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First lines: "(His first Mass) "Friday I said that Mass I had promised to Our Lady of Cobre… It was at St. Anne's"... Contents index: photocopy of a handwritten quote from «The Sign of Jonas», p. 194, copyright 1953 / describes Merton's first Mass in 1949 and the amice, corporal, purificator, and finger towel which came from Gloria Bennett's Catholic High School class of black students in Mobile, Alabama.

First lines: "1. [-] JAIME ANDRADE AND HIS SCULPTURE: "THE VIRGIN AND THE CHILD" [-] Jaime Andrade in"... Contents index: [seems to be a collected transcript of various press releases about Andrade's sculpture sent to Gethsemani - "The Virgin and the Child"].

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]

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

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

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

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: "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: "on getting the message by Lisa Bieberman [-] "I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours," said"... Contents index: Sidney Cohen and Timothy Leary / communication of LSD experiences / validity of religious experiences on LSD.

First lines: "RE: Monastic Formation, Junior Professed Choir Monks. [-] Suggestions. [-] 1) That the experiment"... Contents index: [typed page - note in Merton's handwriting, "Fr Eudes [-] from fr m Louis"]

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

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

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

First lines: "I will try to remember to leave the radio on AM and PM. - 8-10 and 2-4 or 5. Any time you want"... Contents index: [verso: handwritten reply from Br. Richard on July 15 (year unknown)]

First lines: "I have a heavy cold at the moment but I could have a talk with you Tuesday or Wednesday at 11 a.m."...

First lines: "Could this be mimeographed as usual - whenever convenient. No wild rush - but sometime about"...

First lines: "I will have an informal conference and discussion on church architecture today, for those who wish"...

First lines: "Sorry I am so bad at answering notes. First I want to thank you for the translations of Ammonas."...

First lines: "The Br. Antoninus record was passed on to fr Linus and"... Contents index: [contains another handwritten note in pencil from Br. Charles to Bamberger]

First lines: "I ran out of witch hazel [-] May I please have a bottle today (Saturday) if possible?"...

First lines: "Here is the serum - the Doc says I am to ask for a shot when the previous one runs out."...

First lines: "Can someone use these? Dan Walsh gave them - they gather dust in my place. [-] In the Lord"...

First lines: "You're scheduled for Assistant Priest at the Sol. Abbatial Mass, on Thursday, Feast of the Ascension"... Contents index: [verso: "this card is one of several designs printed by the Trappist monks of Our Lady of Gethsemani…"] appears to be an intramural note from one monk to another.

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

First lines: "Zalman Schachter will be here tomorrow Tuesday - nothing special is planned. Two other Rabbis"...

First lines: "You might enjoy this - no need to return it. [-] In Jesu [-] fr m Louis"... Contents index: [verso: note by Bamberger, "Article on Van Gogh by Meerloo"]

First lines: "This has all the earmarks of an Opus Chrysogonicum as I can tell from a brief examination"... Contents index: [verso: Bamberger notes that this message was "apropos of some notes I found in Acta Sanctorum"]

First lines: "Thanks for your note on Bro [name scratch out by Bamberger]. The points you cited were the main"...

First lines: "Saturday Fr Felix is giving the novice conference, so Juniors will not come this time - In Our Lord"...

First lines: "Rev. Father and I and Bro Colman are all very doubtful of whether Bro"...

First lines: "Please put this in the mail when you are through with it. [-] Thanx in Jesu [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "Our B. Robert (postulant) has a chill with diarrhea etc again and has been resting. I told him"...

First lines: "One of those antihistamines broke up in my pocket. As I don't know how to ask Bro Camillus or what"...

First lines: "Jim Wygal gave me this to read and said to pass it on to you. It seems ok. [-] In Our Lord"...

First lines: "Interested? I have signed this - it will appear in one of those ads that groups take out in papers"... Contents index: [Bamberger notes: "Protest against illegal and immoral war in Vietnam. I signed too."]

First lines: "I remember Bernard Hall - at best I could give it only a cursory glance that would not do it justice"...

First lines: "I need to go to Dr. in L'ville next Friday - could you please arrange as usual - leave around"...

First lines: "I did not get your note until noon today. Sometime I will say a few words to clear up this"...

First lines: "I am sorry this got buried under a pile of stuff and forgotten and I didn't get to read it until"...

First lines: "Fr Eudes [-] many thanks! [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "Dr Scheen said the skin condition is progressing - ordered another ointment to help out."...

First lines: "Does anyone in your department have copy of "Eight Freedom Songs"? I have none at all and we threw"...

First lines: "Br Aelred is having trouble with coffee, could he have 1/2 cup of milk at supper? [-] many thanks."...

First lines: "As this skin thing seems to be getting worse and the poison ivy seems to be in my system, I think"...

