1965-12-25, TLS[x] Aziz from Merton, 'I hate to resort to mimeographed letters, but it has now become completely'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-076-#43

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1965-12-25, TLS[x] Aziz from Merton, 'I hate to resort to mimeographed letters, but it has now become completely'

Date(s)

  • 1965 December 25 (date approximate) (Creation)

Extent

1 page(s); Xerox copy of a typed signed letter.

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 ofRead more

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First lines: "I hate to resort to mimeographed letters, but it has now become completely impossible for"... Contents index: [labelled "A CHRISTMAS LETTER 1965 ABBEY OF GETHSEMANI KY"].

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Languages of the material

  • English

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Immediate source of acquisition

The donor or source was: Shannon, William H.

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Publication notes

Road to Joy

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Senders and recipients—

from Thomas Merton to: Aziz, Abdul