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First lines: "I am a monk, poet, priest, and have written s [sic] few books on the contemplative life in which I"... Contents index: response to Bieberman's article "On Getting the Message" in «Innerspace» - advice from Merton - has no experience with psychedelics, but much experience with youth going through crises as novice master / "experience and communication, solitude and community" / Indians and peyote / Ibn al'Arabi / Sufis.

First lines: "In August the Thomas More Association will publish the «1968 Catholic Book Annual», an"... Contents index: asking if Merton would write for the «Annual» on "What five books published during the past year do you consider most important within your own experience?".

First lines: "In August the Thomas More Association will publish the «1968 Catholic Book Annual», an"... Contents index: asking if Merton would write for the «Annual» on "What five books published during the past year do you consider most important within your own experience?".

First lines: "According to our record (of this year} we have not sent anything to the reverse side address, thus"...

First lines: "According to our record (of this year} we have not sent anything to the reverse side address, thus"...

First lines: "I intended to send the above some books but probably never put in the list. If you to [sic] not"... Contents index: [see verso for Amps' reply - Merton sending books to Mario Falsina, a student at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, Italy, who was living in Bergamo - see the "Falsina, Mario" file].

First lines: "I intended to send the above some books but probably never put in the list. If you to [sic] not"... Contents index: [see verso for Amps' reply - Merton sending books to Mario Falsina, a student at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, Italy, who was living in Bergamo - see the "Falsina, Mario" file].

First lines: "Thanks for your kind letter of April 4th. I do not think it would be possible for me to undertake"... Contents index: refuses offer for Lenten Book 1969.

First lines: "Thanks for your kind letter of April 4th. I do not think it would be possible for me to undertake"... Contents index: refuses offer for Lenten Book 1969.

First lines: "Certainly go ahead with a translation of the "Primitive Carmelite Ideal". When it is published I"...

First lines: "Certainly go ahead with a translation of the "Primitive Carmelite Ideal". When it is published I"...

First lines: "I write to inquire whether your schedule of commitments might permit you to do the Seabury Lenten"... Contents index: asking whether Merton would like to do the Seabury Lenten Book for 1969 / Alan Paton working on 1968.

First lines: "I write to inquire whether your schedule of commitments might permit you to do the Seabury Lenten"... Contents index: asking whether Merton would like to do the Seabury Lenten Book for 1969 / Alan Paton working on 1968.

First lines: "I was taught at home (and also at […] perhaps?) that one ought always to write Thank You Letters"...

First lines: "I was taught at home (and also at […] perhaps?) that one ought always to write Thank You Letters"...

First lines: "Many thanks for Palm Sunday epistle. Here it is Low Sunday already. Why not drive over with Jim"... Contents index: arranging another get together.

First lines: "No problem about the quote to be used in THE ROOTS OF FAITH. The credit line is all right as given."...

First lines: "No problem about the quote to be used in THE ROOTS OF FAITH. The credit line is all right as given."...

First lines: "As to the Alberti piece: please believe that I had no idea you would take it that way."... Contents index: [only a segment of a message (top and bottom cut off) - verso: Bamberger notes that this was a message from Merton to one of his secretaries].

First lines: "Yesterday we had a council meeting and, at my suggestion, voted on F. Louis' becoming a hermit."... Contents index: [note by Bamberger on verso of #98a].

First lines: "I am planning to see Dr Mitchell this «Thursday» A.M. Can you please arrange (I had to change"... Contents index: [verso: drawing and the words "FIRE", "40 ARCES" [sic], and "TOP MT. HERMON"].

First lines: "The diarrhea is bad again (due to fuss of trying to get everything in order, disposed of etc.)"...

First lines: "I'm interested in Ky. History and in the 7th grade we are keeping a scrapbook of Kentucky facts."... Contents index: asks Merton to "send all the information about Kentucky music and Ky. facts that you can".

First lines: "I'm interested in Ky. History and in the 7th grade we are keeping a scrapbook of Kentucky facts."... Contents index: asks Merton to "send all the information about Kentucky music and Ky. facts that you can".

First lines: "P. Patrick wants these bulletins for Collectanea. Can you red this copy? I am taking the ones"...

