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First lines: "Thanks very much indeed for your note and for the Silver Jubilee Gift. You take me back to the days"... Contents index: mail received after «Life» / reading and enjoying her husband's book / SNCC (Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee - "snick") / direction of protests turning into violent revolution in places like France / Camus mentioned in husband's book / Merton sending his study of Camus on violence.

First lines: "Thanks very much indeed for your note and for the Silver Jubilee Gift. You take me back to the days"... Contents index: mail received after «Life» / reading and enjoying her husband's book / SNCC (Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee - "snick") / direction of protests turning into violent revolution in places like France / Camus mentioned in husband's book / Merton sending his study of Camus on violence.

First lines: "Thanks very much indeed for your note and for the Silver Jubilee Gift. You take me back to the days"... Contents index: mail received after «Life» / reading and enjoying her husband's book / SNCC (Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee - "snick") / direction of protests turning into violent revolution in places like France / Camus mentioned in husband's book / Merton sending his study of Camus on violence.

First lines: "Thanks very much indeed for your note and for the Silver Jubilee Gift. You take me back to the days"... Contents index: mail received after «Life» / reading and enjoying her husband's book / SNCC (Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee - "snick") / direction of protests turning into violent revolution in places like France / Camus mentioned in husband's book / Merton sending his study of Camus on violence.

First lines: "Mr. Richard DeMartino sent me a copy of your paper. «Buddhism and the Modern World»,"... Contents index: Abe's article from «Pacific Philosophy Forum» / "Buddhism and Christianity as a Problem of Today" in «Japanese Religions».

First lines: "Mr. Richard DeMartino sent me a copy of your paper. «Buddhism and the Modern World»,"... Contents index: Abe's article from «Pacific Philosophy Forum» / "Buddhism and Christianity as a Problem of Today" in «Japanese Religions».

First lines: "My request to B. Irenaeus for new sox has not led to anything. But I will need them if I am to go"...

First lines: "Could you get the secular clothes again for me to go to town «Tuesday» Jan 9? Bro Christopher"...

First lines: "I have been meaning to answer your letter, and I am sorry to discover that today, August 9, is the"... Contents index: critique of the Norms from previous letter / Merton's bursitis / hermitage / a second Gethsemani hermit / article on Franciscan hermits.

First lines: "I have been meaning to answer your letter, and I am sorry to discover that today, August 9, is the"... Contents index: critique of the Norms from previous letter / Merton's bursitis / hermitage / a second Gethsemani hermit / article on Franciscan hermits.

First lines: "Thanks for your note of the other day. It was helpful and more clear than our talk, and I will"...

First lines: "Just a few words to relate to you as Master of Novices that for some time a few of the Brothers that"...

First lines: "First of all, thanks very much for the excellent article. You have been very thorough indeed and"...

First lines: "First of all, thanks very much for the excellent article. You have been very thorough indeed and"...

First lines: "Please accept this book written by my husband"... Contents index: husband Lerone Bennett - «Confrontation: Black and White» / Sister Marialein, O.P., from Mobile, Alabama introduced her to Merton's writings in high school / «Seeds of Destruction» / «Life» magazine article / asks prayers for those in the Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee in Alabama.

First lines: "Please accept this book written by my husband"... Contents index: husband Lerone Bennett - «Confrontation: Black and White» / Sister Marialein, O.P., from Mobile, Alabama introduced her to Merton's writings in high school / «Seeds of Destruction» / «Life» magazine article / asks prayers for those in the Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee in Alabama.

First lines: "I need to be at the Medical Arts Building about 10.30 Friday. So if we leave here at 9 it will be"...

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

First lines: "I have to write a piece on Dom Vital for Achel's magazine: will you please let me have any relevant"...

First lines: "May I please have the following to sign and send out: requested by Dom Leclercq for monastery"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your kind and detailed letter of July 20 which tells me the final issue of Br"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your kind and detailed letter of July 20 which tells me the final issue of Br"...

First lines: "Benedictine Convent [-] P.O. Box 25 [-] Toronto, Uganda, Africa [-] Re. of Dom Leclercq"...

First lines: "I am leaving shirt[?] here as I have to go back next week - will set things up and let you know when"...

First lines: "A packet from Gethsemani with Pre-Benedictine Monachism, Series 2, and the poems and articles"...

First lines: "A packet from Gethsemani with Pre-Benedictine Monachism, Series 2, and the poems and articles"...

First lines: "GENERAL NORMS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF CONTEMPLATIVE COMMUNITIES"... Contents index: [attached to the 1966/07/23 letter].

First lines: "GENERAL NORMS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF CONTEMPLATIVE COMMUNITIES"... Contents index: [attached to the 1966/07/23 letter].

First lines: "I am taking advantage of your offer to be of service to us. Uniquely, you can be of great service."... Contents index: Norms enclosed by Mother Angelica and Fr. Paul Boyle.

First lines: "I am taking advantage of your offer to be of service to us. Uniquely, you can be of great service."... Contents index: Norms enclosed by Mother Angelica and Fr. Paul Boyle.

