Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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#08 1967-02-24 (#02), TL[c] Bourne from Stone, Naomi Burton, 'Many thanks for yours of February 17th and the enclosed document. Perhaps I didn't' Item 1967 February 24
#13 1968-02-26, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'Enclosed for your interest is a copy of Dr. James Sander's Introduction to the Old' Item 1968 February 26
#01 1968-01-22 (#01), TLS Brigham to Merton, 'Passed on to me through Keith Wilson an 'invitation' to submit to Monks Pond. Are' Item 1968 January 22
#05 1968-03-no-day, TLS Brigham to Merton, 'I hope you will not regret asking for my poems: I am sending you The Tiger' Item 1968 March (date approximate)
#06 1968-04-28 (#01), TALS Brigham from Merton, 'Such a long time I have your Tiger and letters, and finally I want to answer. How' Item 1968 April 28
#08 1968-08-31, TLS Brigham from Merton, 'I8m [sic] returning what's left of your beautiful book. Have used and pilfered for' Item 1968 August 31
#02 1967-10-19, TL[c] Braveman from Merton, 'Thanks for Freelance: a pleasant surprise and a good alive magazine. I have' Item 1967 October 19
#06 1968-04-28, TLS Braveman to Merton, 'Thank you so much for all you did with Sue and Sandy. Whether Sue will ever come' Item 1968 April 28
103 "Bourne, Russell" correspondence Record subgroup 1966-1968
126 "Brigham, Besmilr" correspondence Record subgroup 1968, 1970-1971
#09 1968-06-11 (#02), TL[c] Baker from Merton, 'In the past couple of weeks I have hardly had time to answer any mail at all. ' Item 1968 June 11
#01 1967-09-13, TLS Baker to Merton, 'Glenn Hinson, who was my teacher and spiritual adviser at the Baptist seminary in' Item 1967 September 13
#03 1967-10-10, TLS Baker to Merton, 'I am grateful for your interest in my dissertation and for your concern that I get' Item 1967 October 1
#05 1968-03-04, TLS Baker to Merton, 'I wish to express my appreciation to you for your hospitality last week and for the' Item 1968 March 4
#07 1968-05-no-day, TLS Baker to Merton, 'I am happy to tell you that my committee accepted the dissertation this week and' Item 1968 May (date approximate)
#04 1962-03-27, HPCS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'I am again in Rome since March 12th and expect to remain in Italy till June 12th. ' Item 1962 March 27
#06 1962-07-22, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter of July 9th, which I have received here to-day from' Item 1962 July 22
#10 1963-01-05, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter and cheque for $50 which I didn't expect and which' Item 1963 January 5
#11 1963-01-08, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'I am sending you by the registered post my little Mss in French -- "Staretz' Item 1963 January 8
#14 1963-04-11, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'I am already in Rome since April 6th and hope to remain here till July. Since I' Item 1963 April 11
#34 1965-12-13, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter and for your cheque, which I much appreciate. It helps' Item 1965 December 13
#41 1967-06-09, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'I enclose the "Letter to Sobesedniks" for June, when we observe our feast of June' Item 1967 June 9
#35 1966-08-no-day, TL[x] Bolshakoff to Sobesedniks (circular letter), 'Since I wrote the last letter I travelled [sic] again about and presided the first' Item
#44 1994, other Bolshakoff, 'BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DR SERGE NIKOLAEVITCH BOLSHAKOFF [-] PRIVATE PUBLICATION [-] 1994' Item
#022a undated, other Bamberger from Merton, 'RE: Monastic Formation, Junior Professed Choir Monks. [-] Suggestions. [-] 1) That' Item undated
#022b undated, other, '«Scripture» [-] The Psalms -Msgr Patrick Boylan (2 Vol) [-] Hesed and Hasid ' Item undated
#024 1966-09-13, TN, 'Genowefa Bogatynska [-] ul. Rakowicka 21/4 [-] Krakow, «POLAND» [-] 1' Item 1966 September 13
#026 undated, HN, 'Fr. Louis [-] two paperback books. @ 1.35 [-] $2.70 [-] B' Item undated
#031 1966-11-08, TN, 'Paperbacks: Waters of Siloe - Sign of Jonas [-] To: Therese Plater Syberg [-] 31' Item 1966 November 8
#033 1966-07-23, TN, 'Benedictine Convent [-] P.O. Box 25 [-] Toronto, Uganda, Africa [-] Re. of Dom' Item 1966 July 23
#09 1965-01-18, TL[c] Akers from Merton, 'I am just about to go into retreat for eight days, and wanted to drop you this note.' Item 1965 January 18
#04 1964-09-18, HLS Akers to Merton, 'I hope that I have not transgressed your wishes in showing your letter at Wisques. ' Item 1964 September 18 (date approximate)
#11 1965-05-20, HPCS Akers to Merton, 'Remembering you here! Yugoslavia difficult,- Egypt: land and monuments' Item 1965 May 2
