1967-09-20, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'The tape is on its way to you, but a roundabout way as I am having someone'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-012-#20

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1967-09-20, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'The tape is on its way to you, but a roundabout way as I am having someone'

Date(s)

  • 1967 September 2 (Creation)

Extent

2 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 ofRead more

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First lines: "The tape is on its way to you, but a roundabout way as I am having someone transcribe it for me. I"... Contents index: plans for retreat / tape center / choral obligation / Archbishop of Louisville supportive of contemplatives / Sr. Mary Luke Tobin.

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  • English

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to Thomas Merton from: Bane, Elaine Michael, Sr., O.S.F.