Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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061 "Arnold, Fr., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup undated
062 "Arnold, Johann Christoph" correspondence Record subgroup 1964, 1967
#02 1967-05-27, TLS Arnold to Merton, 'We [sic] like to share with you our latest publication: "Salt and Light; Talks and' Item 1967 May 27
063 "Arrés, Thérèse" correspondence Record subgroup 1951
#01 1951-11-09, HLS[x] Arrés to Merton, 'Il y a plusieurs [indecipherable word] que je désire vous écrire, depuis que je' Item 1951 November 9
065 "Asch, Yanna" correspondence Record subgroup 1967-1968
#02 1968-01-31, HLS Atkins to Merton, 'I'm just curious to see whether letters get through to you now. In 1966 I wrote you' Item 1968 January 31
#03 1968-02-14, TL[c] Atkins from Merton, 'Yes, letters are finally getting through. Only problem now is answering them. I' Item 1968 February 14
#05 undated (#01), TALS Atkins from Merton, 'It is silly to bother you with this piece of absurd nonsense, but as I made you a' Item undated
070 "Augustin, Marie, Sr., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup undated
#01 undated, HLS Augustin to Merton, 'Nous venons d'apprendre avec joie l'arrivée' Item undated
#01 1965-08-22, TLS Augustinius to Merton, 'Africa is very happy and very glad to meet and great [sic] you. Often I have heard' Item 1965 August 22
#01 undated, HLS Aurelia to Hilary, Fr., 'This is a letter to thank you and also to ask a favor. Thank you for introducing me' Item undated
#03 1970-10-09, TLS[x] Austin to Center from Austin, Waddell, 'In reply to your letter of October 1st, I am pleased to hear of the Thomas Merton' Item 1970 October 9
#01 1963-01-29, TL[c] Beecher from Merton, 'Many thanks for the fine and beautifully printed poem about the Cistercian Breviary:' Item 1963 January 29
#02 1964-04-24, TAL[c] Beecher from Merton, 'You know that for a long time I have been cooking up a printing project for your' Item 1964 April 24
#01 1963-11-29, TL[c] Belden from Merton, 'Thank you for your very kind letter of October 19th. I am sorry to have delayed in' Item 1963 November 29
#02 1967-01-26 (#01), TLS Belford from Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a' Item 1967 January 26
#03 1967-01-26 (#02), TL[c] Belford from Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a' Item 1967 January 26
#06 1967-08-23, TALS Belford to Merton, 'Please excuse my unconscionable delay in writing you about your superb commentary on' Item 1967 August 23
#01 1965-01-04, TL[c] Belli from Merton, 'Yours is the second letter I have received in a few days, about the reference to' Item 1965 January 4
#01 1966-07-31, HCS Bennett to Merton, 'Please accept this book written by my' Item 1966 July 31
#07 1967-01-19 (#01), TL[c] Bennett from Merton, 'Thanks for your warm good letter, and for Lerone's Boston talk. Starting with that,' Item 1967 January 19
#01 1968-07-22, HLS Benoit to Merton, 'Merci de votre bonne lettre reçue' Item 1968 July 22
#01 1967-03-13, TLS Bentley to Merton, 'In my college freshman English class, I'm working on a term paper, comparing you' Item 1967 March 13
#04 undated (#03), HLS Berg to Merton, 'I am awfully sorry but you made a mistake and sended [sic] me a certain letter' Item undated
#01 1967-11-16, TLS Bergida to Merton, 'I am delighted to enclose a check in the amount of $150. for your extraordinary' Item 1967 November 16
#01 1964-09-16, TL[c] Bernadette from Merton, 'About the passage in the New Man to which you refer: I do not have a copy of' Item 1964 September 16 View
#02 undated (#01), other Bernard, 'FRIARY ON MEDWAY BANKS: Saint's Relics Brought From France To England - One of the' Item undated
#01 1948-11-05, TLS[x] Berrigan from Laughlin, James, 'We are planning to issue an anthology of Catholic poetry, edited by Thomas Merton,' Item 1948 November 5
#03 1961-11-10, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'I am very glad to hear that the Pax movement is getting started in this country and' Item 1961 November 1
#04 1961-12-07, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Thanks for your very fine letter and all the other things. I have not yet had a' Item 1961 December 7
#08 1962-03-10, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'My correspondence is a kind of Sisyphus act: rolling the boulder up the hill and' Item 1962 March 1
#11 1962-06-29, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'This is a quick one to confirm your arrangements. I will get a note into the' Item 1962 June 29
#14 1962-09-02, HLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'I have your letter and Fr. Gerard showed me the one you sent him. I am writing this' Item 1962 September 2