002 "Bach, Marian T." correspondence Record subgroup 1958-1963
#01 1958-10-08, TCS Bach from Merton, 'It was very good to get your delightful letter and to learn about all of you--' Item 1958 October 8
#03 1961-04-05, HPCS Bach from Merton, '[…] thanks for your gift and for your good news at Easter. Glad to hear Anne and' Item 1961 April 5
#02 1963-11-19, TLS Baciu to Merton, 'Caro e estimado Poeta: muchas, muchísimas gracias por su carta del 30 de Octubre el' Item 1963 November 19
#08 1965-05-21 (#01), TL[c] Baciu from Merton, 'I will try to reply to your letter before the matter ceases to be fresh in my mind. ' Item 1965 May 21
#09 1965-05-21 (#02), TL[c] Baciu from Merton, 'I will try to reply to your letter before the matter ceases to be fresh in my mind. ' Item 1965 May 21
#11 1966-01-27, TALS Baciu to Merton, 'Meu grande e caríssimo Thomas Merton: foi exatamente na hora (ontem pela' Item 1966 January 27
#05 1965-07-17, TAL[c] Balthasar from Merton, 'Thanks very much for the two new little books you sent. Your Rechenschaft looks' Item 1965 July 17
#06 1966-02-25, HLS Balthasar to Merton, 'Comment vous remercie d'avoir le temps' Item 1966 February 25
#08 1966-09-12, TAL[c] Balthasar from Merton, 'Grand merci de votre bonne lettre que date déjà de trois mois! Je pense que le Fr.' Item 1966 September 12
010 "Bamberger, John Eudes, Dom, O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1951-1984
#01 1962-06-11, TLS Bane to Merton, 'About a year ago, the Superior of the Maryknoll Cloistered Sisters sent me a copy of' Item 1962 June 11
#07 1966-04-20, TLS Bane to Merton, 'Please forgive the intrusion and unusual request. There is a small group of' Item 1966 April 2
#10 1966-07-23 (#01), TLS Bane to Merton, 'I am taking advantage of your offer to be of service to us. Uniquely, you can be of' Item 1966 July 23
#15 1967-07-31, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter of the 17th. I will ask someone to send on some more' Item 1967 July 31
#18 1967-08-20, TLS Bane to Merton, 'Thank you for your wonderful letter. It meant a lot, and the promise of a' Item 1967 August 2
#23 1967-10-05, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'Once more, about the date. Let me try to get down to something more definite. ' Item 1967 October 5
#28 1967-11-14, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'Thanks for the letter and the points for discussion. Some of them are really first' Item 1967 November 14
#31 1967-12-17, TLS Bane to Merton, 'May you have a truly blessed Christmas. The tape came yesterday but I have only' Item 1967 December 17 (date approximate)
#41 1972-12-04, TALS[x] Bane from Center to Bane, Elaine, 'I will start off by asking your overlooking the errors, and hastily typed letter. I' Item 1972 December 4
#01 1968-02-22, HLS Baptist to Merton, 'Thanks for the letter and photograph. I had no idea you were so husky looking. ' Item 1968 February 22
#02 1968-04-10, TL[c] Baptist from Merton, 'I am sorry I left your letter so long without an answer. It is almost impossible' Item 1968 April 1
#01 1967-06-06, TLS Barbara to Merton, 'In view of the many changes taking place within the structured framework of' Item 1967 June 6
#02 1967-06-09, TL[c] Barbara from Merton, 'Apparently word is getting around that I am now permitted to go out and speak on' Item 1967 June 9
#02 1967-04-24, TL[c] Barnard from Merton, 'Thanks for your good letter. I am glad you found the two books interesting enough' Item 1967 April 24
#01 1965-06-25, TL[c] Barnes from Merton, 'It was good to hear from you again. I am glad you have done so well in school, and' Item 1965 June 25
#02 1967-07-08, TL[c] Barr from Merton, 'Thanks for your long and interesting letter of June 24, with its enclosures. I' Item 1967 July 8
#02 1962-02-27, TALS Bartelme to Merton, 'Thank you so much for sending me your article, as well as the off-print from' Item 1962 February 27
#11 1963-08-12, TLS Bartelme to Merton, 'Our manufacturing department has now returned to me the' Item 1963 August 12
#16 1967-09-13, TLS Bartelme to Merton, 'I am sending you a copy of a book that we are publishing in October by John' Item 1967 September 13
#18 1968-05-24, TLS Bartelme to Merton, 'I am sending you herewith a copy of the Catholic Worker Reader, A Penny a' Item 1968 May 24
#01 1965, Bartolomé Merton, 'Para el Padre Merton con mi amistad y mis' Item 1965
#01 1967-08-07, TALS Barton to Merton, 'My hope is that you might explain your poem, "Fall '66" which appeared in the New' Item 1967 August 7
#02 1967-08-11, TL[c] Barton from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter. Yes, I think there are probably unconscious resonances of' Item 1967 August 11
