Identity elements
Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-047
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Record subgroup
Title
"Bennett, (Ruth) Iris Weiss" correspondence
Date(s)
- 1966 (Creation)
Extent
1 folder, 2 items, 4 pages
Name of creator
Biographical history
Iris Weiss Bennett was the widow of Merton's guardian in England, Dr. Tom Izod Bennett. Communication between the Bennett's and Merton was few and far between after Merton left Cambridge.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Bennett, (Ruth) Iris Weiss".
System of arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
See also a letter from Merton to Iris Bennett and excerpts from Bennett's letter to Merton in «The Road to Joy» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A26858205›), pp. 76-77.