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Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-165-#04
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Level of description
Item
Title
1967-02-01, TL[c] Byles from Merton, 'I am simply appalled to hear of your misfortune. Unfortunately it seems that more'
Date(s)
- 1967 February 1 (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
Name of creator
(1915-1968)
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… Read more
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Scope and content
First lines: "I am simply appalled to hear of your misfortune. Unfortunately it seems that more and more people"...
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Languages of the material
- English
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Senders and recipients—
from Thomas Merton to: Byles, Marie Beuzeville