Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#03 undated (#01), other Beaurin to Merton, 'ENGAGEMENT OF THE CRUSADERS OF OUR LADY, for Peace "Enrolled in the crusade for' Item undated
#04 undated (#02), other Beaurin to Merton, 'FAMILLES RELIGIEUSES ET GROUPES DE LAICS ENTRES DANS LA CROISADE DE NOTRE DAME' Item undated
#01 1964, other Bebianno to Merton, 'Para o imenso Merton, ùnico ser que nos pode falar o ano inteiro sem irritar, mando' Item 1964
#01 1968-08-27, TLS Beck to Merton, 'I am so pleased that you are going to print the two Zen stories and some poems. ' Item 1968 August 27
#03 1966-01-02, TALS Beecher to Merton, 'Why I address you thus instead of as Dear Tom you will understand when I reveal to' Item 1966 January 2
#04 1966-03-17, TLS Beecher to Merton, 'It was a great lift to the spirit to find in our mail your note and the preface to' Item 1966 March 17
#01 1967-01-20, TALS Belford to Merton, 'I read with great appreciation your article, "Albert Camus and the Church", which' Item 1967 January 2
#07 1968-02-14, TALS Belford from Merton, 'From the way one of the girls at Seabury was talking of reviews it sounded as though' Item 1968 February 14
#01 undated, HNS Benedict to Merton, 'You're scheduled for Assistant Priest at the Sol. Abbatial Mass, on Thursday, Feast' Item undated
#01 1966-08-14, HLS Bennett to Merton, 'On a visit to California, I brought some family and friends letters and papers- etc-' Item 1966 August 14
#02 1966-08-14 (#01), TL[c] Bennett from Merton, 'Thanks very much indeed for your note and for the Silver Jubilee Gift. You take me' Item 1966 August 14
#03 1966-08-14 (#02), TALS[x] Bennett from Merton, 'Thanks very much indeed for your note and for the Silver Jubilee Gift. You take me' Item 1966 August 14
#02 1967-03-20, TL[c] Bentley from Merton, 'Thanks for your nice letter. I will give you what help I can. First of all, I have' Item 1967 March 2
#01 1960-12-19, TLS Berg to Merton, 'It's a long time I wanted to write to you again, but I wrote like a mad cap and then' Item 1960 December 19
#03 undated (#02), HLS Berg to Merton, 'Please don't be annoyed for me writing again, interrupting the life of silence which' Item undated
#07 undated (#06), HLS Berg to Merton, 'I've received your both letters. God bless you for all the good you're doing to me.' Item undated
#05 1962-01-15, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'We will be looking forward to your Advent in August, around the 10th. By all means' Item 1962 January 15
#10 1962-06-15, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Probably by now you are in the middle of your retreat with the Protestants at Mount' Item 1962 June 15
#12 1962-07-20, HPCS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Nearest airport Louisville. From there by bus to New Haven, Ky. From there by' Item 1962 July 2
#13 1962-08-12, HLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'I will be over tomorrow after the High Mass, about 10.15. Could you give a first' Item 1962 August 12
#15 1962-11-12 (#01), TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'A short one to say hello, and to hope all is well there. Just back last night from' Item 1962 November 12
#17 1962-11-27 (#01), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Just got your blanks from the Goggenbuch Stipend House. I will write you up a' Item 1962 November 27
#18 1962-11-27 (#02), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Just got your blanks from the Goggenbuch Stipend House. I will write you up a' Item 1962 November 27
#27 1963-12-no-day, HPCS Berrigan to Merton, 'Thank you for your kind letter. I will look for the Ramparts and everything else of' Item 1963 December (date approximate)
#30 1964-02-23 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Your letter from Budapest was wonderful. Got to me long after Christmas however and' Item 1964 February 23
#34 1964-05-18 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Whitmonday. Time for abrief [sic] letter, perhaps uninspired. I am worn out (not' Item 1964 May 18
#36 1964-06-30, TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'One of the things that you can do for Latin America is get in touch with the poet' Item 1964 June 3
#38 1964-08-04 (#01), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Many thanks for your card from Oslo Morocco. We have played your tapes after much' Item 1964 August 4
#42 1964-10-22, TALS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Thanks for your note of yesterday. I sent the CW Letters and some other things, but' Item 1964 October 22
#43 1964-11-09, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Last minute check on arrangements for getting the people here. John H. arranged for' Item 1964 November 9
#49 1965-11-19 (#01), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Today your letter came, with one from Jim also one from Dorothy Day. It was a great' Item 1965 November 19
#50 1965-11-19 (#02), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Today your letter came, with one from Jim also one from Dorothy Day. It was a great' Item 1965 November 19
#53 1966-02-14 (#02), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Some event, hearing from you. Letter came today, dated Feb 6th in Argentina, and I' Item 1966 February 14
