Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#054 1967-04-no-day, HNS from Merton to Br. Camillus, 'I am leaving shirt[?] here as I have to go back next week - will set things up and' Item 1967 April
#058 1968, HNS from Merton to Br. Camillus, 'Could you get the secular clothes again for me to go to town «Tuesday» Jan 9? ' Item 1968
#059 undated, TNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'These people have produced a record of some well known actor reading some of my' Item undated
#060 undated, TN from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'In middle of afternoon I tried to call gatehouse on the radio but got no answer. ' Item undated
#061 undated, TN from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'I tried calling again this morning with no result. Perhaps we are not set up the' Item undated
#062 undated, HNS from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'I will try to remember to leave the radio on AM and PM. - 8-10 and 2-4 or 5. Any' Item undated
#063 undated, HNS from Merton to Br. Chrysostom, 'Sorry I am so bad at answering notes. First I want to thank you for the' Item undated
#066 1966-10-29, HNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have 3 Chuang Tzu to send out? [-] Thanx [-] fr m' Item 1966 October 29
#069 undated, HNS Bamberger , 'I also need some more Lomotil. I have a prescription if you want that but it would' Item undated
#071 undated, HNS from Merton to Maurice Flood, 'I have a heavy cold at the moment but I could have a talk with you Tuesday or' Item undated
#072 undated, HNS from Merton to Maurice Flood, 'Could this be mimeographed as usual - whenever convenient. No wild rush - but' Item undated
#074 undated, HNS from Merton to Br. Camillus, 'Here is the serum - the Doc says I am to ask for a shot when the previous one runs' Item undated
#001a 1967-03-11 (#01), TL[c] Bamberger from Merton, 'This is not anything urgent, but I am just beginning to wonder. Br Martin has been' Item 1967 March 11
#006a undated (#01), TL[c] Bamberger from Merton, 'Thanks for the tip about Reiteznstein and recluses. In what source is this found' Item undated
025 "Allen, Jon" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#01 1966-09-29, TLS Anton to Merton, 'It occurred to me that you might be pleased to know that I had the pleasure of' Item 1966 September 29
#04 1967-01-no-day, TLS Anton to Merton, 'One more thing before I sign off. On New Year's Day I received a great' Item 1967 January (date approximate)
059 "Argentinian Priest" correspondence Record subgroup 1963
004 "Abe, Masao" correspondence Record subgroup 1966-1967
#01 1965-11-13, TALS Arasteh to Merton, 'I appreciate your interest in my work, and under separate cover I am sending you a' Item 1965 November 13
#02 1965-12-18, TL[c] Arasteh from Merton, 'It is a great pleasure for me to have your book on Rumi, I am reading it with great' Item 1965 December 18
#06 1968-01-26 (#02), TL[c] Arasteh from Merton, 'Your book is very fine and I am giving it a slow and fruitful reading. I find it' Item 1968 January 26
#13 1968-05-22 (#02), TLS[x] Arasteh from Merton, 'Here is the reworked piece on "Rebirth in Christianity". I have been somewhat' Item 1968 May 22
#17 1974-03-18, HLS[x] Arasteh from Tremblay, Yvonne, 'Please excuse me for not answering sooner to acknowledge reception of your precious' Item 1974 March 18
#23 1984-02-03, HLS Arasteh to Shannon, William, 'Thank you for "the book"; I enjoyed most parts of it especially the section on' Item 1984 February 3
#26 undated (#02), other Arasteh, 'I. Western scholars have generally interpreted Sufism in terms of religious values,' Item undated
#27 undated (#03), other Arasteh, 'Arasteh, A. Reza. Final integration in the adult personality, a mesure [sic] for' Item undated
#07 1961-09-09, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'I do not have time to give you a really full answer to your good letter, though I' Item 1961 September 9
#10 1962-01-27, HLS Arca de Sardiña to Merton, 'Yesterday while I was in church, after Holy Communion I tried to talk to Our Lord. ' Item 1962 January 27
