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Review (by: Christensen, Bryce J.) in Booklist [Chicago] 81.17 (May 1985): 1220.

Review (by: Lester, Julius) in Katallagete 9.3 (Summer 1986): 7-14.

Review (by: Wolfe, Ann F.) in Dispatch Columbus OH (22 November 1970).

Review (by: Patnaik, Deba P.) in Courier-Journal [Louisville] (25 October 1970).

Review (by: Kilcourse, George) in Mid-Stream 30.1 (January 1991): 35-49.

This 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 Most materials are unpublished at present.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.

The files contain correspondence between Thomas Merton and people filed under "A" (typically those with a surname beginning with the letter).

First lines: "Votre très aimable et très"...

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

First lines: "I deeply regret the fact that due to your ill health you had to return early to Japan, and were"... Contents index: Abe's notes on "Living Dying Life" / the «Eastern Buddhist» publication / Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki / Richard De Martino / Winston King.

First lines: "I am sorry not to have written to you long before this. I have been dreadfully busy for the past"... Contents index: Abe's paper "Zen and Western Thought" / Merton's "A New Christian Consciousness?", "Seven Words", and «Mystics and Zen Masters» / Catholicism, Protestantism and ontological aspects of Christianity.

First lines: "Mon séjour en votre ashram fût une découverte bien agréable. Pour la première fois je vis, réalisé,"... Contents index: author listed as "(S) C. Kuriakose".

First lines: "En Inde, qu'on soit Hindou, musulman ou bouddhiste, la sainteté consiste essentiellement dans"... Contents index: author listed as "(S) Un novice.".

First lines: "We were pleased to receive the folowing [sic] books from you today: BREAD IN THE WILDERNESS, THE"... Contents index: thanks Merton for sending books and translation into Indonesian / Fr. Franciscus (Fransiskus "Frans" Harjawiyata / Frans Harjawiyata).

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Agadjanian, Georges".

First lines: "I do not mean to start a correspondence with you, for nothing can be more depressing than an"... Contents index: desire to publish an article by Merton in Gannon College magazine and plans for publishing his own work.

First lines: "It was thoughtless of me for not giving to you my home address. Colleges have vacations, days of"... Contents index: plans to do a second printing of article in the "Laureate".

First lines: "I am very sorry for not answering you more promptly. By now you can probably guess why: almost"... Contents index: offers advice and encouragement about publishing and a name of a publisher.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Agagianian, Gregorio Pietro, Cardinal".

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Agnes, Mother, O.C.D.".

First lines: "Sincere congratulations on your appointment as Master of Students; your new task will mean so much"... Contents index: Benedictines and Cistercians as sources for instruction / St. John's «Ascent» / Henri Daniel-Rops / other recommendations for authors and texts to teach students.

First lines: "No, your ms. is not lost. It arrived here yesterday, forwarded from Glockner. I have already begun"... Contents index: review of manuscript / Merton's Journal / proposes question: "What must one do practically when he has come to distrust his human concepts of the realities of the Faith?".

First lines: "This is a shot in the dark - probably completely unwarranted. But I know you understand, and will"... Contents index: sees hints that Merton has an idea of leaving Gethsemani and argues extensively that it will undermine his previous work and cause critics to write him off.

First lines: "Before Ash Wednesday descends upon us I want to thank you for your last letter."... Contents index: [two carbon copy transcripts of the letter filed in Dom James Fox's file concerning Merton and the critical article of him by Dom Aelred Graham, "A Modern Man in Reverse" / see also "Graham, Aelred" correspondence file, Series 2 for this file].

First lines: "The letter has been and will be my address from the beginning of June until the end of November."... Contents index: moved to New Jersey to work as chairman of the board of [Biblical] translators / working on Epistles / editorial policy / not like Knox's translation.

First lines: "Just a quick response. Colman McCarthy's article was extremely slanted, I thought, and I got"... Contents index: thought his words got slanted / states some problems with Trappist life but thinks some true contemplatives are produced and McCarthy was off base.

In this short exchange of letters, Merton discusses with Aiken the legitimacy of mystical states induced by psychedelic drugs.

First lines: "I want to express my appreciation of your paper. A NEW CHRISTIAN CONSCIOUSNESS, as excerpted in THE"... Contents index: practicing vs. theoretical mystics / Prof. Asrani of India - the "Inner Kingdom" and Sahaj State / response to Merton's statement that drugs could be a substitute for self-transcendence or love / Aiken sees LSD as useful.