#57 1966-05-30, HPCS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Greetings and reminder you have been with us. John [-] Our warmest thoughts with' Item 1966 May 3
#60 1966-11-26, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Many thanks for your splendid letter from Europe. I got a good idea of the trip--' Item 1966 November 26
#67 1967-04-no-day, TALS Berrigan to Merton, 'Things have been happening quite fast here; they sentenced David Miller to 2 and 1' Item 1967 April (date approximate)
#74 1967-10-06, TAL Berrigan to Merton, 'Thanks for all the good material. I had a few of these made up for the brethren' Item 1967 October 6
#75 1967-10-10 (#01), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Reaction to the airmail special about Phil and the group that wants to get violent. ' Item 1967 October 1
#76 1967-10-10 (#02), TALS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Reaction to your airmail special about Phil and the group that wants to get violent.' Item 1967 October 1
#79 1967-11-no-day, TALS Berrigan to Merton, 'I don't know even if I had the gumption to write a think [sic] you to you for the' Item 1967 November (date approximate)
#80 1968-01-29, TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'A short hectic one as usual; Just in from Chi toward dawn; we had several good' Item 1968 January 29
#83 1968-03-18, TLS Berrigan from Merton, 'Here's the little booklet on The Plague I told you about. No one deserves the' Item 1968 March 18
#86 1980, HLS[x] Berrigan to Center from Berrigan, Daniel, 'Rejoice with us! On September 8, eight of us entered a General Electric Nuclear' Item 1980 (date approximate)
#90 1982-08-05, TLS Berrigan from Tyler, James / to William Shannon, 'The news that your publishing project has been accepted by the Merton Trust is' Item 1982 August 5
#04 1965-01-18 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Here is the preface. I can send some more copies if you like, but this is the one' Item 1965 January 18
#08 1967-10-no-day, other Berrigan to Merton, 'PRESS STATEMENT (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) [-] On Friday, October 27, 1967, we are entering' Item 1967 October (date approximate)
#10 1967-12-31 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'New Year's eve. The day is darkening and it has been snowing since midnight last' Item 1967 December 31
#06 1968-02-28, TL[c] Berry from Merton, 'Many thanks for the fine poems. I want to try the two longer ones and the little' Item 1968 February 28
#02 1964-10-25, TLS Berval to Merton, 'Je vous remercie pour votre lettre, que j'ai à nouveau reçue avec le retard' Item 1964 October 25
#03 1964-11-23, other Berval to Merton, 'Invoice [-] France-Asie [-] Revue bilingue des Problèmes asiatiques et de Synthèse' Item 1964 November 23
#02 1958-01-10, TLS Bettencourt to Merton, 'Thanks for your letter of December 19, 1957. I have already written to Curtis Brown' Item 1958 January 1
#01 1967-04-15 (#01), TALS Bieberman from Merton, 'I am a monk, poet, priest, and have written s [sic] few books on the contemplative' Item 1967 April 15
#02 1967-04-15 (#02), TL[c] Bieberman from Merton, 'I am a monk, poet, priest, and have written s [sic] few books on the contemplative' Item 1967 April 15
#02 1967-09-25 (#01), TALS Biram to Merton, 'this is an extremely hard letter to write, so I ask you to overlook its faults & see' Item 1967 September 25
#02 1960-02-16, TL[x] Bissey from Fox, James, 'We have more pleasant news for you now than in our last letter in regard to the book' Item 1960 February 16
#04 1964-01-07 (#02), transcript Bissey from Merton, 'Here are a few words for you first of all to wish you a happy New Year, and then' Item 1964 January 7
#07 1965-04-07 (#01), TAL[c] Bissey from Merton, 'Vous avez été bien aimable ce matin, je regrette beaucoup de vous avoir' Item 1965 April 7
#11 1965-11-08 (#02), transcript Bissey from Merton, 'Here is an answer I am writing to your Fr. Raymond who wrote to me as you know. I' Item 1965 November 8
#13 1967-01-24 (#01), TLS[x] Bissey from Bernard, Fr., O.C.S.O. / to James Fox, 'Vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que notre Père Abbé vient d'être nommé Chevalier de la' Item 1967 January 24
#18 1967-02-01 (#02), TLS[x] Bissey from Fox, James / to Fr. Bernard, O.C.S.O., 'I presume that you can read english, I hope. I know you have acted in all' Item 1967 February 1
#23 1967-06-23 (#01), TL[c] Bissey from Merton, 'Merci de votre aimable lettre. Je suis content d'avoir de vos nouvelles. Les' Item 1967 June 23
#01 1968-04-02, TLS Bixler to Merton, 'Perhaps I should first reintroduce myself: I am the student and friend of Mrs.' Item 1968 April 2
#01 1962-01-23, TLS Black to Merton, 'I have a recent letter from Edward Deming Andrews of Pittsfield, Massachusetts in' Item 1962 January 23
#02 1962-01-27, transcript Black from Merton, 'I need not tell you how I would love to be there on February 2nd. There are few' Item 1962 January 27 (date approximate)
#02 1966-10-13, TL[x] Blumenkren from Merton, 'I have been hoping to answer your letter of late August and now your new letter with' Item 1966 October 13
#01 1968-02-05, TLS Boardman to Merton, 'On May 30, 1968 we are going to publish BLACK POWER AND WHITE PROTESTANTS, by Joseph' Item 1968 February 5
#02 1964-10-28, TLS Boettcher from Merton, 'When I suggested the Little Sisters I realized that the suggestion would be a bit of' Item 1964 October 28
