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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-010-S4-#051
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Title
1966-07-04, TL[c] Bamberger from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'Three points: first the books that were given gratis to Mrs Parsons were as far as'
Date(s)
- 1967 May (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Holograph (handwritten) signed note (intramural message or very brief mailed message) with annotations.
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: "The doctor sent me a shot as I can't get there this week (Decoration Day) [-] I'll come up for it"...
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- English
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Immediate source of acquisition
The donor or source was: Bamberger, John.
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Senders and recipients—
from Merton to Br. Camillus