First lines: "Saturday Fr Felix is giving the novice conference, so Juniors will not come this time - In Our Lord"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Thanks for your note on Bro [name scratch out by Bamberger]. The points you cited were the main"...
Merton, ThomasFirst 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"].
Merton, ThomasFirst 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"].
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Zalman Schachter will be here tomorrow Tuesday - nothing special is planned. Two other Rabbis"...
Merton, ThomasFirst 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».
Andrews, Faith Elizabeth (Young)First lines: "Would you have the opera Gregory Palamas of Nilus by any fortunate chance? If so could I borrow"...
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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.
Benedict, Br., O.C.S.O.First lines: "I also need some more Lomotil. I have a prescription if you want that but it would probably be"...
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.First lines: "I'll drop by Monday AM for a"...
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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"].
Merton, ThomasContents index: [small square of red cloth glued to paper - some text cut off - possible relic].
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.First lines: "«Isaac of Ninive» [sic]"... Contents index: [handwritten scrap of paper].
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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)].
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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].
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.First lines: "Fr. Louis' bookmark in «Schaeffer»"...
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.First lines: "God bless you. VERY REV. THOMAS PLASSMANN, O.F.M. [-] RECTOR [-] CHRIST THE KING"...
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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].
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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.
Bieberman, LisaFirst 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].
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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].
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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].
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.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"].
Andrade, JaimeFirst lines: "He abideth patiently He forgiveth easily He understandeth mercifully He forgetteth utterly"... Contents index: [Merton provided this text to Stanbrook Abbey Press and cited it was "From a fourteenth century manuscript" / Sr. Margaret Truran of Stanbrook notes, "The text is hand-set by the Stanbrook Abbey Press in Jan van Krimpen’s font 'Romulus Cancelleresca Bastarda', a trademark of the Press. The calligraphic capitals H and E are done by Margaret Adams."].
Bruyn, Marcella van, Dame, O.S.B.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.
Bennett, Gloria Cecelia SylvesterFirst lines: "Several people have asked about you in the letters that I received. Mrs. Hardebeck who corresponds"... Contents index: Fr. Gerald / Br. Joseph, Maryknoll brother from Lima, Peru / inscribed book for Faith Baldwin.
Arnold, Fr., O.C.S.O.First lines: "I have no objection to you and juniors using the sheep barn cell, as there are few novices now"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Vi ho scritto già altre volte e sempre i Trappisti non mi hanno fatto mancare il loro aiuto. Sono"...
Bracali, AnnaFirst lines: "I went and lost your note, so failed to answer it yesterday. I am really very sorry that the use of"...
Merton, ThomasFirst 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.
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.First lines: "Verdad que no importa el que no seamos católicos los dos, para que puede a llamarle hermano? Usted"...
Astudillo, RubénFirst lines: "I tried calling again this morning with no result. Perhaps we are not set up the same. I am on Tone"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "In middle of afternoon I tried to call gatehouse on the radio but got no answer. Was wondering if"... Contents index: [Br. Richard Schmidlen (see also the "Schmidlen, Richard" file)].
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "An afterthought on my note of the other day. This is by way of exception, I won't be bothering you"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "As far as I can see there is no way for the bro novices to get to your 10 20 Mass on Thursdays"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Bro Ailred is now using a book of poems of Tiutchev in Russian and French which you may eventually"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Dom Leclercq asked me to pass on a newspaper sto[ry] on psychoanalysis, but it turns out that this"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I don't know if you saw the note on the door opposite yours, but about eleven thirty last night as"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I had a long session with Br Alphonse yesterday. He is one novice about whom"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I hope you did not think I was being even more unsociable than usual this morning. Your confidence"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I removed those patches today after dinner. On the right side, sumac, there was nothing at all."...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I saw Dr Scheen, who said the skin condition is not due to an allergy, but did not say exactly what"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I suggested that Bro Kieran see you again. He has had a flare up of rather acute anxiety and has"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "[name stricken] who just entered, has a lot of anxiety and insecurity and I doubt if he will make it"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Tentatively I thought the best time for Rabbi Werblowski to give conference to novices and juniors"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "This shoulder and back thing gets more and more troublesome. It is especially bad at night when it"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Frln. Dagmar Henne [-] Agence Hoffman [-] Seestrasse 6 [-] 8 Munchen 23 W. Germany [-] 1 Wisdom of"...
Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O.First lines: "These people have produced a record of some well known actor reading some of my poems."...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Concerning the change in time of the Brothers' lauds: as you have it set up it would not interfere"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Just for the record: this has been building up since Christmas and quite a few factors are involved"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Thanks for letting me see your essay on Basil. I think you are on to something important. First"... Contents index: diathesis / P. Charles Dumont - want translation into French of Evagrius / sending an article / issues of "the mag" [Monks Pond?] well received by poets.
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Thanks for letting me see your essay on Basil. I think you are on to something important. First"... Contents index: diathesis / P. Charles Dumont - want translation into French of Evagrius / sending an article / issues of "the mag" [Monks Pond?] well received by poets.
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "This is a very awful translation of some texts of Isaac of Nineveh by the Dutchman,"... Contents index: [verso: notes by Bamberger about Merton's move to the hermitage].
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Thanks for your remembrance and gift. I shall pray for you especially along with all my friends on"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I trust in your tolerance on this holy day. This stuff, of which I have used one bottle, is"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Father Dan asked me to tell you the news of Mrs. Tommy O'Callahan [sic] having a baby boy today."... Contents index: [message text should read "Mrs. Tommie O'Callaghan"].
Amps, Zachary, Br., O.C.S.O. (Br. M. Bernadine)First lines: "Things are going quite well. It has been painful and rough at times but there is a very definite"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Of course you may keep your New Yorker section intact! It was really rather priggish of me"... Contents index: [see "Censors Reports" file in correspondence for physical copy].
Bourne, Paul, Fr., O.C.S.O.First lines: "Because I 'worked out' Saturday afternoon, I was unable to take care of your request for the 'Reader"... Contents index: 1 «Thomas Merton Reader» sent to J. Van Nierop in Belgium.
Amps, Zachary, Br., O.C.S.O. (Br. M. Bernadine)First lines: "May I please have 1 - Gandhi [-] 1 - Raids on the Unspeakable [-] to send out - and when"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "I have to get a bursitis shot. Next «Tuesday» Dec. 6. Could you please arrange things?"...
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Many thanks for letting me use this book. It is tremendous! [-] In Jesu [-] fr m Louis"... Contents index: [Bamberger notes on that Merton is writing about «The Eternal Present» by Sigfried Giedion].
Merton, ThomasFirst lines: "Thanks for the gift and clipping. I hope you are well these days. I have had a bad back but am"...
Merton, ThomasThis Sub-Section includes video recordings about Merton, quoting or mentioning Merton, about Gethsemani Abbey, and concerning other topics related to Merton. Most are VHS tapes or DVD disks, but there is a small number of broadcast videotape media. For more on the PBS documentary, see Sub-Section H.4. Some of the published works in this section are cataloged in Bellarmine University's library catalog. A growing number of video recordings are digital videos hosted on YouTube or hosted as a video file in the Omeka digital collections.
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Version 4 of the list of visitors to Thomas Merton by date.
Burton, Patricia A.Version 5 of the list of visitors to Thomas Merton by name.
Burton, Patricia A.Lists of visitors to Gethsemani Abbey hosted by Thomas Merton. One list is sorted by name and one list is sorted by date.
Burton, Patricia A.List of visitors to Merton by date.
Burton, Patricia A.A list of visitors to Thomas Merton at Gethsemani Abbey sorted chronologically with the name, source, and other notes.
Burton, Patricia A.A list of visitors to Thomas Merton at Gethsemani Abbey sorted alphabetically by surname with the source, date, and other notes.
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