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First lines: "Thank you for your letter of June 18th informing me of the project to publish Four Freedom Songs"... Contents index: grant of permission to use materials / royalties arrangements to be made with owner of the rights, Robert L. Williams.

First lines: "Thanks for your letter and for your draft for a contract for FOUR FREEDOM SONGS. As regards Clause"...

First lines: "Thanks for your letter and for your draft for a contract for FOUR FREEDOM SONGS. As regards Clause"...

First lines: "We are safely settled in Bowling Green and are enjoying the "cool" Kentucky summer. I am working in"... Contents index: planning to visit Merton / discuss Shaker material from Western's library and museum.

First lines: "We are safely settled in Bowling Green and are enjoying the "cool" Kentucky summer. I am working in"... Contents index: planning to visit Merton / discuss Shaker material from Western's library and museum.

First lines: "I appreciate your kind note, and I want to say that I wish I were free to be of more service in what"... Contents index: Merton offers to send notes to share with bishops on contemplative life.

First lines: "I appreciate your kind note, and I want to say that I wish I were free to be of more service in what"... Contents index: Merton offers to send notes to share with bishops on contemplative life.

First lines: "At least this begging pen of mine will be still for a while and I will not write any more"...

First lines: "At least this begging pen of mine will be still for a while and I will not write any more"...

First lines: "I'm sorry everyone is bugging you about Latitudes 5. As a matter of fact I hadn't read the Ranieri"... Contents index: «Latitudes» magazine 5 / manuscript of Harry Taylor / Merton discussing the relative appropriateness of his work being featured in Playboy magazine and the American attitude toward sex.

First lines: "I'm sorry everyone is bugging you about Latitudes 5. As a matter of fact I hadn't read the Ranieri"... Contents index: «Latitudes» magazine 5 / manuscript of Harry Taylor / Merton discussing the relative appropriateness of his work being featured in Playboy magazine and the American attitude toward sex.

First lines: "Many thanks for your cheque, which you sent to Mont-des-Cats Abbey, as I am informed. I expect to"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your cheque, which you sent to Mont-des-Cats Abbey, as I am informed. I expect to"...

First lines: "Thanks for your kind letter. I think we are working our way towards a solution. I have mentioned"...

First lines: "Thanks for your kind letter. I think we are working our way towards a solution. I have mentioned"...

First lines: "Please send a copy of «Monks Pond», Spring 1968 as described in the May issue of"... Contents index: «Monks Pond» and «Liturgical Arts» magazine.

First lines: "Please send a copy of «Monks Pond», Spring 1968 as described in the May issue of"... Contents index: «Monks Pond» and «Liturgical Arts» magazine.

First lines: "Merci de votre bonne lettre reçue bien."... Contents index: Mother Berchmans / Merton's article on St. Bernard and St. John of the Cross / Fr. Anthony / patience, humility, charity and obedience / the interior life / Fr. Odilon as Prior / Fr. Placid and Fr. Gerard.

First lines: "Merci de votre bonne lettre reçue bien."... Contents index: Mother Berchmans / Merton's article on St. Bernard and St. John of the Cross / Fr. Anthony / patience, humility, charity and obedience / the interior life / Fr. Odilon as Prior / Fr. Placid and Fr. Gerard.

First lines: "In your letter you mention the cool summer: it has got hot enough now! I have thought often of you"... Contents index: trip to Asia / Buddhist and other forms of monasticism / themes of "unity and reconciliation of opposites" in Merton's work and brought out in dissertation - true meaning of "Catholic".

First lines: "In your letter you mention the cool summer: it has got hot enough now! I have thought often of you"... Contents index: trip to Asia / Buddhist and other forms of monasticism / themes of "unity and reconciliation of opposites" in Merton's work and brought out in dissertation - true meaning of "Catholic".

