Identity elements
referentie code
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1962 June 6 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
First lines: "Well, I finally have an answer for you on the Peace Book. The book is finished all right, but I am"... Contents index: Merton not able to publish book because of controversial nature / circulating copies of sections to friends as letters (what would become known as the Cold War Letters).
Ordeningstelsel
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Languages of the material
- Engels