Cardinal] Antoniutti and Dom Ignace / role of monks in peace movement.

First lines: "Thanks for the list of the people who are getting the tapes. In a while I hope to send you a rather"... Contents index: tape on "Cargo Movements" / small meeting for May / brief resume of the tapes from December / Louisville Carmel.

First lines: "Thank you for your kind letter and the newsletter too. If weather does not prevent us, we will"... Contents index: visiting Gethsemani on Feb. 23 / article on Sufism / "Psychocultural analysis and three concepts of mental health" «Confinia Psychiatrica».

First lines: "Thank you for your letter and invitation to the meeting on May 27th to 30th. I would be delighted"... Contents index: plans for May meeting / question about whether to circulate retreat tapes.

First lines: "Thanks for the letter and photograph. I had no idea you were so husky looking. Thanks above all"... Contents index: list changes, "experimentation", that is going on in community of which she and others disapprove - fewer Mass times, confession; no organized mental prayer, Rosary, Stations; Vatican II outdated; corporal works stressed, contemplation passé.

First lines: "Enclosed for your interest is a copy of Dr. James Sander's Introduction to the Old Testament for our"...

First lines: "Teo and I received the Merton/Lax yesterday. In the morning, we went to the community mass at the"... Contents index: Dorothy Day / Caesar Chavez and his fast.

First lines: "Thanks for your most generous letter, stock of poems, offer of addresses, everything. First the"...

First lines: "Thanks for your most generous letter, stock of poems, offer of addresses, everything. First the"...

First lines: "Many thanks for the fine poems. I want to try the two longer ones and the little Feb.2. in the next"... Contents index: likes winter Haiku, but does not want to use them until the season of winter returns / asks for contributor's notes / proposes get-together after Easter (after April 14th).

First lines: "Sorry for not letting you know sooner about the poems, pix etc. I don't want to keep a whole batch"...

First lines: "I wish to express my appreciation to you for your hospitality last week and for the help which you"... Contents index: sending back a manuscript and a copy of «The Spire» by William Golding.

First lines: "I have finished reading the galleys of BLACK POWER AND WHITE PROTESTANTS which I am returning"... Contents index: Merton's comments on «Black Power and White Protestants» / asking Boardman to take a look at June Yungblut's dissertation on Samuel Beckett for possible publication.

First lines: "Thanks for sending me Dr Sanders' OT introduction. I have just glanced at it so far but will enjoy"...

First lines: "This letter is a "begging letter"--one which I hope you will listen to with an open heart and a deep"...

First lines: "After two futile attempts at calling you long distance, I have decided to write to you in the hopes"... Contents index: invitation to give talk on relevance (or irrelevance) of contemplation in modern society.

First lines: "You're right that the best place for your piece would be in the position between the Old and New"... Contents index: Merton's piece to appear between Old and New Testaments / «Monks Pond» / sending one of his concrete poems.

First lines: "Unfortunately I cannot come to your workshop. I realize that something of the sort ought to be"... Contents index: offers notes on contemplative life recently written for college group.

First lines: "Here's the little booklet on The Plague I told you about. No one deserves the dedication better"... Contents index: hoping Berrigan will send Merton poems or fables for «Monks Pond» / trouble with "John Birch element" at Gethsemani, including ex-Jesuit Fr. Raymond "who is threatening to have me burned" / conference for nuns.

First lines: "Plans are shaping up pretty well for the small meeting at the end of May. We have seven in all,"... Contents index: small May meeting plans / "Cargo Cults" tape.

First lines: "Thanks for your kind letter. I am very interested in the idea of "Houses of Prayer" in active"...

First lines: "Plans have matured considerably for my visit. I shall only be at Gethsemani from Wednesday 3rd to"...

First lines: "Here is the first draft of the translation of Ana Griffiths' poems. It's the only copy I have so I"...

First lines: "In your letter of November 6 you mentioned the possibility of being able to meet with a small group"...

First lines: "I am sorry I have not written for so long. It wasa [sic] disappointment not to see you, but I hope"... Contents index: review of Arasteh's article for monastic magazine.

