Zone d'identification
Cote
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Titre
Date(s)
- 1962-1968, 1972-1973 (Création/Production)
Importance matérielle
1 folder, 42 items, 62 pages
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Sr. Elaine Michael Bane was in charge of a group of six Franciscan Sisters from Allegany, New York, in "ritiro", or living a cloistered life of contemplation.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
In this group of letters, Merton and Bane discuss the training of novices for the cloistered life, monastic renewal, and proposed reform to community life in light of Vatican II; the foundation of an audio tape library for Merton recordings; and a retreat for contemplative orders conducted by Merton. In his journals, Merton has many glowing words about the retreat and the quality of the participants (see also references in "Related Information"). Herein are many original typed and signed letters from Bane and carbon copies of letters from Merton.
Mode de classement
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Instruments de recherche
Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
Historique de la conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
See also: Cold War Letter #91 and other selected letters from Merton, published in «The School of Charity» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A26858206›), pp. 144-146, 296-297, 339-340, 352-353, 357, and 366; and a reference to the retreat with Sr. Elaine Michael in «The Other Side of the Mountain» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A59458279›), pp. 20-21.