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Date(s)
- 1964 October (date approximate) (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Typed signed letter.
Name of creator
Biographical history
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: "I have no need of an introduction to you, as I remember you with affection as a nice little baby,"... Contents index: [undated, but apparently between the 1964/09/13 and 1964/10/28 letters - sent to the Center in an envelope postmarked 1968/12/24 - possibly this was the announcement of Merton's death and was misplaced] Nanny (Freida Hauck) / possibility of sending her to the care facility of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
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Languages of the material
- anglų
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Immediate source of acquisition
The donor or source was: Boettcher, Nancy Hauck.
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Road to Joy