Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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004 "Baeten, Betsi" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#01 1967-10-02, TL[c] Baeten from Merton, 'It is almost impossible for me to give you in a few words the reasons for race' Item 1967 October 2
#02 1967-10-13, HLS Baeten to Merton, 'How can I ever thank you enough for taking time out from your busy schedule in order' Item 1967 October 13
#03 1967, HLS Baeten to Merton, 'I am Moderator of a panel on Civil Rights which we eighth graders are presenting for' Item 1967 (date approximate)
#03 1964-09-27, TAL[c] Balthasar from Merton, 'The wonderful package of books has arrived, and I am reading the first volume of' Item 1964 September 27
#07 1966-06-17, HLS Balthasar to Merton, 'Merci de votre lettre et de votre traduction dans Cross Currents. Je vous en' Item 1966 June 17
#01 1967-08-16, TLS Bando to Merton, 'We have taken the liberty of translating your article which you had sent us for the' Item 1967 August 16
#02 1967-08-24, TL[c] Bando from Merton, 'I am very glad that you thought it worth while to present a Japanese version of my' Item 1967 August 24
#06 1965-12-24, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'It is Christmas Eve and the afternoon is free, so I have taken time to get a few' Item 1965 December 24
#09 1966-05-10, TLS Bane to Merton, 'God bless you, Father, for your genuine Christianity! I'm sure you couldn't' Item 1966 May 1
#11 1966-07-23 (#02), other Bane, 'GENERAL NORMS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF CONTEMPLATIVE' Item 1966 July 23
#12 1966-08-09, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'I have been meaning to answer your letter, and I am sorry to discover that today,' Item 1966 August 9
#13 1966-11-26, TLS Bane to Merton, 'May the Lord give you his peace! Thank you for the most recent materials you sent. ' Item 1966 November 26
#14 1967-07-17, TLS Bane to Merton, 'Thank you for the last envelope of literature which you sent. It is always deeply' Item 1967 July 17
#17 1967-08-14, TL[x] Bane from Merton, 'Thanks for your recent letter. I have contacted Sister Luke at Loretto in the hope' Item 1967 August 14
#20 1967-09-20, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'The tape is on its way to you, but a roundabout way as I am having someone' Item 1967 September 2
#21 1967-09-30, TLS Bane to Merton, 'Thank you very much for the tape which came a few days ago. We have heard the first' Item 1967 September 3
#24 1967-10-10, TLS Bane to Merton, 'Just a note to thank you for your recent letters and let you know that I am working' Item 1967 October 1
#25 1967-10-25, TLS Bane to Merton, 'The tape came last Saturday and it is excellent. Thank you very much, Father, I' Item 1967 October 25
#29 1967-11-17, TALS Bane to Merton, 'You'll be relieved when all this correspondence lets up a bit. A few complications' Item 1967 November 17
#34 1968-02-16, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'Thanks for the list of the people who are getting the tapes. In a while I hope to' Item 1968 February 16
#35 1968-02-19, TLS Bane to Merton, 'Thank you for your letter and invitation to the meeting on May 27th to 30th. I' Item 1968 February 19
#39 1972-10-02 (#01), TL[c] Bane from Center to Bane, Elaine, 'Thank you for your recent response to our request for Merton correspondence that you' Item 1972 October 2
#42 1973-01-08, TALS Bane to Center from Bane, Elaine, 'Thank you for your very cordial letter of December 4th regarding my correspondence' Item 1973 January 8
#01 1967-04-20, TALS Barnard to Merton, 'Excuse me writing to you unannounced, out of the blue, like this. I have been a' Item 1967 April 2
#01 1964-09-09, TLS Barry to Merton, 'We want you to know of our gratitude for the generous contribution sent by you in' Item 1964 September 9
#06 1962-08-08, TL[c] Bartelme from Merton, 'Recently I have gone over a manuscript that has been waiting for revision, and I' Item 1962 August 8
#08 1962-09-25, TL[c] Bartelme from Merton, 'Thanks for the good letter of the 14th. I see your point about making the additions' Item 1962 September 25
#09 1963-01-23, TALS Bartelme to Merton, 'You must think that I have been out of the country, as it has taken me so long to' Item 1963 January 23
#17 1967-10-03, TL[c] Bartelme from Merton, 'Thanks so much for your cheering letter of last month, and for John L'Heureux's' Item 1967 October 3
#04 1967-09-25 (#01), TL[c] 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 1960-07-13, TLS Barzun to Merton, 'It gave me much pleasure to hear that something in The House may be of use to' Item 1960 July 13
#02 1964-10-29, TALS Basetti-Sani to Merton, 'vous [sic] saurez m'excuser si j'ai attendu presque une année pour vous écris' Item 1964 October 29
#02 1966-02-23, HLS Bastos to Merton, 'Here is the Spanish translation of your article. Will you please tell me if you' Item 1966 February 23
