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- undated (Creation)
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1 page(s); Xerox copy of a holograph (handwritten) signed note. Note used for very brief mailed correspondence or intramural message.
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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: "Thanks for your very interesting letter and the offering! I bet Columbia is amazing now. This"... Contents index: [see Sub-Section D.9 for the original on the title page of a mimeograph of preface to the Japanese edition of «The Seven Storey Mountain»].
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- English