First lines: "I am reading your book, «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander», which I find both informative and"... Contents index: C. S. Lewis and Merton / thesis topic - race relations - possibility of racial war or apartheid / could race war be carried out in the name of Christianity by white racists?.

First lines: "I am reading your book, «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander», which I find both informative and"... Contents index: C. S. Lewis and Merton / thesis topic - race relations - possibility of racial war or apartheid / could race war be carried out in the name of Christianity by white racists?.

First lines: "We write to canvass your availability to contribute a paper to a conference being convened in Sydney"...

First lines: "We write to canvass your availability to contribute a paper to a conference being convened in Sydney"...

First lines: "In the latest issue of «Liturgical Arts» magazine I noticed that you are preparing to print"... Contents index: requests a copy of «Monks Pond».

First lines: "In the latest issue of «Liturgical Arts» magazine I noticed that you are preparing to print"... Contents index: requests a copy of «Monks Pond».

First lines: "This is hurried because I am home only a few hours. I was sorry to hear you can't come. In the"... Contents index: regrets that Merton will not be at the conference - 250 superiors and not another voice like Merton's.

First lines: "This is hurried because I am home only a few hours. I was sorry to hear you can't come. In the"... Contents index: regrets that Merton will not be at the conference - 250 superiors and not another voice like Merton's.

First lines: "Your invitation is an attractive one indeed. I wish I could accept it. Unfortunately I am tied up"... Contents index: cannot attend conference / would like to go in order to visit Australian and New Zealand relatives.

First lines: "Your invitation is an attractive one indeed. I wish I could accept it. Unfortunately I am tied up"... Contents index: cannot attend conference / would like to go in order to visit Australian and New Zealand relatives.

First lines: "We're trying to get ready to leave here for the West Coast on the 20th of this month. We hoped to"... Contents index: sending some winter haiku from before / poem from book on farming.

First lines: "We're trying to get ready to leave here for the West Coast on the 20th of this month. We hoped to"... Contents index: sending some winter haiku from before / poem from book on farming.

First lines: "Thanks for your kind letter. I am certainly happy to think that so sound a judge as C.S.Lewis found"... Contents index: possibility of racial violence and apartheid police state - suggests writing to John Howard Griffin on this subject.

First lines: "Thanks for your kind letter. I am certainly happy to think that so sound a judge as C.S.Lewis found"... Contents index: possibility of racial violence and apartheid police state - suggests writing to John Howard Griffin on this subject.

First lines: "This is just a note to greet you from Boston. Last week's conference surpassed «all»"...

First lines: "This is just a note to greet you from Boston. Last week's conference surpassed «all»"...

First lines: "We would deeply appreciate your reading the enclosed manuscript. Please be aware that the lay-out,"... Contents index: asking Merton to review prospectus [not enclosed herein] for an Art Workshop, including the art and its lay-out / asking for criticism and/or an article on the workshop theme / asking for a professional endorsement of the project.

First lines: "We would deeply appreciate your reading the enclosed manuscript. Please be aware that the lay-out,"... Contents index: asking Merton to review prospectus [not enclosed herein] for an Art Workshop, including the art and its lay-out / asking for criticism and/or an article on the workshop theme / asking for a professional endorsement of the project.

First lines: "In regard to the letter of Dom John Morson of Aug. 12th. This problem arose rather frequently in"... Contents index: problems in publishing in France, Spain and Italy - problems with censors for the Italian translation of «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander».

First lines: "In regard to the letter of Dom John Morson of Aug. 12th. This problem arose rather frequently in"... Contents index: problems in publishing in France, Spain and Italy - problems with censors for the Italian translation of «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander».

First lines: "In regard to the letter of Dom John Morson about foreign censorship and in particular the Italian"... Contents index: problems in publishing in France, Spain and Italy - problems with censors for the Italian translation of «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander».

First lines: "In regard to the letter of Dom John Morson about foreign censorship and in particular the Italian"... Contents index: problems in publishing in France, Spain and Italy - problems with censors for the Italian translation of «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander».