First lines: "I will try out sleeping in hermitage for a few nights - to see if dampness effects the bursitis."... Contents index: [Bamberger adds notes about Merton's condition on verso of card].

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 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: "human culture, going in the direction of the increased unification of the human race. If we"... Contents index: draft for the section of the teacher's manual for «The Roots of Faith: Book 4» which includes Merton's piece on Camus.

First lines: "human culture, going in the direction of the increased unification of the human race. If we"... Contents index: draft for the section of the teacher's manual for «The Roots of Faith: Book 4» which includes Merton's piece on Camus.

First lines: "We have acquired the publishing rights to «The Roots of Faith» Religion Series produced by the"... Contents index: Rev. Leo Henry from Pittsburgh / permission to use section of "Albert Camus and the Church" for the teacher's manual for «The Roots of Faith: Book 4».

First lines: "We have acquired the publishing rights to «The Roots of Faith» Religion Series produced by the"... Contents index: Rev. Leo Henry from Pittsburgh / permission to use section of "Albert Camus and the Church" for the teacher's manual for «The Roots of Faith: Book 4».

First lines: "I do not know if you remember me from my letters written two years ago, when you kindly sent me two"... Contents index: asking for translation rights for "The Primitive Carmelite Ideal" article to be published in Polish periodical «Znak» in Kraków.

First lines: "I do not know if you remember me from my letters written two years ago, when you kindly sent me two"... Contents index: asking for translation rights for "The Primitive Carmelite Ideal" article to be published in Polish periodical «Znak» in Kraków.

First lines: "You are the first person who ever picked me out as an authority on music. I cannot even play a"... Contents index: Merton says he can play the bongo drums and likes country music and Johnny Cash / contributes some facts and history about the monastery for Boyd's report on Kentucky.

First lines: "Thanks for your nice letter. I will give you what help I can. First of all, I have read"... Contents index: read Hammarskjold's «Markings» "with great interest and sympathy" / "common interest in Meister Eckhart" / Johannes Tauler and John of the Cross / recommends «Conjectures, Seeds, New Seeds» / Merton's «Gandhi» - Hammarskjöld and Oriental thought / hasn't read recent biography on Hammarskjöld.

First lines: "You are the first person who ever picked me out as an authority on music. I cannot even play a"... Contents index: Merton says he can play the bongo drums and likes country music and Johnny Cash / contributes some facts and history about the monastery for Boyd's report on Kentucky.

First lines: "Thanks for your nice letter. I will give you what help I can. First of all, I have read"... Contents index: read Hammarskjold's «Markings» "with great interest and sympathy" / "common interest in Meister Eckhart" / Johannes Tauler and John of the Cross / recommends «Conjectures, Seeds, New Seeds» / Merton's «Gandhi» - Hammarskjöld and Oriental thought / hasn't read recent biography on Hammarskjöld.

First lines: "Here I am by the ocean at Santa Barbara, stuck without writing papers but determined to get a line"... Contents index: Ping Ferry / loneliness and love - Merton and "M." / "free church" worship / "free wheeling" Jesuits from L.A. - drinking bourbon and discussing "freedom, love, change, hope, you, us, them, all of it" / Joan Baez.

First lines: "Just a note to say that I hope to be at Gethsemani on Tuesday after Easter, probably in the"...

First lines: "Just a note to say that I hope to be at Gethsemani on Tuesday after Easter, probably in the"...

First lines: "In my college freshman English class, I'm working on a term paper, comparing you with"... Contents index: comparing Merton and Dag Hammarskjold on contemplation and peace / using «Seven Storey Mountain» / request more information / «No Man Is an Island».

First lines: "In my college freshman English class, I'm working on a term paper, comparing you with"... Contents index: comparing Merton and Dag Hammarskjold on contemplation and peace / using «Seven Storey Mountain» / request more information / «No Man Is an Island».

First lines: "I enclose my Eastertide "Letter", which is, possibly, more interesting than the previous ones."...

First lines: "I enclose my Eastertide "Letter", which is, possibly, more interesting than the previous ones."...