First lines: "I am sorry I have not written for so long. It wasa [sic] disappointment not to see you, but I hope"... Contents index: review of Arasteh's article for monastic magazine.

First lines: "The hermitage looks like this even today-- though we are supposed to be in "spring". However I hope"... Contents index: photocopy of page includes faint photograph of the area around Merton's hermitage covered in snow.

First lines: "Thank you very much for your letter. We shall aim to be at the monastery by about half past two on"...

First lines: "It took a little time for the copies of the «Plague» pamphlet to arrive, but about a week after"... Contents index: generous opinion on Merton's work and appreciation for not shortening the Camus piece / "brickbats from the local Catholics mostly because of Vietnam war" and a person burning his books / Vietnam / Pres. Johnson / peace candidate - Eugene McCarthy / race issue / eschatological outlook / «Monks Pond».

First lines: "Thanks for the return of the various items. Actually, the mimeographed ones did not need to be"... Contents index: pamphlet on Camus' «Plague» / support of conscientious objector angers conservative Catholics in Louisville / burning Merton's books / review on Altizer's book on Blake / Shaker material in Bowling Green [KY].

First lines: "Well, you turned the tables on me. I was happy to see your concrete poem. There is a lot of that"... Contents index: reaction to Bourne's concrete poem / plans to do an all concrete poem edition of «Monks Pond» / anthology of concrete poems by Emmett Williams.

First lines: "This letter is a good one and a strong one. What strikes me most is the point about Rawa Senegg:"... Contents index: considers a visit to Rawaseneng Trappists in Indonesia and visits to Zen places in Japan more important to him than Bangkok conference - does not want to go to General Chapter in Europe.

First lines: "To start with I want to send you my best wishes for God's blessing for your new and responsible task"... Contents index: [no date - attached to 1968/03/30 letter] letter to Dom Flavian urging him to allow Merton to go to Bangkok conference and an invitation to go to Rawaseneng monastery in Indonesia / Dom Willibrord van Dijk.

First lines: "Obviously your letter was a keen disappointment to me. At the risk of importuning the Spirit too"...

First lines: "I'm writing this in a café on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado. Since school got out last Friday"... Contents index: spring vacation hitchhiking to San Francisco / presidential election - Kennedy and McCarthy.

First lines: "I hope you will not regret asking for my poems: I am sending you «The Tiger» (the moving force"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter. April 12 is a difficult day in some respects as it is Good Friday, and"... Contents index: [annotated by Merton and Arasteh] times and dates to reschedule visit / «Final Integration».

First lines: "Perhaps I should first reintroduce myself: I am the student and friend of Mrs. Hammer who picnicked"... Contents index: sending printed copies of one of Merton's prayers that Bixler produced in a new format.

First lines: "Here at last is a poem. It's one that I was more excited about around 3 weeks ago, but I don't know"... Contents index: [mentions sending poem - poem not included with letter] plans of transfer to Berkeley.

First lines: "Of course we shall be delighted to pay the one hundred dollars--certainly a modest fee. I am now"... Contents index: Merton writing introduction to Dr. Chi's book / Ernest Moncrieff / «Monks Pond» / manuscript on Zen and Bergson.

First lines: "I enclose a check, a blank for transfer of copyright on the poem "Envoy" that you accepted for"... Contents index: check for "Envoy" poem for «Monks Pond» / hopes to visit Gethsemani in the spring.

First lines: "You have more or less put your finger on the problem.I [sic] have a new young Abbot who is somewhat"...

First lines: "I am so very grateful to have received Thomas Merton's INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY on THE PLAGUE by"... Contents index: Koshland is writing from the Office of the President at Alfred A. Knoff publishers to John Goodbody of Seabury Press expressing praise for Merton's commentary on «The Plague».

First lines: "I am sorry I left your letter so long without an answer. It is almost impossible for me to deal"... Contents index: response to the changes mentioned in previous letter / need for pluralism but not being dominated by things that go against conscience / need for sacraments in religious life and mental prayer for some.

First lines: "I have been meaning to write for a long time to say, How good that was. I did enjoy it. We drove"...