#20 1963-06-21, HLS Berrigan to Merton, 'I am here for a day of retreat to the Maddames [sic] of the S.H. It brings back' Item 1963 June 21 (date approximate)
#21 1963-06-25 (#01), TALS Berrigan from Merton, 'This will come to you as a conscience matter letter, so that I can deal with your' Item 1963 June 25
#24 1963-11-15 (#01), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'I am glad to have your letter, card, from Paris. I was not sure where you were' Item 1963 November 15
#28 1964-02-11, TALS Berrigan to Merton, 'Seems like an age since I had word of you. I am wonderinf [sic] whether any of the' Item 1964 February 11
#31 1964-03-05, TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'I am sending on some junk mail another another [sic] heading. I though[t] it might' Item 1964 March 5
#33 1964-05-18 (#01), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Whitmonday. Time for abrief [sic] letter, perhaps uninspired. I am worn out (not' Item 1964 May 18
#44 1964-11-11, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'We can send one car and will send same to Albert Pick Motel nine am Wednesday 18th. ' Item 1964 November 11
#54 1966-03-18, TLS Berrigan from Merton, 'A short note to assure you that I am safely back in the arms of Jesuit Missions,' Item 1966 March 18
#65 1967-04-15 (#01), TALS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Sounds as though this is it, doesn't it? I find it hard to organize clear thoughts' Item 1967 April 15
#66 1967-04-15 (#02), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Sounds as though this is it, doesn't it? I find it hard to organize clear thoughts' Item 1967 April 15
#68 1967-07-13 (#01), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'You will probably hear of this through the FOR but since people in France have been' Item 1967 July 13
#71 1967-09-16 (#01), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Here is some stuff I dug out of the pile. Not much, if any, about nonviolence but' Item 1967 September 16
#72 1967-09-16 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Here is some stuff I dug out of the pile. Not much, if any, about nonviolence but' Item 1967 September 16
#92 undated (#01), other Berrigan, 'Letters by Thomas Merton to Daniel and Philip Berrigan in the Department of Rare' Item undated
#94 undated (#03), other Berrigan, 'Contemporary Authors, Volumes 33-36, First' Item undated
#02 1964-10-no-day, TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'You will recall the hopes that Dan and I had that you would write the foreword of' Item 1964 October (date approximate)
#06 1965-02-no-day (#02), TALS Berrigan to Merton, 'The foreword arrived, so an immediate word of my gratitude- tremendously pleased' Item 1965 February (date approximate)
#07 1966-04-23, HLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'I was glad to get your good letter of the 4th. It reached me when I got home from' Item 1966 April 23
#11 1967-12-no-day, HLS Berrigan to Merton, 'Apologies for not having kept you better informed. Since getting out of jail, there' Item 1967 December (date approximate)
#01 1961-08-15, TALS Berry to Merton, 'Recently when talking with Dr. John Wu he spoke of your interest in the spiritual' Item 1961 August 15
#02 1967-10-26, TL[c] Berry from Merton, 'Thanks for your note about Denise Levertov and the possibility of her visit here on' Item 1967 October 26
#03 1968-01-31, TL[c] Berry from Merton, 'What keeps me from writing more is that I never know if Port Royal Kentucky is' Item 1968 January 31
#05 1968-02-11, TLS Berry to Merton, 'These have all been written since the first of the year. The little poems can be' Item 1968 February 11
#09 1968-08-06, HLS Berry to Merton, 'We're trying to get ready to leave here for the West Coast on the 20th of this' Item 1968 August 6
#01 1964-10-07, TLS Berval to Merton, 'Je viens de recevoir une lettre des Éditions Albin Michel m'informant de votre' Item 1964 October 7
#04 1964-12-01, TLS Berval to Merton, 'Nous avons bien reçu votre lettre du 23 écoulé et vous en remercions. Nous vous' Item 1964 December 1
#04 1959-08-13, TLS Bettencourt to Merton, 'Your books are translated into so many languages, and published by so many' Item 1959 August 13
#01 1966-09-14, TALS Beyer to Merton, 'Vor mir liegt Ihr Buch " Aufstieg zur Wahrheit". Ich empfinde gerade die' Item 1966 September 14
#06 undated, other Bieberman, 'on getting the message by Lisa Bieberman [-] "I'll show you mine if you'll show me' Item undated
#05 1964-01-07 (#03), 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
#22 1967-06-12 (#02), other Bissey, 'Demande à Père Louis de Gethsemani (Th. Merton) un article comprenant de six à dix' Item 1967 June 12
#24 1967-06-23 (#02), transcript Bissey from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I am happy to have received your news. The editors of' Item 1967 June 23