First lines: "Sorry Fr Linus missed you. He was anxious to see you. However I can count on permission to see you"...

First lines: "Sorry Fr Linus missed you. He was anxious to see you. However I can count on permission to see you"...

First lines: "Thanks for your last letter. If you want any more of those booklets about the monastery, just say"... Contents index: Ruth Hauck's accident (Nancy's mother) / possible visit by Nancy's brother Frank Hauck.

First lines: "Thanks for your last letter. If you want any more of those booklets about the monastery, just say"... Contents index: Ruth Hauck's accident (Nancy's mother) / possible visit by Nancy's brother Frank Hauck.

First lines: "For our files. [-] Lunsford P. Yandell"...

First lines: "I had some ointment in the bathroom and it has vanished. One of the inmates playing tricks?"...

First lines: "Could we have three or four more copies of the revised edition of «The Climate of Monastic»"...

First lines: "Could we have three or four more copies of the revised edition of «The Climate of Monastic»"...

First lines: "grato por sua boa carta, por tudo que nele me diz, e por suas plavras por meu modesto trabalho,"...

First lines: "grato por sua boa carta, por tudo que nele me diz, e por suas plavras por meu modesto trabalho,"...

First lines: "I am returning your thoughts which I have read over superficially. Do not think that I am giving a"... Contents index: thoughts on Bourgeois' spiritual experience / nature of mystical experiences / "Please do not ask me to give you a certificate guaranteeing you are a mystic.".

First lines: "I am returning your thoughts which I have read over superficially. Do not think that I am giving a"... Contents index: thoughts on Bourgeois' spiritual experience / nature of mystical experiences / "Please do not ask me to give you a certificate guaranteeing you are a mystic.".

First lines: "This letter is principally to say that I am going to be in the states next year from January to the"...

First lines: "This letter is principally to say that I am going to be in the states next year from January to the"...

First lines: "May I please have the following to sign and send out: requested by Dom Leclercq for monastery"...

First lines: "May I please have 3 Raids on Unspeakable to send out? [-] Thanx in Jesu [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "Your book on Manuel Bandeira arrived today. It is very handsome and I will read it with pleasure"...

First lines: "Your book on Manuel Bandeira arrived today. It is very handsome and I will read it with pleasure"...

First lines: "Three points: first the books that were given gratis to Mrs Parsons were as far as I can remember:"...

First lines: "The doctor sent me a shot as I can't get there this week (Decoration Day) [-] I'll come up for it"...

First lines: "I am writing on behalf of the Arts Festival Committee of McMaster University inviting you to deliver"... Contents index: invitation to lecture and read poetry at McMaster University.

First lines: "I am writing on behalf of the Arts Festival Committee of McMaster University inviting you to deliver"... Contents index: invitation to lecture and read poetry at McMaster University.

First lines: "I have to see Dr Mitchell 10 am next Saturday - 25th [-] Could you please make arrangements"...

First lines: "May I please have copies of Ascent to Truth and No Man is an Island to send out? (1 of each)"...

First lines: "é com alegria que posso lhe dizer que hoje acabo de pôr o ponto final em seu ensaio, no qual trato"...

First lines: "é com alegria que posso lhe dizer que hoje acabo de pôr o ponto final em seu ensaio, no qual trato"...

First lines: "Merci de votre lettre et de votre traduction dans Cross Currents. Je vous en suis"...

First lines: "Merci de votre lettre et de votre traduction dans Cross Currents. Je vous en suis"...

First lines: "It was indeed very good of you to come to see me. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you and having a"... Contents index: doesn't think Merton will stay a priest much longer / Bentley had left priesthood 12 years ago / Merton helped him see Jean Paul Sartre in a new way / "help[ing] Bishop Sheen all I can" / "deep in Trethowan's 'Basis of Belief'" / Fr. Danielou's "Encounter and Religious Experience".

First lines: "It was indeed very good of you to come to see me. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you and having a"... Contents index: doesn't think Merton will stay a priest much longer / Bentley had left priesthood 12 years ago / Merton helped him see Jean Paul Sartre in a new way / "help[ing] Bishop Sheen all I can" / "deep in Trethowan's 'Basis of Belief'" / Fr. Danielou's "Encounter and Religious Experience".

First lines: "I have your letter of May 16th and regret my delay in answering your questions. I will try to do so"... Contents index: answering questions about monastic formation program.

First lines: "I have your letter of May 16th and regret my delay in answering your questions. I will try to do so"... Contents index: answering questions about monastic formation program.

First lines: "Dr Mitchell told me to come back next Saturday the 11th if the bursitis was still troubling me"...

First lines: "May I please have 4 Chuang Tzu to send out and 4 Gandhi also? Many thanx in Jesu [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "At the risk of appearing again too soon, I write to know how you are. I was horrified to hear"... Contents index: [sends photo of her in habit standing outside of Stanbrook Abbey].

First lines: "At the risk of appearing again too soon, I write to know how you are. I was horrified to hear"... Contents index: [sends photo of her in habit standing outside of Stanbrook Abbey].