First lines: "Thanks for your interesting letter of July 12. As you may imagine, I am having a hard time keeping"... Contents index: correspondence with Aldous Huxley and Gerald Heard about drugs / "you are right in saying that 'careful and occasional use' of psychedelics can be quite helpful." / Peyote as a way to "sacramentally" connect with Indians / latter day messianic cults.

First lines: "I hope that I have not transgressed your wishes in showing your letter at Wisques. Dom Doyère asked"... Contents index: [no date but seems to fall between 1964/09/11 and 1964/09/22 letters] "Monk in Diaspora".

First lines: "I am just about to go into retreat for eight days, and wanted to drop you this note. I shall be"... Contents index: President Johnson's "peace offensive" in Vietnam and Pope's calls for peace.

First lines: "Remembering you here! Yugoslavia difficult,- Egypt: land and monuments outstanding. The rest"... Contents index: [postcard of the ruins of Qumran] going next to Israel, Turkey and Greece.

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: "I am very grateful for your letter of your study on "The Primitive Carmelite Ideal". I have found"... Contents index: poses questions about "The Primitive Carmelite Ideal" / growing desire for "life of the desert".

There is one letter in this file which is from Merton to Judy Alexander detailing arrangements for the traveling display of some of this calligraphies.

First lines: "Fr Paul at Conyers has written to me that you would be interested in the calligraphies of mine which"... Contents index: places where Merton's art will be displayed / arrangements for shipping art / proceeds going to scholarship fund.

First lines: "I received with gratitude the exchange of letters between yourself and the late Thomas Merton."...

First lines: "I received your letter requesting to use letter I wrote to Father Louis Merton in the Merton Study"... Contents index: permissions request.

First lines: "We have two additional replies to our form letter to the correspondents of Thomas Merton. 1."... Contents index: permissions for Sr. Alice / letter from Ethel Burns and Columbia medal of excellence, Christmas letters, and autographed books.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Allan, Julian P., O.B.E., F.R.B.S.".

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, Canon".

First lines: "Have I yet thanked you for the remarkable little book of essays on the Blessed Virgin. I"...

First lines: "I am getting near to the date of coming to New York. I fly on the 16th of this month. I have been"...

First lines: "I have two letters of yours to answer, and the first one is the second. There is no problem at all"...

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

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

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: "Thank you for your letter of February 16 concerning your correspondence with Thomas Merton. We will"...

First lines: "Thank you for your letter of August 7th about my correspondence with Thomas Merton. I am replying"... Contents index: Replying on his own behalf and for Sr. Bridget, S.L.G. (formerly Sr. Bridget, O.S.H. / Order of St. Helena).

First lines: "Rather than holding off until I start alphabetically through the correspondence, I have pulled yours"...

First lines: "I want to write a few words to thank you for your letter and to encourage you to stick to the good"... Contents index: Vietnam / words of encouragement for soldier and comrades.

First lines: "When Seabury Press decided to do Camus' "The Plague" for its Religious Dimensions in Literature"... Contents index: news clipping sent by Allman from the New York Post from "The Week in Books" by Martha MacGregor describing Merton's many interests.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Alvares, Marcos Maria de, Fr., O.F.M.".

First lines: "The Visitation nuns of a convent in France have asked for a copy of "The Less Traveled Road.""... Contents index: [see Amps' response on the same page].

First lines: "Fr. Raymond had none, so we received one from Fr. Innocent- a used copy from the Lib."... Contents index: [on same page as note by Merton, recorded here as the same date].

First lines: "[…] Lá muito, escreverlhe, quando agora"... Contents index: [sent on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, January 25th, 1958] includes a small photo dated 1956/07/25 of workers in a field (see scan of photo at the top of this finding aid's web page).

First lines: "Trinity Parish is going to publish a journal of poetry, prints, and essays, to appear twice each"... Contents index: asking permission to publish some of Merton's poetry.

First lines: "Please forgive the long delay. I have been wanting to send you something. All my poems are "out""... Contents index: Merton sends notes on Julien Green / asks if Anderson wants "abstract 'calligraphic' drawings".

First lines: "Due to the tragic death of the president we have decided to include a separate section of poems"... Contents index: Kennedy's death / publishing of Merton's drawings / art collector interested in drawings / Fr. Roselip sending poems / Chinese and Taiwanese poets.

First lines: "Thank you for your gracious welcome to us on Saturday. I am particularly grateful to you for the"... Contents index: Christian efforts for peace / Hibakusha.

First lines: "Thank you for writing me as you have. I am sorry that the young people will not have the privilege"... Contents index: Johnson government in southeast Asia / blame placed on Eisenhower.

