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First lines: "I wanted to add my hopes to that of the invitation mailed by the Old Chathan Museum"... Contents index: regards to invitation from Old Chathans Museum.

First lines: "The Abbot General has asked me to inform you and Father Paul of Holy Ghost Abbey that he appoints"... Contents index: claims Merton and Fr. Paul of Holy Ghost Abbey are to be censors for all Trappist and Trappistine literature in the U.S. (proves to be a misunderstanding, see "Fox, James" file) / submitting a sister's poems to be used in Christmas Carols for censorship.

First lines: "I wish I had time to write you a good long letter about the problems of religious to which you"... Contents index: poetry thesis / reason for writing poetry / poets Merton likes / state of upheaval in the religious life.

First lines: "After two futile attempts at calling you long distance, I have decided to write to you in the hopes"... Contents index: invitation to give talk on relevance (or irrelevance) of contemplation in modern society.

First lines: "Thank you for your good letter, which came an awful long time ago. But I think you understand."... Contents index: Fr. William, O.C.D., ed. of «Spiritual Life» and Spiritual Life Institute / Fr. Gabriel Diefenbach advise for spiritual director / Jamaica or the Keys for lay retreat.

First lines: "It occurred to me that you might be pleased to know that I had the pleasure of reading your excerpt"... Contents index: article in «Time» / mutual friend Naomi Burton [Stone].

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: "I received the message about the halter and did want to answer at once. Is it still in good"...

First lines: "Thank you for sending me the copy of your «Selected Poems». I had picked it up in Berkeley"...

First lines: "I am glad you were interested in the Cuba piece. I was struck by the identity of the Cuba of your"...

First lines: "As a matter of fact I know nothing about that Spiritual Life Institute. Fr. William"...

First lines: "Thank you for your translations of Raïssa Maritain's pieces that your good note included. I have"...

First lines: "As I leave a week from Sunday for University of Maryland, it behooves me to firm up my Louisville"...

First lines: "Glad to have your card. We are expecting you. Could you please phone our guesthouse when you know"...

First lines: "Mr. Victor Kramer at Georgia State University has requested permission to look at your"... Contents index: permissions request.

First lines: "Thanks for the Antonianum. I will work over the articles and then we can take pix. Fine. Here are"... Contents index: requesting articles by J. M. Mackinlay; W. A. Craigie; Grosjean, S.J.; K. Hughes; and L. Bieler.

First lines: "Please forgive this type of writing paper, I tried to write on the other kind but I'm"... Contents index: [conscience matter].

First lines: "I appreciate your interest in my work, and under separate cover I am sending you a copy of my book,"... Contents index: «Rumi the Persian».

First lines: "It is a great pleasure for me to have your book on Rumi, I am reading it with great interest as I"... Contents index: Sufism and Merton's lectures / suggests comparison of Rumi with other mystics / sends book on Chuang Tzu and uncorrected essay on Zen.

First lines: "Your book is very fine and I am giving it a slow and fruitful reading. I find it very interesting"... Contents index: permissions to use article on psychocultural analysis and Arasteh's poem in «Monks Pond» / Sufi texts / «Mystics and Zen Masters».

First lines: "Here is the reworked piece on "Rebirth in Christianity". I have been somewhat delayed in sending it"... Contents index: City Lights Books and Lawrence Ferlinghetti / «Final Integration».

First lines: "Please excuse me for not answering sooner to acknowledge reception of your precious information."...

First lines: "Thank you for "the book"; I enjoyed most parts of it especially the section on "Inner-Experience""...

First lines: "I. Western scholars have generally interpreted Sufism in terms of religious values, a frame of"... Contents index: some notes by Arasteh / enclosure to a letter to Merton from 1968.

First lines: "Arasteh, A. Reza. «Final integration in the adult personality, a mesure [sic] for health,»"... Contents index: photocopied article from the «SUPPLEMENT» DE LA VIE SPIRITUELLE, No. 83, November 1967.

First lines: "I do not have time to give you a really full answer to your good letter, though I have waited in"...

First lines: "Yesterday while I was in church, after Holy Communion I tried to talk to Our Lord. Of course I did"...

First lines: "If I answer you now it has to be a very quick answer. You cannot help suffering the way you do, and"...