#10 1970-10-23, HLS[x] Boettcher to Center from Boettcher, Nancy Hauck, 'Enclosed are the letters I have from Tom Merton. Please Xerox them for me. I have' Item 1970 October 23
#11 1970-10-30, TL[x] Boettcher from Center to Boettcher, Nancy Hauck, 'We were delighted to receive your packet of letters concerning your Nanny, Thomas' Item 1970 October 3
#05 1970-11-10, TL[c] Bogdana from Center to Bogdana, Sr., 'Thank you for the information you sent about your correspondence with Father Thomas' Item 1970 November 1
#02 1966-02-09, TL[c] Boggs from Merton, 'I received your letter of the 3rd only yesterday. I am afraid this answer will be' Item 1966 February 9
#02 1964-05-08, TALS Borgstin to Merton, 'Please excuse my long silence. Actually, it would have been a great consolation to' Item 1964 May 8
#03 1965-04-05, HLS Borgstin to Merton, 'Many thanks for the copies of your articles which dome to me from time to time. I' Item 1965 April 5
#06 1966-07-25, TL[c] Borgstin from Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind and detailed letter of July 20 which tells me the final' Item 1966 July 25
#07 1967-08-25, HLS Borgstin to Merton, 'A blessed and joyful feast! All of us here are remembering you specially today, and' Item 1967 August 25
#02 1968-05-23 (#01), TALS Borton from Merton, 'Thanks for the confidence you show in me, in presenting your questions about John of' Item 1968 May 23
#05 1972-08-no-day, TALS[x] Borton to Center from Borton, Cameron, 'I am enclosing a xeroxed copy of the one letter I received from Thomas Merton in' Item 1972 August (date approximate)
#02 1968-01-26, TL[c] Botte from Merton, 'The article you refer to has not yet appeared in Spiritual Life. I have a' Item 1968 January 26
#01 1966-07-11, TL[c] Bourgeouis from Merton, 'I am returning your thoughts which I have read over superficially. Do not think' Item 1966 July 11
#02 1965-06-04, TALS Bourne to Merton, 'By all means take your time with Father Capon's book. If you are inspired --' Item 1965 June 4
#01 1951-02-21, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Your prelude to the chant afforded a sort of Laetare Sunday diversion in my Lenten' Item 1951 February 21
#04 1951-09-17, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'An advance copy or your excellent new book, Ascent to Truth, reached us a few days' Item 1951 September 17
#05 1952-03-17, TL[c] Bourne to Merton, 'Your brief sketch of St. John of the Cross is very nice except for one aspect which' Item 1952 March 17
#11 1953-05-22, TALS Bourne from Merton, 'Here is the completed draft of Tower of Babel. I am sending it as a straight' Item 1953 May 22
#13 1953-10-29, TALS Bourne to Merton, 'This Intro. to Doctor Mellifluus seems to me quite the best thing of this sort you' Item 1953 October 29
#20 1960-04-09, TLS Bourne to Fox, James, 'Have just mailed the censorship report on the two brief pieces you refer to in your' Item 1960 April 9
#22 1961-11-30, TLS Bourne to Fox, James, 'You are very thougthful to recall the matter of postage. Now I will be able to enter' Item 1961 November 3 (date approximate)
#25 1962-01-12, TLS[c] Bourne from Fox, James, 'We received your gracious note January 18 with the two manuscripts. Here we go' Item 1962 January 12
#26 1962-01-18, HLS Bourne to Fox, James, 'Here is a returned ms of Fr. Louis - Nuclear War and Frather Jn Eudes article' Item 1962 January 18
#34 1962-04-28, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'As you know periodically my affairs get in an awful tangle, and they are in one now:' Item 1962 April 28
#36 1963-05-04, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'First of all, I trust you to refrain from any official reference to what I might say' Item 1963 May 4 (date approximate)
#38 1964-01-16, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Before Dom James took off for the Chapter I had a talk with him about the censorship' Item 1964 January 16
#39 1964-02-01, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Will take care of your Notes on Art etc at once. For the records' Item 1964 February 1
#40 1964-03-10, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'This little item here had better be sent to you I think. It has been offered by a' Item 1964 March 1
#51 1965-01-18 (#02), TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'I am sending two copies of a preface which I wrote thinking that probably it would' Item 1965 January 18
#59 1965-04-15, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Mille pardons. Really I'm all confused. Just came across most of this on my desk' Item 1965 April 15
#60 1965-10-07, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'After getting your poem out of the file an hour ago I've now utterly lost it. No' Item 1965 October 7
#62 1965-11-22 (#02), TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Next Spring New Directions is bringing out a paperback selection of various prose' Item 1965 November 22
#68 1967-06-30 (#01), TLS Bourne from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I do hope we can reach some kind of real openness on' Item 1967 June 3
#72 1973-11-30, TLS[x] Bourne from Center to Bourne, Paul, 'Mr. Victor Kramer at Georgia State University has requested permission to look at' Item 1973 November 3