Zone d'identification
Cote
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Titre
Date(s)
- 1958 November 16 (Création/Production)
Importance matérielle
4 page(s); Transcript copy of a letter, i.e., re-typed or re-written after original.
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Jaime Andrade was an Ecuadorian sculptor and engraver from Quito. Merton commissioned him to do a statue of the Virgin Mary and child Jesus in dark wood for the novitiate library.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
First lines: "Special circumstances have prevented my writing to you to thank you for the 2 pieces of literature"... Contents index: [translation of 1958/11/12 letter] Merton's poem "Prometheus" / Mother and Child statue taking shape - child must hold something: branch, fruit, root / not interested in Trappist foundation in Quito - vices of colonial times, cultural loss, exploitation of the people by Church / books requested from Cultural Center - Julio Endara.
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Instruments de recherche
Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
Historique de la conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
The donor or source was: Gethsemani Abbey Archives.