First lines: "Thanks for your reassuring note. It did clear things up a bit and I would not be surprised if I"... Contents index: plans to outsource typing / Br. Martin and the Alberti poem / continuing his Gethsemani Sunday conferences / comments said about Bamberger.

First 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].

First lines: "Thanks for your reassuring note. It did clear things up a bit and I would not be surprised if I"... Contents index: plans to outsource typing / Br. Martin and the Alberti poem / continuing his Gethsemani Sunday conferences / comments said about Bamberger.

First lines: "Doing better - moved from Infirmary to hermitage. Buddhist monk, prof. at Cambridge, came from Viet"... Contents index: [see also #95a on the same page].

First lines: "This is not anything urgent, but I am just beginning to wonder. Br Martin has been doing some"... Contents index: Spanish poet [Alberti] translation of a work about Rome / question about continuing Sunday conferences - "I feel that […] these kids do not really understand what I am talking about".

First lines: "I have an appointment with Dr Mitchell Saturday - could you please make the necessary arrangements?"... Contents index: [see also #95a on the same page].

First lines: "This is not anything urgent, but I am just beginning to wonder. Br Martin has been doing some"... Contents index: Spanish poet [Alberti] translation of a work about Rome / question about continuing Sunday conferences - "I feel that […] these kids do not really understand what I am talking about".

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: "Just got your new book yesterday. It looks great. Will report soon as I can type again. I just"... Contents index: dialogue between "extreme people" about the future relevance of monasticism - against monasticism as a "tolerable Christian concept" - Rosemary Ruether and Vahanian; for quasi-monastic, middle ground - Dorothy Day and Dave Kirk; traditional monasticism - Dom Jean Leclercq and Merton / Jim Forest / Joan Baez.

First lines: "Would you have the new edition (in French) of St Basil's letters? Seems I saw it once in novitiate"... Contents index: [see also #84b on the same page].

First lines: "I left it in the novitiate - it should be there - or in the library. Sorry I don't have the book."... Contents index: [see also #84a on the same page].

First lines: "Many thanks - enjoyable to read such a fantastic writer -- [-] Happy New Year [-] In Xto"... Contents index: [verso: Bamberger notes that the fantastic writer Merton refers to is Paul Valéry and his «History of Politics»].

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: "Many thanks for yours of February 17th and the enclosed document. Perhaps I didn't make it clear"... Contents index: [see "Stone, Naomi Burton" file for letter].

First lines: "Many thanks for yours of February 17th and the enclosed document. Perhaps I didn't make it clear"... Contents index: [see "Stone, Naomi Burton" file for letter].

First lines: "Thanks for the laurel note and the clipping on AJ. He certainly was one of the notable people,"... Contents index: Jim Holloway visited with Will Campbell / Vietnam / working on articles about Albert Camus and William Faulkner.

First lines: "Thanks for your note. I was very pleased to hear that you see no big obstacle looming and that you"...

First lines: "Thanks for your note. I was very pleased to hear that you see no big obstacle looming and that you"...

First lines: "Here I come a little bit late to congratulate you, but you know well how happy I am regarding"... Contents index: [copied from annotated typescript in Sub-Section H.7, Hart Working Files, Accession 2, Box 3].

First lines: "Here I come a little bit late to congratulate you, but you know well how happy I am regarding"... Contents index: [copied from annotated typescript in Sub-Section H.7, Hart Working Files, Accession 2, Box 3].

First lines: "Voici que je viens un peu en retard pour vous féliciter, mais vous savez bien combien je suis"...

First lines: "Voici que je viens un peu en retard pour vous féliciter, mais vous savez bien combien je suis"...

First lines: "Thanks for your letterof [sic] Jan.27 and above all for the splendid book on «Siena» by Titus"...

First lines: "Thanks for your letterof [sic] Jan.27 and above all for the splendid book on «Siena» by Titus"...

First lines: "Sidi Abdeslam […] oublié votre rencontre, les moments pour le Colliue, et tout ce que vous"...

First lines: "Sidi Abdeslam […] oublié votre rencontre, les moments pour le Colliue, et tout ce que vous"...