First lines: "Here are the letters from Merton that I promised to mail you. Father Shannon called me a few days"... Contents index: [letter to Patrick Hart from Evora Arca de Sardiña regarding her correspondence and detailing which letters to restrict or publish].

First lines: "Peace and joy in the New Year. God bless you -- fear not. Blessings."... Contents index: sent Christmas of 1966.

First lines: "EVORA ARCA SARDINIA"... Contents index: biographical information.

First lines: "Enclosed herewith is copy of Royalty Agreement prepared by me between GIA MUSIC CORPORATION and C."... Contents index: [copy of agreement is not extant].

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

First lines: "We [sic] like to share with you our latest publication: "Salt and Light; Talks and Writings on The"... Contents index: The Sermon on the Mount / book by Eberhard Arnold.

First lines: "Il y a plusieurs [indecipherable word] que je désire vous écrire, depuis que je sais"...

First lines: "I'm just curious to see whether letters get through to you now. In 1966 I wrote you asking for a"... Contents index: peace protests / what monks should do instead of "sitting" around.

First lines: "Yes, letters are finally getting through. Only problem now is answering them. I never heard a"... Contents index: Dom James and censorship of monastic renewal / publication - [Hildebrand Cardinal] Antoniutti and Dom Ignace / role of monks in peace movement.

First lines: "It is silly to bother you with this piece of absurd nonsense, but as I made you a sign about it,"... Contents index: [see also "Censors Reports" file, Series 36, "New Seeds of Contemplation"] censors negative comments about Merton's interpretation of René Descartes - censor compares Merton's ideas on Christian contemplation to Hindu contemplation, but Merton thinks the censor's own notion of contemplation more closely compares to a negative stereotype of Hindu mysticism.

First lines: "Nous venons d'apprendre avec joie l'arrivée pour"... Contents index: includes a list in French of errata from «Exile Ends in Glory».

First lines: "Africa is very happy and very glad to meet and great [sic] you. Often I have heard of you in AFRICA"... Contents index: «Sign of Jonas» / "colorbar problem" / racial problems / national revolutions in Africa and South America / communism.

First lines: "This is a letter to thank you and also to ask a favor. Thank you for introducing me to Mother"... Contents index: letter to a Fr. Hilary and sent by Fr. Hilary to Merton / Mother Berchmans.

First lines: "In reply to your letter of October 1st, I am pleased to hear of the Thomas Merton Studies Center."... Contents index: 15th annual volume of Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards "Best Poems of 1962" - out of print.

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].

First lines: "This was fr. Louis's: I found it Dec. 25, 1968 in Mign PL 153 Guigo's "Meditationes" ch. 5."... Contents index: [note (by Bamberger?) on the back of a postcard owned by Merton with Rabindranath Tagore's picture on the verso].

First lines: "Mr. Wicklum, who is Dom Fulgence's friend-- called me. He expects to arrive Sunday, April 4th,"...

First lines: "Je suis toute confuse et aussi très heureuse de ce que vous avez bien voulu me répondre."... Contents index: [see also the "Marie-Pascal, Sr." file].

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].

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"].

First lines: "Paperbacks: Waters of Siloe - Sign of Jonas [-] To: Therese Plater Syberg [-] 31 Kraszewski"...

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

First lines: "Sent gifts (translator) to: [-] Rev. Fr. Bui-bang-Hien [-] Truong Mich Giany [-] Saigon, Vietnam"...

First lines: "If possible, please, send a copy of "Seasons of Celebration" to: Dom Abade Basilio Penido, OSB"... Contents index: [with handwritten note by Merton in green pen - the rest in another's hand].

First lines: "May I please have 5 copies of «Conjectures» to sign and send out? Thanks in Jesu"...

First lines: "I'll drop by Monday AM for a"...

First lines: "May I please have 2 Emblems of Season [sic] to sign and send out? Many thanks in Jesu"...

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

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

First lines: "These people have produced a record of some well known actor reading some of my poems."...

First 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)].

First lines: "Sorry I am so bad at answering notes. First I want to thank you for the translations of Ammonas."...

First lines: "I'll take the clothes down tomorrow AM. [-] Thanks [-] fr m Louis"... Contents index: [note from Merton].

