Identity elements
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Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1968 February 8 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
2 page(s); Xerox copy of a typed signed letter.
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: "Seems I get less and less time to answer letters. Or anyway, whatever the reason, I just don't get"... Contents index: thoughts on new abbot [Dom Flavian Burns] - will allow Merton to travel as much as other Trappist can - Trappists generally against public conferences and Merton doesn't want big public appearances - feels role is in staying out of the fray but writing and advising those in active involvement in the peace movement.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
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Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Copy from Cornell University Department of Rare Books.
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Publicatie aantekeningen
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