Identity elements
referentie code
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1967 December 9 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 page(s); Xerox copy of a typed signed letter with holograph annotations.
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: "Sorry for the long delay. I've been very busy. Just had a wonderful time with fifteen cloistered"... Contents index: meeting with fifteen cloistered nuns at Gethsemani / encourages Butorovich to go to school in England, but mentions the tough matriculation (handwritten unpublished note states that his information "is probably completely «obsolete»") / Merton does not know whether he can "put Zen on tape" for her and the nuns.
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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 Hickey, Regis F., O.S.B..
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Publicatie aantekeningen
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