#03 1967-08-26, TALS Barton to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your prompt reply. It was quite encouraging. There has' Item 1967 August 26
#05 1967-09-25 (#02), TLS[x] Barton from Merton, 'One thing I have been meaning to say: if you don't know the poetic work of David' Item 1967 September 25
#01 1963-10-31, HLS Basetti-Sani to Merton, 'Je m'excuse de venir vous déranger. ' Item 1963 October 31
#05 1967-12-02, HLS Basetti-Sani to Merton, 'I am very greatfull [sic] for your kindness sending your article: The Cross' Item 1967 December 2
#01 1967-12-11, HLS Bastin to Merton, 'I am writing to you as manager of our quarterly journal "Theoria to Theory", though' Item 1967 December 11
#04 1966-04-05, TALS Bastos to Merton, 'Thank you very much for sending your article back. I took notice of the mistakes' Item 1966 April 5
#02 1968-06-27, TL[c] Batastini from Merton, 'Thank you for your letter of June 18th informing me of the project to publish Four' Item 1968 June 27
#02 1967-07-25, TL[c] Bates from Merton, 'Thanks for inviting me to the convocation on Pot, Pills and LSD next spring. I am' Item 1967 July 25
#02 1968-06-27, HLS Beaumont to Merton, 'I beg your permission to […] from "The Strange Islands" into some Little Worship' Item 1968 June 27
#64 1966-11-30, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Always a pleasure to have a word from you. How I wish I had a valid eremitical' Item 1966 November 3
#69 1967-06-30 (#02), TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I do hope we can reach some kind of real openness on' Item 1967 June 3
#75 undated-09-21 (#01), HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Of course you may keep your New Yorker section intact! It was really rather' Item undated September 21
#77 undated (#03), HLS Bourne to Merton, 'There used to be an old woman around the parish at 59th St. who specialized in' Item undated
#80 undated (#06), HNS Bourne from Merton, 'This pamphlet for visitors and postulants is essentially the same as the Life at' Item undated
#81 undated (#07), other Bourne Item undated
#01 1968-07-30, TLS Bowers to Merton, 'We write to canvass your availability to contribute a paper to a conference being' Item 1968 July 3
#02 1968-08-03, TL[c] Bowers from Merton, 'Your invitation is an attractive one indeed. I wish I could accept it. ' Item 1968 August 3
#01 1967-04-23, HLS Boyd to Merton, 'I realize any sort of letters are unwelcome but after reading "Can We Survive' Item 1967 April 23
#02 1965-09-06, TL[c] Bracken from Merton, 'Thanks for your good letter. I will have some material sent to you, and I hope you' Item 1965 September 6
#01 1967-06-02, TL[c] Brady from Merton, 'It seems to me that if you can go as far as Hawaii you might as well go to Japan. ' Item 1967 June 2
#02 1968-06-21, TL[c] Breitenbeck from Merton, 'I appreciate your kind letter of the 18th and I'm glad to hear at least a temporary' Item 1968 June 21
#02 1968-03-19, TL[c] Brennan from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I am very interested in the idea of "Houses of Prayer"' Item 1968 March 19
#02 1964-03-31 (#01), TAL[c] Bridget from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the magazine. I have the magazine in the pile of' Item 1964 March 31
#11 1972-10-26, TLS Bridget to Center from Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, and Sr. Bridget, 'Thank you for your letter of August 7th about my correspondence with Thomas Merton. ' Item 1972 October 26
#02 1967-08-17, TALS Brilliant to Merton, 'Enclosed is a proof of your poem, The Originators which we intend to' Item 1967 August 17
#03 1967-08-21, TL[c] Brilliant from Merton, 'I am returning the proof immediately. Very beautiful. I like the woodcuts' Item 1967 August 21
#01 1967-04-14, TLS Brock to Merton, 'In August the Thomas More Association will publish the 1968 Catholic Book' Item 1967 April 14
#01 1964-03-04, TL[c] Brooks from Merton, 'When I observe that your letter was written on January 30th and when I see this date' Item 1964 March 4
#01 1964-08-26, TLS Broussard to Drury, Thomas J., Bishop, 'As you had suggested in my interview with you recently, I spoke with Father Bernard' Item 1964 August 26
#02 1964-08-28, TLS Broussard to Merton, 'This letter is accompanied by the sincere hope that you will pardon my presumption' Item 1964 August 28
#03 1964-09-23, TL[c] Broussard from Merton, 'For many reasons I have been delayed in replying to your letter. Naturally I have' Item 1964 September 23
#02 1967-06-19 (#01), TL[c] Brown from Merton, 'Thanks for your note and for the book and for the reprint. And above all thanks for' Item 1967 June 19
#01 1966-06-30, TALS Brown to Merton, 'I am writing on behalf of the Arts Festival Committee of McMaster University' Item 1966 June 3