First lines: "I also need some more Lomotil. I have a prescription if you want that but it would probably be"...

First lines: "The Br. Antoninus record was passed on to fr Linus and"... Contents index: [contains another handwritten note in pencil from Br. Charles to Bamberger].

First lines: "I have a heavy cold at the moment but I could have a talk with you Tuesday or Wednesday at 11 a.m."...

First lines: "Did not get allergy shot Sunday - will try again Monday after dinner OK? [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "Please put this in the mail when you are through with it. [-] Thanx in Jesu [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "Dr Mitchell ex-rayed the back and said the operation had been a complete success and the back"...

First lines: "Do you have a minute after dinner? [-] Thanx in Jesu [-] fr m Louis"... Contents index: [Bamberger notes in pencil, "about his secretary who got sick and getting another to replace"].

First lines: "I saw Dr Scheen, who said the skin condition is not due to an allergy, but did not say exactly what"...

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: "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: "[name stricken] who just entered, has a lot of anxiety and insecurity and I doubt if he will make it"...

First lines: "Dom Leclercq asked me to pass on a newspaper sto[ry] on psychoanalysis, but it turns out that this"...

First lines: "Interested? I have signed this - it will appear in one of those ads that groups take out in papers"... Contents index: [Bamberger notes: "Protest against illegal and immoral war in Vietnam. I signed too."].

First lines: "Here is the letter I have of that Rilke material. You are welcome to it - please do not hurry"... Contents index: [Bamberger notes, "on 23rd he goes to St Joe's, L'ville, for surgery on cervical disc."].

First lines: "Things are going quite well. It has been painful and rough at times but there is a very definite"...

First lines: "As this skin thing seems to be getting worse and the poison ivy seems to be in my system, I think"...

First lines: "I have to see Dr Mitchell again this Friday. If we could leave about 9 that would be fine."...

First lines: "Fr Eudes [-] many thanks! [-] fr m Louis"...

First lines: "I have no objection to you and juniors using the sheep barn cell, as there are few novices now"...

First lines: "Zalman Schachter will be here tomorrow Tuesday - nothing special is planned. Two other Rabbis"...

First lines: "About this skin condition, in resumé. 1) Poison ivy on the hands for over two months, at first it"...

First lines: "About your class schedule, looks fine to me. All I need to know really is when you are having"...

First lines: "I did not get your note until noon today. Sometime I will say a few words to clear up this"...

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: "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"].

First 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].

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: "Thanks for your note. I'll take whatever you provide. How about yogurt? I am told that is good"...

First lines: "Concerning the change in time of the Brothers' lauds: as you have it set up it would not interfere"...

First lines: "Jim Wygal gave me this to read and said to pass it on to you. It seems ok. [-] In Our Lord"...

First lines: "When Thomas Merton died some sixteen years ago the New York Times referred to him as being the best"... Contents index: [draft of review for «Cistercian Studies Quarterly» by Dom John Eudes Bamberger of «Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton» by Michael Mott].

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Abdeslam ben Mohamed, Hadj".

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

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

W. H. "Ping" Ferry had asked David Aberle, an anthropologist, to write to Merton about the Sioux (Lakota) and about Sitting Bull. Though not an expert on the Lakota, Aberle offers some resources and advice. Merton responds that he is most interested in background on the Ghost Dance.

This group of letters appears on six typed and mimeographed sheets entitled, "Lettres de Kurisumala". It is unclear to whom they are addressed. Kurisumala, literally meaning "cross mountain", is an area of southwestern India where there is a monastery, an <i>ashram</i>. It appears that one letter, the longest, is signed by a novice; another is signed C. Kuriakose; and the final one by Fr. Francis.

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Aelred, M., Fr., O.C.S.O.".

This encompasses an earlier era of correspondence than the majority of the collection. The correspondence is almost all from Ahern to Merton, except one letter by Merton from 1953, which was published. It is unfortunate that more of Merton's responses are not extant because he reviewed Ahern's biblical translations while Ahern reviewed Merton's early manuscripts and books. There is also early dialogue about Merton's restlessness at Gethsemani, talk about whether he would leave, and discussion about living the life of a hermit at Gethsemani.