First lines: "In regard to the letter of Dom John Morson about foreign censorship and in particular the Italian"... Contents index: problems in publishing in France, Spain and Italy - problems with censors for the Italian translation of «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander».

First lines: "In regard to the letter of Dom John Morson about foreign censorship and in particular the Italian"... Contents index: problems in publishing in France, Spain and Italy - problems with censors for the Italian translation of «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander».

First lines: "In the years that have passed since your group came here, I have often thought of you and wondered"... Contents index: sending part of a longer poem to use.

First lines: "In the years that have passed since your group came here, I have often thought of you and wondered"... Contents index: sending part of a longer poem to use.

First lines: "That flight is Eastern 504y - arriving in Washington DC. National Airport 8:17 p.m. Friday Aug 23rd."... Contents index: [verso: note by Bamberger concerning the flight and arrangements in Washington, D.C., including meeting the ambassador of Indonesia].

First lines: "That flight is Eastern 504y - arriving in Washington DC. National Airport 8:17 p.m. Friday Aug 23rd."... Contents index: [verso: note by Bamberger concerning the flight and arrangements in Washington, D.C., including meeting the ambassador of Indonesia].

First lines: "How have you been? We have thought of you often and the influence you have had on our lives. Last"... Contents index: trip to Norton's farm / Sr. Regina Catherine elected new superior general / trip to Brazil / how to start a "spirituality program".

First lines: "How have you been? We have thought of you often and the influence you have had on our lives. Last"... Contents index: trip to Norton's farm / Sr. Regina Catherine elected new superior general / trip to Brazil / how to start a "spirituality program".

First lines: "Thank you very much for your nice letter, and I am excited about my poems appearing in MONKS POND."... Contents index: Byrd spent time with Keith Wilson in the summer / submits contributor's notes / «Tolar Creek Syndicate».

First lines: "Thank you very much for your nice letter, and I am excited about my poems appearing in MONKS POND."... Contents index: Byrd spent time with Keith Wilson in the summer / submits contributor's notes / «Tolar Creek Syndicate».

First lines: "I have never thanked you for the two issues of «Monks Pond». I haven't had time to read them"... Contents index: commentary on Camus' «Plague».

First lines: "I have never thanked you for the two issues of «Monks Pond». I haven't had time to read them"... Contents index: commentary on Camus' «Plague».

First lines: "September has nearly come around and alas, no Wales. First of all the General Chapter is not until"...

First lines: "September has nearly come around and alas, no Wales. First of all the General Chapter is not until"...

First lines: "I am so pleased that you are going to print the two Zen stories and some poems. Biographically, I"... Contents index: biographical information / working on a book of poems entitled «Coat of Flesh».

First lines: "I am so pleased that you are going to print the two Zen stories and some poems. Biographically, I"... Contents index: biographical information / working on a book of poems entitled «Coat of Flesh».

First lines: "Dr Mitchell recommended these - can you please provide? [-] Thanks in Jesu [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "Dr Mitchell recommended these - can you please provide? [-] Thanks in Jesu [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "I8m [sic] returning what's left of your beautiful book. Have used and pilfered for MPOND iii and iv"...

First lines: "I8m [sic] returning what's left of your beautiful book. Have used and pilfered for MPOND iii and iv"...

First lines: "Will you please do whatever is necessary to process this new book of verse? [-] Many thanks in Xto"...

First lines: "Will you please do whatever is necessary to process this new book of verse? [-] Many thanks in Xto"...

First lines: "Thank you so much for your letter authorizing that any charges on Father Louis's American Express"...

First lines: "Thank you so much for your letter authorizing that any charges on Father Louis's American Express"...

First lines: "No, Mpond 3 hasn't arrived yet; sure it will in a day or two--. Book is with Doubleday, yes;"...