First lines: "Are you free for two minutes after dinner today? [-] In Jesu [-] fr m Louis"... Contents index: [verso: Bamberger makes some knows about some of Merton's health problems and some quotes from Merton on his desire for solitude and attempt of the eremitical life]

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

First lines: "The enclosed is the fund raising enclosure written by Ted for Hancock's first mailing"... Contents index: handwritten note enclosed in a pamphlet «A Proposal to Save The Shaker Community at Hancock, Massachusetts».

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

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: "might as well put this in to library when through [-] inadvertently signed in blood. [-] fr m L."... Contents index: [small spot of Merton's blood on note paper]

First lines: "I will give a conference today after all on some Oriental texts on the Presentation if anybody wants"... Contents index: [see also #148a on the other side of the same note]

First lines: "I spoke with Br Finbarr. In my opinion this boy has a good monastic vocation but he obviously"...

First lines: "address from Dom Columban [-] M. Michel Pigeon [-] 46 Boulevard de la Concorde [-] Poitiers (Vienne)"...

First lines: "+How the traction works. [-] You hook it on to head of the bed. But here the head of the bed is"... Contents index: [Merton's description and diagram of being in traction in the hospital]

First lines: "Sister Alice thought this might be archival"... Contents index: envelope from Merton to Sr. Alice with handwritten note.

First lines: "Thank you so much for your letter - for your goodness. I enjoyed it very much. It was the nicest"... Contents index: Merton sent picture of the president - she put with book by Fulton Sheen / questionnaire in a Catholic magazine about prayer - many responded that Merton's books taught them to pray / American magazine with "Ora et Labora" article about Trappists with photos of monks.

First lines: "From my beloved country I dare send you, Reverend Father my cordial greetings and best wishes."... Contents index: translating «Life and Holiness».

First lines: "This is a letter to thank you and also to ask a favor. Thank you for introducing me to Mother"... Contents index: letter to a Fr. Hilary and sent by Fr. Hilary to Merton / Mother Berchmans.

First lines: "Nous venons d'apprendre avec joie l'arrivée pour"... Contents index: includes a list in French of errata from «Exile Ends in Glory».

First lines: "Recevez mes meilleurs salutations et souhaits, avec mes"...

First lines: ""But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, mildness,"... Contents index: [Verso: color picture of the outside and inside of Santa Cecilia Church "on Christmas Day in the High Sierras of Perú" by Gordon K. McCoun] Quote from St. Paul and a wish of a Merry Christmas.

First lines: "Thanks for the offer of the room - as I am now I can get along without it. Things are going better"... Contents index: [verso: printed card with the text, "I am sorry [-] I missed [-] Your Birthday]

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: "1. When can a Carmelite Monastery be declared "non-viable"? Because of a genuine "presence" among"... Contents index: discusses attributes of her monastery, the attempts to dissolve it, and asks for suggestions from Merton.

First lines: "Do you think they require censoring?? In Jesu f m Louis [-] By no means! fmp"... Contents index: [signed mimeograph of "Is the World a Problem?" inscribed by Merton with a note from Paul Bourne].

First lines: "Thought you might like to see our new Guide. The text was not easy to write - just «where» to"...

First lines: ""...

First lines: "+ to Ethel M. Burns - with all good wishes and prayers and with deep gratitude for your kindness."... Contents index: [see Sub-Section B.6 for the original signature and inscription in the book «Thoughts in Solitude»].

First lines: "Thank you so much for your nice book. I've read"... Contents index: beginning a new book / asking if Merton would write a brief introduction to her «Trois ans à al trappe».

First lines: ""Your most important studies" THE PEOPLE CALLED SHAKERS, Dover, 1963"... Contents index: title of page from W.H. Shannon, "Andrews -End -Notes" / used by Shannon in editing Merton's correspondence with Andrews.

First lines: "+ for Ethel Burns with prayers and good wishes in Xt [-] Thomas Merton"... Contents index: [see Sub-Section B.6 for the original signature and inscription in the book «Life and Holiness»].

First lines: "This pamphlet for visitors and postulants is essentially the same as the «Life at Gethsemani»"...

First lines: "I've received your both letters. God bless you for all the good you're doing to me. I am very"... Contents index: de Berg went from dancing to "dancing for God", maybe now the monastery / a Jesuit in charge of «Etudes» is reviewing «Carnets de trente veille» for theological errors - sending book to Naomi Burton [Stone].

First lines: "«Mount Lebanon» Two hundred years ago, Anne Lee, a Quaker of Manchester, England, went to New"... Contents index: photocopied version of other "Mount Lebanon" chapter, which is on brittle paper.

First lines: "Thanks for your very interesting letter and the offering! I bet Columbia is amazing now. This"... Contents index: [see Sub-Section D.9 for the original on the title page of a mimeograph of preface to the Japanese edition of «The Seven Storey Mountain»].

