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- 1962 January 15 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Xerox copy of a typed signed letter.
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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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First lines: "We will be looking forward to your Advent in August, around the 10th. By all means bring some of"... Contents index: Berrigan coming around August 10th / Gordon Zahn's contribution to «Das Buch» / Karl Meyer / Merton's peace writings and the censors / Berrigan's new book and similarities with «The New Man» / T. E. Maher, Jr..
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- English
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Copy from Cornell University Department of Rare Books.
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