First lines: "No, Mpond 3 hasn't arrived yet; sure it will in a day or two--. Book is with Doubleday, yes;"...

First lines: "tell father louis that ron seitz called and said that he would be here on Tuesday at 10:00. he also"... Contents index: poems by Ron Seitz in «Monks Pond».

First lines: "tell father louis that ron seitz called and said that he would be here on Tuesday at 10:00. he also"... Contents index: poems by Ron Seitz in «Monks Pond».

First lines: "For your confidential information I wish to assure you that I have received the unanimous support of"... Contents index: Merton's annotation on letter "suggest Mother Myriam (Redwoods) / Breitenbeck asks for suggestions of contemplative nuns for conference.

First lines: "For your confidential information I wish to assure you that I have received the unanimous support of"... Contents index: Merton's annotation on letter "suggest Mother Myriam (Redwoods) / Breitenbeck asks for suggestions of contemplative nuns for conference.

First lines: "I am writing this in the Chancery Office while waiting to get my flight to California confirmed."... Contents index: [writing from Anchorage, Alaska] flying in bush planes and getting a feel for Alaska / good prospects for a hermitage / climbed a 2000 foot mountain.

First lines: "I am writing this in the Chancery Office while waiting to get my flight to California confirmed."... Contents index: [writing from Anchorage, Alaska] flying in bush planes and getting a feel for Alaska / good prospects for a hermitage / climbed a 2000 foot mountain.

First lines: "Your letter(s) followed me to Alaska and got here just in time. I have not run out on the monastery"... Contents index: [written from Anchorage, Alaska].

First lines: "Your letter(s) followed me to Alaska and got here just in time. I have not run out on the monastery"... Contents index: [written from Anchorage, Alaska].

First lines: "Yesterday I wrote in a big hurry on a most unfamiliar typewriter. This is still not the kind of"... Contents index: [writing from Anchorage, Alaska] plans of going to Juneau area - later visit the Yakutat people / hermits - Russian Orthodox monk who has lived for years off of Kodiak island - the Staretz living there before him was venerated a saint.

First lines: "Yesterday I wrote in a big hurry on a most unfamiliar typewriter. This is still not the kind of"... Contents index: [writing from Anchorage, Alaska] plans of going to Juneau area - later visit the Yakutat people / hermits - Russian Orthodox monk who has lived for years off of Kodiak island - the Staretz living there before him was venerated a saint.

First lines: "Your letter finally caught up with me in Alaska but I am moving on. Impossible to get to trial"... Contents index: post card from Mt. McKinley, Alaska / Merton responds to an invitation to attend the trial of the Catonsville Nine, Philip Berrigan, Daniel Berrigan and seven others who broke into a Selective Service office in Catonsville, MD, and burned draft records / Merton will be in India and cannon make the October trial, but is raising money.

First lines: "I thought you'd like to see some photos of one of the best places I have found. These are pictures"... Contents index: [writing from Anchorage, Alaska] sending pictures of good places for hermitage in Alaska - Cordova, Alaska / offers of land to Merton for hermitage.

First lines: "I thought you'd like to see some photos of one of the best places I have found. These are pictures"... Contents index: [writing from Anchorage, Alaska] sending pictures of good places for hermitage in Alaska - Cordova, Alaska / offers of land to Merton for hermitage.

First lines: "I borrowed Mother Myriam's Olivetti to write out my paper for Darjeeling (they wanted it written out"... Contents index: [writing from Redwoods Monastery in Whitethorn, California] advantages of the solitude of Alaska over the development on the California coast / will return to Gethsemani but does not see future there / Asian trip agenda / on Dom James Fox finally thinking Merton "mature" - "Maybe that was the result of the episode in 1966".

First lines: "I borrowed Mother Myriam's Olivetti to write out my paper for Darjeeling (they wanted it written out"... Contents index: [writing from Redwoods Monastery in Whitethorn, California] advantages of the solitude of Alaska over the development on the California coast / will return to Gethsemani but does not see future there / Asian trip agenda / on Dom James Fox finally thinking Merton "mature" - "Maybe that was the result of the episode in 1966".

