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Name and location of repository
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Titlu
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Holograph (handwritten) signed note. Note used for very brief mailed correspondence or intramural message.
Name of creator
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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Domeniul de aplicare și conținut
First lines: "Are you free for two minutes after dinner today? [-] In Jesu [-] fr m Louis"... Contents index: [verso: Bamberger makes some knows about some of Merton's health problems and some quotes from Merton on his desire for solitude and attempt of the eremitical life].
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Languages of the material
- engleză
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Sursa imediata de achizitie
The donor or source was: Bamberger, John.