First lines: "I presume a «prayer» for peace will not be stigmatized at unmonastic - anyway it is"...

First lines: "Thank you very much for your nice letter and corrections which I sended [sic] immediately to my"... Contents index: Michael de St. Picne, director of a Catholic collection and advice about her book / closed herself in a Dominican convent for 5 weeks / writes as night because "lovers always meet at night" / translating her book into English with the help of an American / suggestions of editors.

First lines: "The R. M. Bucke / Arasteh, A. Reza. "Final Integration in the Adult Personality". «The»"... Contents index: from «The American Journal of Psychoanalysis», Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 61-73. / long annotation by Arasteh.

First lines: "«Mount Lebanon» Two hundred years ago, Anne Lee, a Quaker of Manchester, England, went to New"... Contents index: from E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster's book Two Cheers for Democracy.

First lines: "with gratitude and best wishes for the New Year. You will certainly be in my Masses all year."... Contents index: [see Sub-Section D.9 for the original on the cover of an offprint of "The Pasternak Affair in Perspective," a reprint from «Thought» 34.135 (Winter 1959-1960)].

First lines: "P. 17 of #7 (Eng. Mystics) is missing - we did not lose it! […] The report from Rome should come"...

First lines: "I had a long letter of Dom Sortais… Well!!! Of course it's no…. The letter, well. He doesn't"... Contents index: Sortais feels used - that de Berg used him to get Merton to write an introduction / de Berg is finishing a psychological story and beginning a play / reading «Thoughts in Solitude».

First lines: "Bibliographical problems come over horizon perhaps we need to hit Cornell again high above Cayugas"... Contents index: requests articles by J. Ryan; E. C. Bowen; J. Kenney; Kuno Meyer; E. S. Duckett; and Dom Merin.

First lines: "Contemporary Authors, Volumes 33-36, First Revision"... Contents index: biographical information collected by William Shannon.

First lines: "Arasteh, A. Reza. «Final integration in the adult personality, a mesure [sic] for health,»"... Contents index: photocopied article from the «SUPPLEMENT» DE LA VIE SPIRITUELLE, No. 83, November 1967.

First lines: "«SHAKER STUDIES AT SMITH»[:] «EXHIBITION, LECTURE, SYMPOSIUM, CONCERT»"... Contents index: Program for exhibition, lecture, symposium and concert / Smith College Museum of Art, 1960-1961.

First lines: "These pages include summary-notes of the Allchin letters with the dates of the Merton letters"... Contents index: Merton- A.M. Allchin correspondence summary notes.

First lines: "Thanks again for your kindness. I do keep you in my prayers. Life is not as easy and pleasant as"...

First lines: "There used to be an old woman around the parish at 59th St. who specialized in etiquette. "Never"...

First lines: "I am awfully sorry but you made a mistake and sended [sic] me a certain letter addressed Sr. U"... Contents index: states that she didn't read mistakenly sent letter… but sorry to know that Merton is dealing with censorship [implies de Berg read the letter?] / again is living in a Cistercian monastery in the Pyrenees, then going to Marseille / description of Marseille - no one goes to Mass but "old hags in black".

First lines: "Thanks for the tip about Reiteznstein and recluses. In what source is this found and do we have it"... Contents index: whether to accept the "levitating postulant" / criteria in choosing people

First lines: "I write to you both as to friends, with deep compassion and concern in this moment of anguish. Your"... Contents index: letters to Evora Arca de Sardina - transcripts filed by date.

First lines: "«The MONK TO-DAY» 1 - «Does a monk have a specific task in the world?» - Is a monk a man"...

First lines: "It is silly to bother you with this piece of absurd nonsense, but as I made you a sign about it,"... Contents index: [see also "Censors Reports" file, Series 36, "New Seeds of Contemplation" / carbon transferred from "Hart Working Files"] censors negative comments about Merton's interpretation of René Descartes - censor compares Merton's ideas on Christian contemplation to Hindu contemplation, but Merton thinks the censor's own notion of contemplation more closely compares to a negative stereotype of Hindu mysticism.

First lines: "Thanks for the Antonianum. I will work over the articles and then we can take pix. Fine. Here are"... Contents index: requesting articles by J. M. Mackinlay; W. A. Craigie; Grosjean, S.J.; K. Hughes; and L. Bieler.

First lines: "A Russian Forerunner of Psychosomatic Medicine [-] STARETZ SEMEN KLIMICH (1777-1837)"... Contents index: article/paper by Bolshakoff dedicated to Dr. Christopher Roy Woodard - the "Bibliography of Dr Serge Nikolaevitch Bolshakoff" mentions that it can probably be dated after 1965 (and if Merton had it, 1968 or before).

First lines: "Contemporary Literary Criticism - subject Daniel Berrigan"... Contents index: biographical information collected by William Shannon.