First lines: "Greetings and reminder you have been with us. John [-] Our warmest thoughts with you. Thich Nhat"... Contents index: [verso: "Interior, Lincoln's Boyhood Home 1811-1816, Knob Creek… KY" / post card from John Heidbrink, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Merton / photocopy of the letter side only] Merton writes "We are at Lincoln's place. Lovely sunny day. Kids all around.".

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: "May I please have 1 copy hard cover «No Man is Island» [sic] to sign and send? Thanx in Jesu"...

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: "I have to go to «Louisville» Thursday about 8 a.m. Could you please fix it up? Thanx"...

First lines: "Thanks for your letter. I was glad to hear from you, though I well understand that in Rome one does"... Contents index: connection between Vladimir Soloviev and Teilhard de Chardin (and St. Bernard) - Gregory of Nyssa / Dom Samson Wicksteed (of Caldey Abbey).

First lines: "Thanks for your letter. I was glad to hear from you, though I well understand that in Rome one does"... Contents index: connection between Vladimir Soloviev and Teilhard de Chardin (and St. Bernard) - Gregory of Nyssa / Dom Samson Wicksteed (of Caldey Abbey).

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: "May I please have two copies of Chuang Tzu and of Gandhi to sign and send out? [-] Many thanks,"...

First lines: "Animado por D.Abade Basílio Penido, que me disse que poderia escrever mesmo em português, venho hoje"...

First lines: "Animado por D.Abade Basílio Penido, que me disse que poderia escrever mesmo em português, venho hoje"...

First lines: "Here is your article. Fr Chas is the other censor so I'm sure its quite all right to go ahead with"...

First lines: "Here is your article. Fr Chas is the other censor so I'm sure its quite all right to go ahead with"...

First lines: "In preparing my talks on the Church and the modern world and looking ahead to some of the things"... Contents index: [to Bamberger, Fr. Baldwin and the Prior of Gethsemani].

First lines: "I am through with the clothes for a while now- Don't know where to return them?? Serum will come"...

First lines: "God bless you, Father, for your genuine Christianity! I'm sure you couldn't possibly realize the"... Contents index: Mother Angelica, P.C. / Fr. Paul Boyle, C.P. from St. Meinrad / Archbishop Flahiff's letter to Mother Angelica / Archbishop Philippe / permission for retreat / "Climate of Monastic Prayer".

First lines: "God bless you, Father, for your genuine Christianity! I'm sure you couldn't possibly realize the"... Contents index: Mother Angelica, P.C. / Fr. Paul Boyle, C.P. from St. Meinrad / Archbishop Flahiff's letter to Mother Angelica / Archbishop Philippe / permission for retreat / "Climate of Monastic Prayer".

First lines: "That letter of your received in July has been waiting an answer for many a month. I postponed"...

First lines: "That letter of your received in July has been waiting an answer for many a month. I postponed"...

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of April 20 and for your invitation to preach a retreat, in exceptional"... Contents index: contemplative renewal retreat / Archbishop Paul Philippe, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Religious.

First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of April 20 and for your invitation to preach a retreat, in exceptional"... Contents index: contemplative renewal retreat / Archbishop Paul Philippe, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Religious.

First lines: "I wanted to answer your first letter about the new baby, but let it slip until too late. But I was"...

First lines: "I wanted to answer your first letter about the new baby, but let it slip until too late. But I was"...

First lines: "I was glad to get your good letter of the 4th. It reached me when I got home from the hospital."... Contents index: Catholic Peace Fellowship / conflicts with superiors.

First lines: "Please forgive the intrusion and unusual request. There is a small group of religious from"... Contents index: asking Merton to conduct retreat on contemplative renewal.

First lines: "Please forgive the intrusion and unusual request. There is a small group of religious from"... Contents index: asking Merton to conduct retreat on contemplative renewal.

First lines: "At least I have the joy of reading your fine translations of Raissa, and the book itself is"... Contents index: [copied from Sub-Section H.7, Hart Working Files].

First lines: "At least I have the joy of reading your fine translations of Raissa, and the book itself is"... Contents index: [copied from Sub-Section H.7, Hart Working Files].

First lines: "Thanks for your note about Harpers. I am glad everything is all right - now. May I please have"...

First lines: "Have to go to Dr tomorrow - just checked and found there was «no underwear» - could you please"...

First lines: "Of course there will be no conference today or next Sunday. After that will be if I get anything"... Contents index: [verso: Bamberger comments on Merton's condition upon returning from back surgery].

First lines: "This is an «ex novice». I think it would be an act of charity to send the"... Contents index: [original typed note from "mamtthew" (Fr. Matthew Kelty?) to Br. Zachary; note from Zachary to Merton; and handwritten and signed note from Merton to Zachary] sending books to John O'Neill in the Peace Corps and stationed in Liberia.

First lines: "It was good to get your letter. The operation worked out fine but it was a little rough for a week."... Contents index: think Dom James is using hermitage to impose a total silence on him / fears Vietnam may lead to a much larger war.

First lines: "Thank you very much for sending your article back. I took notice of the mistakes you pointed out"... Contents index: "still trying to find a suitable word for «cool»".