First lines: "El distinguido Presidente de la Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Dr. Julio Endara, se"... Contents index: heard about Merton's plans to commission a statue of Mary and Child Jesus and offers to take up the job.

First lines: "Le agradezco mucho su carta, y voy a explicarle mis ideas para la obra propuesta, de una estatua de"... Contents index: commissions and describes plan for a Statue of the Blessed Virgin for the Novitiate Library / vocation of artist and monk-priest / Nativity and Native Americans.

First lines: "I thank you very much for your letters, and I am going to explain to you my ideas about the work"... Contents index: translation of the 1958/03/03 letter to commission and describe a plan for a Statue of the Blessed Virgin for the novitiate library (translator's handwriting, not Merton's).

First lines: "Contesto su interesante carta de 7 de los corriente. Mi plan de trabajo será el siguiente:"...

First lines: "Gracias por su atenta carta de 18 de julio por el cheque de quinientos dólares que"...

First lines: "Your letter arrived this morning and I enjoyed all of it very much. I reply immediately to your"... Contents index: [verso of card: photo and text, "Statue of St. Bernard (by Peter Watts) Abbey of Gethsemani, Ky."].

First lines: "Gracias por su carta. Estoy muy contento que el trabajo le haya"...

First lines: "I was glad to get your letter and am replying immediately to say that we would like to have"...

First lines: "La estatua de la Santísima Virgen y el Niño por Jaime Andrade ha sido recibida e instalada aquí,"...

First lines: "Discúlpeme usted que de tarde en tarde le escriba unas letras. Mis actividades no me dejan mucho"... Contents index: [includes color slide of mosaics] «Emblems in a Season of Fury» / good translations of poems / explanation of new artistic style that Andrade is developing of mosaics in relief employed in modern architecture.

First lines: "It was good to get your letter and to hear of your new work. The mosaics in relief seem to me to be"... Contents index: books on Ecuadorian folk lore / Merton's abstract drawings.

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: "Word has reached me that you are writing a book on the religion of the Shakers, to be illustrated by"... Contents index: [sends unknown enclosure] Shirley Burden illustrator / Harold Hugo and reproduction of Shaker furniture.

First lines: "We so appreciate your letter, with its great understanding and insight. The mystical phrase of the"...

First lines: "This morning I received a good long letter from Shirley Burden in California and some pictures he"...

First lines: "You were so good to give of your time and thought to us at the Abbey. I wish it were possible to"...

First lines: "I was touched at your thoughtfulness in sending me the music for the song "Decisive Work". It is"...

First lines: "We are very happy to know that you will do the preface to our new book. The illustrations - 80 to"...

First lines: "«A Proposal to Save The Shaker Community at Hancock, Massachusetts»"... Contents index: two slightly different-sized copies of a similar flyer / may be what is referenced in 1961/08/26 letter.

Review (by: Williamson, Claude Charles H.) in American Ecclesiastical Review 148 (January 1963): 65-66.

Review (by: Pfister, Edward) in Catholic messenger 80 (8 February 1962): 11.

Review (by: Outcault, Cornelius B.) in Catholic World 195 (April 1962): 44.

Review (by: Scratch, Walter L.) in Citizen News (5 January 1962).

Review (by: Klumb, Frances) in News & Courier Charleston SC (18 February 1962).

Review (by: Friedebertha, Sister M., O.S.F.) in News Sentinel Fort Wayne IN (6 January 1962).

Review (by: Schlegel, Desmond, O.S.B.) in Tablet [London] 216 (15 December 1962): 1225-1226.

Review (by: Centner, David J., O.C.D.) in Spiritual Life 54.3 (Fall 2008): 185-86.

Reviews of No Man Is an Island.

Review (by: Ryan, Lucy) in Register Des Moines IA (10 April 1955).

Review (by: Frayser, Louise C.) in Times Dispatch Richmond VA (10 April 1955).

Review (by: Doherty, Daniel) in Telegram Worchester MA (17 April 1955).

Review in World Herald Omaha Nebraska (8 May 1955).

Review in News Detroit MI (8 May 1955).

Review (by: O'Bryant, Arch) in Eagle Wichita Kansas (24 April 1955).

Review in News Malden, Mass (26 May 1955).

Review in Catholic World (June 1955) [:234.

Review (by: Monroe, Harold) in Star Fort Worth TX (19 June 1955).

Review in Plain Dealer Cleveland OH (4 March 1958).

Review in Globe Sioux City Iowa (14 February 1957).