#02 1964-07-04, TL[c] Black from Merton, 'Please forgive the long delay in replying to your very kind letter and acknowledging' Item 1964 July 4
#01 1966-10-08, TLS[x] Blumenkren to Merton, 'I hate to impose upon you, but I am sure you will understand why I do it. One of' Item 1966 October 8
#07 1965-12-10, HCS Boettcher from Merton, 'I am happy to hear about the new baby and will keep you in my prayers especially in' Item 1965 December 1
#01 1965-04-20, other Bogdana from Merton, 'Books for Sister Bogdana cordially in Christ our Lord [-] T' Item 1965 April 2
#02 1967-03-22, TALS Bogdana to Merton, 'I do not know if you remember me from my letters written two years ago, when you' Item 1967 March 22
#03 1967-04-05, HLS[x] Bogdana from Merton, 'Certainly go ahead with a translation of the "Primitive Carmelite Ideal". When it' Item 1967 April 5
#01 1958-07-16, HLS Bonner to Merton, 'It is never a bother to me when people inquire about, or drop in to look at, "The' Item 1958 July 16
#06 1970-11-06, TLS[x] Borgerhoff to Center from Borgerhoff, Cornelia, 'I take pleasure in donating to the Thomas Merton Studies Center the attached' Item 1970 November 6
#05 1966-07-23, HLS Borgstin to Merton, 'A packet from Gethsemani with Pre-Benedictine Monachism, Series 2, and the poems and' Item 1966 July 23
#08 1967-10-14, TL[c] Borgstin from Merton, 'This letter will serve as a joint reply to you and to Dom Aelred who appended a kind' Item 1967 October 14
#01 1963-11-01, HLS Boscher to Merton, 'Mon Révérend Père et très cher Père, […] arrivé à Tahiti depuis le [..]' Item 1963 November 1
#01 1961-04-19, TLS Bouchez to Merton, 'Je prends la liberté de vous écrire pour vous demander la permission de publier une' Item 1961 April 19
#01 1959-09-06, HPCS Bourget to Merton, 'Tamié is all you said it was. Now understand first-hand why our Fathers chose spots' Item 1959 September 6
#08 1952-08-09, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'As we have been directed, I address to you this critique of Father Louis' latest' Item 1952 August 9
#10 1953-04-30, TLS Bourne from Merton, 'I am rushing to you, tardily, an un-proofread article on St Bernard which has been' Item 1953 April 3
#14 1955, other[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Silence in Heaven--- a note to the Father Censors. [-] This text was written for the' Item 1955 (date approximate)
#15 1959-01-07, HLS Bourne to Fox, James, 'I'm really distressed at being so in arrears with the censorship. Just after' Item 1959 January 7
#16 1959-03-03, TLS Bourne to Fox, James, 'Have just mailed a most enthusiastic endorsement of 'The Power and Meaning of Love'' Item 1959 March 3
#21 1961-04-17, TLS[x] Bourne from Fox, James, 'We are sending you one of Father Louis', so-called 'little articles'. It is called' Item 1961 April 17
#23 1961-12-16, TLS[c] Bourne from Fox, James, 'We received word from our Most Rev. Abbot General in regard to the article on PEACE' Item 1961 December 16
#24 1962-01-03, HLS Bourne to Fox, James, 'All under control, I trust. Did the best I could by "Peace," and now pray it will' Item 1962 January 3 (date approximate)
#28 1962-01-22 (#02), TLS[c] Bourne from Fox, James, 'We received your gracious note of January 18 with the two manuscripts. Here we go' Item 1962 January 22
#31 1962-02-18, HLS Bourne to Fox, James, 'Had word from Fr. Clement that Nuclear War has been cleared for publication.' Item 1962 February 18
#45 1964-07-27, TALS Bourne from Merton, 'Here is the text of a preface to a book on Shaker furniture. It will certainly' Item 1964 July 27
#49 1964-08-24, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'By all means go ahead with Few Questions: Fewer Answers. I read it without the' Item 1964 August 24
#53 1965-01-18 (#04), other Bourne from Merton, 'The Drawings of Thomas Merton [-] A NOTE BY THE ARTIST [-] Since judgments are' Item 1965 January 18
#55 1965-01-22, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Your Berrigan preface strikes me as quite conservative - for 1965 - and I see no' Item 1965 January 22
#56 1965-01-25, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Mille pardons! I just picked up your brochure on the drawings and realized for the' Item 1965 January 25
#58 1965-02-12, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Forgive this delay re your rubbings, but we have not been idle. The Museum is' Item 1965 February 12
#02 undated (#01), HLS Babin to Merton, 'Excusez-moi de vous écrire en français: je parle trop mal l'anglais et j'ai tenu à' Item undated
003 "Baciu, Stefan" correspondence Record subgroup 1963-1967
#04 1964-03-07 (#02), other Baciu, 'Stefan Baciu / Cesar Vallejo, Poeta' Item 1964 March 7
#05 1964-04-05, TL[c] Baciu from Merton, 'Probably you do not fit sufficiently well into the conventional academic categories.' Item 1964 April 5