#03 1966-03-17, TL[c] Bastos from Merton, 'Many thanks for sending the translation. I am returning it as fast as possible. ' Item 1966 March 17
#02 1967-11-06, TL[c] Batten from Merton, 'I have not yet seen Rosemary Haughton's article that you refer to but perhaps the' Item 1967 November 6
#02 1964-07-14 (#02), TAL[d] Bea from Merton, 'Yesterday I had the very great pleasure of speaking at some length with Rabbi' Item 1964 July 14
#01 1965-12-24, TL[c] Beaumont from Merton, 'Thanks for the book, first of all. I had heard about it, and I am sure I will' Item 1965 December 24
#61 1965-11-22 (#01), TLS Bourne from Merton, 'Next Spring New Directions is bringing out a paperback selection of various prose' Item 1965 November 22
#63 1966-05-15, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Here is your article. Fr Chas is the other censor so I'm sure its quite all right' Item 1966 May 15
#79 undated (#05), HNS Bourne from Merton, 'I presume a prayer for peace will not be stigmatized at unmonastic - anyway' Item undated
#01 1963-11-13, HPCS Bousquet to Merton, 'Comme chaque année, je vous envoie mon meilleur souvenir à l'occasion de' Item 1963 November 13
#01 1966-11-08, HLS Bowman from Bowman, R. M., Mrs. / to Editors of Harpers, 'As a Unitarian and a Humanist I wish to thank Father Thomas Merton for his sensitive' Item 1966 November 8
#03 1967-11-09, TLS Boyd to Merton, 'I thought you would like to see the attached tear sheet from Publisher's Weekly. ' Item 1967 November 9
#01 undated, TL Bracali to Merton, 'Vi ho scritto già altre volte e sempre i Trappisti non mi hanno fatto mancare il' Item undated
#01 1965-08-23, HLS Bracken to Merton, 'Father Francis, who is at present risking his life among what St. Bernard so' Item 1965 August 23
#04 1966-11-23, other Brandt, 'A hermit-monk was ordained as a priest at Canadian Martyrs Church here in the first' Item 1966 November 23
#01 1967-11-28, HLS Bredenberg to Merton, 'I first read your name a little less than a year ago when I noticed an article you' Item 1967 November 28
#02 1967-12-11, TL[c] Bredenberg from Merton, 'Denise Levertov was here yesterday and in our good visit together I was reminded of' Item 1967 December 11
#05 1968-02-22, TL[c] Bredenberg from Merton, 'Thanks so much for your letter and the magazines. I appreciate your comments on the' Item 1968 February 22 View
#04 1968-07-no-day, HLS Breitenbeck to Merton, 'This is hurried because I am home only a few hours. I was sorry to hear you can't' Item 1968 July (date approximate)
#01 1968-03-11, TLS Brennan to Merton, 'This letter is a "begging letter"--one which I hope you will listen to with an open' Item 1968 March 11
#01 1952-07-08, HLS Brenson to Merton, 'I am writing you on behalf of a group of poets and artists who are at present' Item 1952 July 8
#01 1968-05-20, TLS Brett to Merton, 'I am writing you for two reasons. I hope I don't waste your valuable time. A' Item 1968 May 2
#04 1964-08-no-day, TLS[x] Bridget from Merton, 'I forget if I wrote about the dates for Mrs Harton. In fact I don't remember' Item 1964 August (date approximate)
#09 1965-06-19 (#01), TL[c] Bridget from Merton, 'Congratulations on the birthday and thanks for your letter. I hope this reply' Item 1965 June 19
#14 1973-02-12, TL[x] Bridget from Center to Bridget, Sr., 'Thank you very much for your letter of January 24, 1973, and the attached' Item 1973 February 12
#02 1967-10-26 (#01), TL[c] Britton from Merton, 'I have looked over your manuscript and it has many good things in it. But' Item 1967 October 26
#01 1968-07-25, TLS Brown to Merton, 'I am reading your book, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, which I find both' Item 1968 July 25
#02 1968-08-07, TL[c] Brown from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I am certainly happy to think that so sound a judge as' Item 1968 August 7
#01 1967-05-15, TLS Brown to Merton, 'Under separate cover I am sending you a book which is a kind of thankyou for your' Item 1967 May 15
#04 1949-06-23, TL Bruce to Merton, 'Thank you for your letter of June 21st regarding the title for the Lutgarde' Item 1949 June 23
#01 1967-04-22, TLS Bruteau to Merton, 'The enclosed is a 'religious entertainment'--not exactly a play--on some of the' Item 1967 April 22
#02 1963-02-15, TLS Bruyn to Merton, 'M. Jacques Maritain has told me that you are translating his wife's poems, and that' Item 1963 February 15
#08 1964-01-02, TAL[c] Bruyn from Merton, 'I see some time has gone by since your letter of November 4th and we are all now' Item 1964 January 2
#10 1964-02-24 (#01), TL[c] Bruyn from Merton, 'This is chiefly to wish you many blessings and graces on March 12th and to say how' Item 1964 February 24
#14 1964-10-29, TAL[c] Bruyn from Merton, 'How many letters do I owe you? I blush to think of it. Please forgive me. (I have' Item 1964 October 29