First lines: "I have no qualms in saying I like your ms, but selling it is another thing again. The poems are"... Contents index: makes suggestions about where to publish or not publish poems - difficulty he will face.

First lines: "I have no qualms in saying I like your ms, but selling it is another thing again. The poems are"... Contents index: makes suggestions about where to publish or not publish poems - difficulty he will face.

First lines: "I am so very happy that you are willing to do a commentary on Camus' «The Plague» for the"... Contents index: series for Seabury Press / enclosing Frederick Dillistone's piece on Patrick White's «Riders in the Chariot» / Modern Library edition of Camus' «The Plague» / Merton's enclosure of a mimeographed letter about the actions of Fr. Charles Davis and about Merton's life as a hermit.

First lines: "I am so very happy that you are willing to do a commentary on Camus' «The Plague» for the"... Contents index: series for Seabury Press / enclosing Frederick Dillistone's piece on Patrick White's «Riders in the Chariot» / Modern Library edition of Camus' «The Plague» / Merton's enclosure of a mimeographed letter about the actions of Fr. Charles Davis and about Merton's life as a hermit.

First lines: "I am simply appalled to hear of your misfortune. Unfortunately it seems that more and more people"...

First lines: "I am simply appalled to hear of your misfortune. Unfortunately it seems that more and more people"...

First lines: "I presume that you can read english, I hope. I know you have acted in all innocence-- good will--"...

First lines: "I presume that you can read english, I hope. I know you have acted in all innocence-- good will--"...

First lines: "I would not want you to misinterpret my letter which I have written to good Father Bernard"... Contents index: complaint to Dom Colomban Bissey that one of the monks of Melleray, Fr. Bernard, was trying to "induce Father Louis to make a trip across the Atlantic" for Bissey's induction into the French Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor).

First lines: "I would not want you to misinterpret my letter which I have written to good Father Bernard"... Contents index: complaint to Dom Colomban Bissey that one of the monks of Melleray, Fr. Bernard, was trying to "induce Father Louis to make a trip across the Atlantic" for Bissey's induction into the French Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor).

First lines: "One more thing before I sign off. On New Year's Day I received a great grace---totally unlooked for"... Contents index: [seemingly missing all but last page of letter] typing for Merton.

First lines: "One more thing before I sign off. On New Year's Day I received a great grace---totally unlooked for"... Contents index: [seemingly missing all but last page of letter] typing for Merton.

First lines: "J'aurais voulu vous annonce moi-même,"...

First lines: "J'aurais voulu vous annonce moi-même,"...

First lines: "At Jacques' request, I am returning to you the ms of Raissa's «Journal». He has come up with"... Contents index: Bruce Publishing Co..

First lines: "At Jacques' request, I am returning to you the ms of Raissa's «Journal». He has come up with"... Contents index: Bruce Publishing Co..

First lines: "I am delighted that you can use the photograph on the jacket of the new book. Already told"...

First lines: "I am delighted that you can use the photograph on the jacket of the new book. Already told"...

First lines: "I am delighted that you can use the photograph on the jacket of the new book. Already told"...

First lines: "I am delighted that you can use the photograph on the jacket of the new book. Already told"...

First lines: "It certainly was kind of you to entertain me at such length and so well when I was in Kentucky."...

First lines: "It certainly was kind of you to entertain me at such length and so well when I was in Kentucky."...

First lines: "Time has come for me to publish another book of poems with Doubleday and I would like to use your"...

First lines: "Thank you very much for your letter. I have now heard from my friends in Louisville and shall be"...

First lines: "Time has come for me to publish another book of poems with Doubleday and I would like to use your"...

First lines: "Thank you very much for your letter. I have now heard from my friends in Louisville and shall be"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a commentary on"... Contents index: Merton to write commentary on Camus' «The Plague» / probably will not start until late summer / publishing clearance / which translation or edition to use.

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a commentary on"... Contents index: Merton to write commentary on Camus' «The Plague» / probably will not start until late summer / publishing clearance / which translation or edition to use.

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a commentary on Camus's"... Contents index: Merton to write commentary on Camus' «The Plague» / probably will not start until late summer / publishing clearance / which translation or edition to use.