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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-051-#09
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Title
1964-01-09, TL[c] Antoninus from Merton, 'Many thanks for the "Tongs" which got here a couple of days ago. I have not had a'
Date(s)
- 1964 January 9 (Creation)
Extent
0 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
Name of creator
(1915-1968)
Biographical history
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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First lines: "Many thanks for the "Tongs" which got here a couple of days ago. I have not had a chance to play"... Contents index: see 1965/01/09 letters, 1964 seems to have been a mistake.
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Languages of the material
- English