First lines: "Just a word to say I am in Calcutta and the meeting is about to begin. It will be held here because"... Contents index: [writing from the Oberoi Grand Hotel in Calcutta, India] experience of Buddhism in Thailand / poverty of Calcutta / "The idea of ghetto monasticism in Calcutta is just impossible!".

First lines: "Just a word to say I am in Calcutta and the meeting is about to begin. It will be held here because"... Contents index: [writing from the Oberoi Grand Hotel in Calcutta, India] experience of Buddhism in Thailand / poverty of Calcutta / "The idea of ghetto monasticism in Calcutta is just impossible!".

First lines: "India has turned out to be very groovy indeed. The meeting in Calcutta was not very good but as"... 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: "India has turned out to be very groovy indeed. The meeting in Calcutta was not very good but as"... 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 owe you a progress report. Not having got any mail for a couple of weeks I don't know if there"... Contents index: [writing from the Hotel Imperial in New Delhi, India] meeting with the Dalai Lama in the Himalayas - Tibetan samadhi / Madhyamika philosophy / Dalai Lama called Merton a "Geyshe" - someone with Dalai Lama told Merton he had never said this of a westerner before / Alaska hermitage / popularization of Tibetan spirituality.

First lines: "I owe you a progress report. Not having got any mail for a couple of weeks I don't know if there"... Contents index: [writing from the Hotel Imperial in New Delhi, India] meeting with the Dalai Lama in the Himalayas - Tibetan samadhi / Madhyamika philosophy / Dalai Lama called Merton a "Geyshe" - someone with Dalai Lama told Merton he had never said this of a westerner before / Alaska hermitage / popularization of Tibetan spirituality.

First lines: "By all means use the article - with better title. The Indian journey has been fine so far, fine"... Contents index: Dalai Lama / return from Asia in May via England a trip to Wales with Allchin.

First lines: "By all means use the article - with better title. The Indian journey has been fine so far, fine"... Contents index: Dalai Lama / return from Asia in May via England a trip to Wales with Allchin.

First lines: "By all means use the article with better title."... Contents index: [typed message for handwritten postcard] Dalai Lama / return from Asia in May via England a trip to Wales with Allchin.

First lines: "By all means use the article with better title."... Contents index: [typed message for handwritten postcard] Dalai Lama / return from Asia in May via England a trip to Wales with Allchin.

First lines: "This is a very brief note to say hello. You will by now have heard of the trial and our sentencing."... Contents index: trial and sentencing of Daniel and Philip Berrigan for "Catonsville Nine" incident of breaking into draft office and burning draft cards with home-made napalm in Catonsville, Maryland / asking if Merton would be interviewed by Francine Grey of the «New Yorker» about peace movement [Merton (in Asia) later declines].

First lines: "I am shattered by this unbelievable event. I know it is God's will, and I know that our dear friend"... Contents index: Laughlin's response to the news of Merton's death.

First lines: "I am shattered by this unbelievable event. I know it is God's will, and I know that our dear friend"... Contents index: Laughlin's response to the news of Merton's death.

First lines: "Thank you for your telegram informing us of Father Thomas Merton's death. I assume he will be buried"... Contents index: [Harold Brewster Jenkins was Merton's uncle on his mother's side - see also the "Jenkins, Harold" file in Section A].

First lines: "Thank you for your telegram informing us of Father Thomas Merton's death. I assume he will be buried"... Contents index: [Harold Brewster Jenkins was Merton's uncle on his mother's side - see also the "Jenkins, Harold" file in Section A].

First lines: "I take the liberty to write you as a friend of Thomas Merton, since you were his publisher"... Contents index: Merton had, before his death, promised a contribution to «Mele» and Baciu asks if Laughlin can send a poem.