1968-06-20, HLS Burns to Merton, 'My own opinion is still, that you should not go to this meeting. I think they'

Identity elements

Reference code

US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-157-#06

Name and location of repository

Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University

Level of description

Item

Title

1968-06-20, HLS Burns to Merton, 'My own opinion is still, that you should not go to this meeting. I think they'

Date(s)

  • 1968 June 2 (Creation)

Extent

1 page(s); Holograph (handwritten) signed letter.

Name of creator

Burns, Flavian, Dom, O.C.S.O.
(1931-2005)

Biographical history

Dom Flavian Burns (born Thomas Burns in 1931) was Abbot of Gethsemani from 1968-1973. Dom Flavian approved Merton's trip to Bangkok and later approved a side journey in the same trip to India, where Merton met the Dalai Lama. Burns had been inspired by «… Read more

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Scope and content

First lines: "My own opinion is still, that you should not go to this meeting. I think they over-rate your"... Contents index: still does not think Merton should go to meeting [Bangkok?].

Conditions of access and use elements

Languages of the material

  • anglų

Generated finding aid

tmc.pdf

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Senders and recipients—

from Thomas Merton to: Burns, Flavian, Dom, O.C.S.O.