First lines: "I am grateful to your Paternity for the report you submitted on the three meetings of the Discalced"... Contents index: Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the U.S. / spiritual direction / foundation of new Carmelite monasteries / report stating desire to keep separation from the world while looking to changing needs of our times.

First lines: "WILL BE WHERE WE WERE OR NEAR BETWEEN 12:00 - 4:00 PM EACH HOUR ON HOUR SUNDAY 4/21/68 -?4/XXX"...

First lines: "The second issue is in the works with envoy etc and I will in due course send the form along to"... Contents index: copyright / Robert Lax at a college in South Dakota - will not be free until June - proposes meeting then.

First lines: "Thanks so much for your two letters and the poem. You are very adventurous: that was a good"... Contents index: on Bredenberg's thoughts of transferring from Vassar to Berkeley / Andrea Pfeiffenberger / poems by Pfeiffenberger and Bredenberg / suggested revisions to Bredenberg's poem / David Ignatow and Russel Edson.

First lines: "I want to say that some time ago I received the book of Seyyed Hossein Nasr safely and that I am now"... Contents index: Nasr's book "one of the very best books on Islam" / sending books on Zen Buddhism / «Mystics and Zen Masters» / weekly talks to Gethsemani monks on Sufism / sad state of the country and of the world.

First lines: "I want to say that some time ago I received the book of Seyyed Hossein Nasr safely and that I am now"... Contents index: Nasr's book "one of the very best books on Islam" / sending books on Zen Buddhism / «Mystics and Zen Masters» / weekly talks to Gethsemani monks on Sufism / sad state of the country and of the world.

First lines: "I am afraid I owe you a deep apology: I have not been able to get your Easter letter to the"...

First lines: "Such a long time I have your Tiger and letters, and finally I want to answer. How much to respond"...

First lines: "Such a long time I have your Tiger and letters, and finally I want to answer. How much to respond"...

First lines: "Thank you so much for all you did with Sue and Sandy. Whether Sue will ever come down to earth is"...

First lines: "I would be so happy to have something of yours for […] venture-- a poem, a bit of journal, a"...

First lines: "I had a good flight out - after Chicago was alone by a window and did not have to talk to anyone."... Contents index: [writing from Redwoods Monastery in Whitethorn, California] praise for the solitude of the monastery and alive spirit of the nuns at Redwoods.

First lines: "Four years ago, I came upon one your books. Since that time I have read almost everything that you"... Contents index: St. John of the Cross - was he too extreme in life's detachment? What about life's joys?.

First lines: "Finished the talks to the nuns on Sunday and am now on retreat: which means the whole day in"... Contents index: [writing from Redwoods Monastery in Whitethorn, California] in the future will commit to more solitude - not allow himself to be called "as a peritus to big official meetings" but possibly more retreats in places like Redwoods.

First lines: "«MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS» We have at last received the reading copy of the above"...

First lines: "Do you know I was in Cal. and tried to call you from the S.F. airport? But I guess I got the wrong"... Contents index: [photocopy of postcard (from Butorovich?) with typed "translation" of Merton's script].

First lines: "I am writing you for two reasons. I hope I don't waste your valuable time. A friend of mine - his"... Contents index: asking Merton to give Brett's friend, Dick Ganci, some criticism on his poems.

First lines: "Here is the reworked piece on "Rebirth in Christianity". I have been somewhat delayed in sending it"... Contents index: City Lights Books and Lawrence Ferlinghetti / «Final Integration».

First lines: "Here is the reworked piece on "Rebirth in Christianity". I have been somewhat delayed in sending it"... Contents index: City Lights Books and Lawrence Ferlinghetti / «Final Integration».

First lines: "Thanks for the confidence you show in me, in presenting your questions about John of the Cross."... Contents index: [underlining by Borton] sending mimeographed article Merton wrote / John of the Cross "speaks from the fullness of fulfillment" - he seems extreme because we do not see what he has gained through was he has given up - not fanatical and did not want extreme exterior asceticism, rather "total interior detachment".

