Identity elements
referentie code
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1968 January 31 (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: "What keeps me from writing more is that I never know if Port Royal Kentucky is enough of an address."... Contents index: question about Berry's address / plans to use monastic press to publish a magazine of poetry and short prose - «Monks Pond» - "I don't think a monastic press should be confined to cheese and liturgy." / Asian, Indian, and African texts - Zen texts / proposed visit by Harry Caudill.
Ordeningstelsel
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Languages of the material
- Engels