#18 1966-01-25, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'I have thought about you a great deal, but refrained from writing until your' Item 1966 January 25
#20 1966-04-17, HLS[x] Bruyn from Merton, 'At least I have the joy of reading your fine translations of Raissa, and the book' Item 1966 April 17
#24 1967-01-25, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'A very happy birthday to you - don't forget it is also my feast, and pray for me' Item 1967 January 25
#03 1966-05-27, TL[c] Bryan from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter. I was glad to hear from you, though I well understand that' Item 1966 May 27
#02 1984-01-01, TCS Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho to Gethsemani Abbey, 'With Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New' Item 1984 January 1
#03 1987-09-19, other Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, 'A Long Look Homeward [-] An Interview with the Dalai Lama of Tibet [-] Glenn H.' Item 1987 September 19
#01 1953, other[x] Bucher from Merton, 'to Fathe Vitus of the clerics of St. John's Abbey - from the scholastics of Our Lady' Item 1953 (date approximate)
#01 1965-07-28, TLS Bùi-bàng-Hiên to Merton, 'This letter comes to you as a surprise as it does from a person whom you have never' Item 1965 July 28
#02 1963-12-12, TLS Bunge to Merton, 'Nearly one year ago I got a letter from you, in which letter you gave me some good' Item 1963 December 12
#01 1961-11-21, TLS Burdick to Merton, 'With hesitancy I write you this letter. Seldom have I ever spoken to a priest, much' Item 1961 November 21
#05 1962-06-11, TLS[x] Burdick from Merton, 'I was happy and surprised to get your good letter, and very glad for you. Certainly' Item 1962 June 11
#05 1964-04-04, HNS Burns from Merton, 'Bless you and thanks for remembering me. I am better now - pretty busy too. May' Item 1964 April 4
#06 1965-01-03, TNS Burns from Merton, 'Thanks again and best wishes for the New Year. I hope all things go well with you. ' Item 1965 January 3
#12 1968-01-01, TALS[x] Burns from Merton, 'Christmas mail was an avalanche this year: it always is, but more so in 1967. News' Item 1968 January 1
#02 1968-03-30 (#01), TLS[x] Burns from Merton, 'This letter is a good one and a strong one. What strikes me most is the point about' Item 1968 March 3
#06 1968-06-20, HLS Burns to Merton, 'My own opinion is still, that you should not go to this meeting. I think they' Item 1968 June 2
#10 1968-09-04, TL[x] Burns from Laughlin, James, 'Thank you so much for your letter authorizing that any charges on Father Louis's' Item 1968 September 4
#13 1968-10-01, HLS[x] Burns from Merton, 'I thought you'd like to see some photos of one of the best places I have found. ' Item 1968 October 1
#15 1968-10-20, HLS[x] Burns from Merton, 'Just a word to say I am in Calcutta and the meeting is about to begin. It will be' Item 1968 October 2
#02 1956-02-01, TL[c] Burns from Burns, Tom / to Graham Watson, 'This is just a formal acknowledgment of your letter of the 31st January about THE' Item 1956 February 1
#04 1963-03-04, TLS Burns to Merton, 'Betty Bartelme, of Macmillan, tells me that they are bringing out a book of yours' Item 1963 March 4
#07 1963-07-10, TL[c] Burns from Merton, 'The immediate purpose of this letter is to let you know that the Nuns of Stanbrook' Item 1963 July 1
#10 1964-04-18, TAL[c] Burns from Merton, 'Glad to hear from you again, and thanks for the clippings. No we don't get the' Item 1964 April 18
#14 1965-10-08, TLS Burns to Merton, 'At long last I think that I have had a brainwave for a title to the book we agreed' Item 1965 October 8
#16 1966-02-15, TL[c] Burns from Merton, 'I am glad you have all the material for Redeeming the Time and happy that' Item 1966 February 15
#02 1967-06-22 (#01), TL[c] Butorovich from Merton, 'I don't know if your letter was a disaster: but anyway, if it was, it was a nice' Item 1967 June 22
#09 1967-08-31 (#02), TLS[x] Butorovich from Merton, 'The certified letter came today and by the time you get this you will have got back' Item 1967 August 31
#11 1967-10-07 (#01), TL[c] Butorovich from Merton, 'I am thinking about you: are your ears burning? My house in the woods all full of' Item 1967 October 7
#12 1967-10-07 (#02), TLS[x] Butorovich from Merton, 'I am thinking about you: are your ears burning? My house in the woods all full of' Item 1967 October 7
#16 1967-12-25, HLS Butorovich to Merton, 'This is a surprise "Crimble" box!! This is sent with love from me and my "little' Item 1967 December 25 (date approximate)
#18 1968-02-11 (#02), TLS[x] Butorovich from Merton, 'What did you think? That I thought the Crimble box was a bomb and jumped in the' Item 1968 February 11
#01 1967-01-09, TLS Butterfield to Merton, 'It is good to report to you that Professor John H. Ford of Bellarmine College has' Item 1967 January 9
#01 1968-08-19, TLS Byrd to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your nice letter, & I am excited about my poems' Item 1968 August 19