First lines: "Thanks for the confidence you show in me, in presenting your questions about John of the Cross."... Contents index: sending mimeographed article Merton wrote / John of the Cross "speaks from the fullness of fulfillment" - he seems extreme because we do not see what he has gained through was he has given up - not fanatical and did not want extreme exterior asceticism, rather "total interior detachment".

First lines: "Sincere thanks to you for your thoughtfulness and kindness! I appreciate very much the gift of your"... Contents index: [written on Gethsemani Abbey stationary] Merton's gift of a book and copies of lectures given via Dan Walsh.

First lines: "I am sending you herewith a copy of the Catholic Worker Reader, «A Penny a Copy» as you are"...

First lines: "Thanks so much for «Penny a Copy». Tom and Jim did a fine job of editing and I think it is a"... Contents index: Church in the twentieth century and the Catholic Worker / sentencing of Dan and Phil [Berrigan] for burning of draft records.

First lines: "I read your long letter--with insertions from Cris, etc., etc.-in Dallas airport. Now I'm at Memphis"... Contents index: [photocopy of postcard (from Butorovich?) with typed "translation" of Merton's script, she adds that the others mentioned in the letter were Cris Cadena, Butorovich's school friend who joined Merton and Butorovich's family for dinner when Merton was in California, and Mary Lou Berryessa, another school friend of Butorovich].

First lines: "I am happy to tell you that my committee accepted the dissertation this week and that I have now"... Contents index: completed PhD / moving to Bowling Green [to teach at Western Kentucky University] / sending dissertation / sending dialogue with Baptist church students.

First lines: "The first think we have to thank you for is your good visit - a real joy and source of encouragement"... Contents index: [writing from the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, New Mexico / stationery states "Monastery of Christ of the Desert"].

First lines: "Father Thomas Merton has asked me to send a set of uncorrected galleys for his collection of essays,"... Contents index: [see also the "Martin, Frederick R." file, Martin was Managing Editor of New Directions Publishing at the time of writing] sending galleys of «Zen and the Birds of Appetite» for censor's approval.

First lines: "Don't mind the letterhead, this is just the secret headquarters of my drug pushing outfit. (aspirins"... Contents index: [letterhead: "Community Council of San Mateo County" "Action Study on Community Health Services"] sending second issue of «Monks Pond» / asks Butorovich for material from her underground paper.

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of June 4 and for the Yamaguchi manuscript on Zen and Bergson, which has"... Contents index: Fr. Joseph Yamaguchi / introduction to Dr. Chi's book.

First lines: "In the past couple of weeks I have hardly had time to answer any mail at all. Things have been more"... Contents index: praise for dissertation with a few minor corrections / first dissertation, and most balanced perspective on his works, from a Baptist / Catholics have "either total adulation or total rejection" of his works.

First lines: "In the past couple of weeks I have hardly had time to answer any mail at all. Things have been more"... Contents index: praise for dissertation with a few minor corrections / first dissertation, and most balanced perspective on his works, from a Baptist / Catholics have "either total adulation or total rejection" of his works.

First lines: "Our firm has chosen to publish a set of Four Freedom Songs composed by C. Alexander Peloquin to the"... Contents index: attempting to establish a royalty agreement with Merton for "Four Freedom Songs".

First lines: "It looks like I spend most of my time on the road - but not in behalf of myself. I had just"... Contents index: thanks to Merton for his support for contemplative nuns and the letter he sent to the Pope.

First lines: "My own opinion is still, that you should not go to this meeting. I think they over-rate your"... Contents index: still does not think Merton should go to meeting [Bangkok?].

First lines: "I appreciate your kind letter of the 18th and I'm glad to hear at least a temporary solution for the"... Contents index: would like to attend Monroe [Michigan] workshop on contemplative life, but doubts he can make it / would like to arrange meeting with the Trappist nuns at Redwoods Monastery.

First lines: "Recently I polled our community for suggestions as to a Retreat Master for our next retreat"... Contents index: invites Merton to lead retreat at Genesee.

First lines: "Enclosed herewith is copy of Royalty Agreement prepared by me between GIA MUSIC CORPORATION and C."... Contents index: [copy of agreement is not extant].