#12 1962-02-27, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'If I answer you now it has to be a very quick answer. You cannot help suffering the' Item 1962 February 27
#25 1964-02-16 (#02), HLS[x] Arca de Sardiña to Hart, Patrick, 'Here are the letters from Merton that I promised to mail you. Father Shannon called' Item 1964 February 16
#28 1966-12-no-day, HCS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'Peace and joy in the New Year. God bless you -- fear not. ' Item 1966 December (date approximate)
#29 1992-09-no-day, other Arca de Sardiña from Sardinia Corp. / to William Shannon, 'EVORA ARCA' Item 1992 September
#04 1962-02-20, HLS Barry to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your kind and generous letter and its contents. We read' Item 1962 February 2
#06 1962-05-28, TALS Barry from Merton, 'Sorry, bad news. My higher superiors have judged that it is not quite fitting for a' Item 1962 May 28
#13 1967-08-15, TL[c] Barry from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter. Sounds interesting. I gladly contribute what ideas I can,' Item 1967 August 15
#03 1967-01-16, TALS Best to Merton, 'I've written Cowley for permission and will use the article in March, and in' Item 1967 January 16
#04 1967-07-28, HLS Best from Marks, Lillian, 'I had set aside the May issue of Fellowship in order to read Thomas Merton's' Item 1967 July 28
#07 1967-08-04, TL[c] Best from Merton, 'Thanks for your note and the letter of Lillian Marcks [sic]. I am sending a carbon' Item 1967 August 4
056 "Arasteh, A. Reza" correspondence Record subgroup 1965-1984
#02 1966-02-12, TL[c] Bannon from Merton, 'First of all if you want material about me, there was an article in the Louisville' Item 1966 February 12
#02 1966-09-25, TL[x] Bagguley from Merton, 'Thanks for your invitation to write a few words on the Vietnam war. The statement' Item 1966 September 25
013 "Bannon, Anthony L." correspondence Record subgroup 1966
#03 1967-01-18, HLS Bonazzi to Merton, 'Congratulations on your fantastic poem, "Fall '66", in NY REVIEW (Dec. 15 issue) -- ' Item 1967 January 18
#06 1967-09-01, TLS Bonazzi to Merton, 'We have decided to make #3 and #4 a DOUBLE ISSUE for many reasons: 1) to balance' Item 1967 September 1
#08 1967-09-17, TALS Bonazzi to Merton, 'Have chosen from CABLES what could stand as individual poems. (see carbons from' Item 1967 September 17
#09 1967-09-28, TL[c] Bonazzi from Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter and the returned ms. I am chacking [sic] immediately' Item 1967 September 28
#11 1967-10-03 (#02), TN Bonazzi from Griffin, John Howard / to Merton, 'You will probably have the prints from E&F when you receive this. I enclose a' Item 1967 October 3
#21 1968-02-29, TL[c] Bonazzi from Merton, 'Sorry for not letting you know sooner about the poems, pix etc. I don't want to' Item 1968 February 29
#02 1968-01-22 (#02), other Brigham to Merton, 'Besmilr Brigham--- drag sheet [-] Biography-- Choctaw (French, Irish and' Item 1968 January 22 (date approximate)
#03 1968-02-28 (#01), TLS Brigham from Merton, 'Thanks for your most generous letter, stock of poems, offer of addresses,' Item 1968 February 28
#04 1968-02-28 (#02), TL[c] Brigham from Merton, 'Thanks for your most generous letter, stock of poems, offer of addresses,' Item 1968 February 28
#07 1968-04-28 (#02), TAL[c] Brigham from Merton, 'Such a long time I have your Tiger and letters, and finally I want to answer. How' Item 1968 April 28
#01 1959-12-16, TLS Burden to Merton, 'This letter is two-fold - to wish you a very, very Merry Christmas and to report on' Item 1959 December 16
#04 1961-01-11, TLS Burden to Merton, 'Well, here I am back in California again, no closer to Gethsemani, but full of' Item 1961 January 11
#07 1965-04-02, TL[c] Burden from Merton, 'Thanks for your good and prompt letter. I am sending three rather poor photographs' Item 1965 April 2
#10 1967-06-07, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter of May 22nd. I am still certainly hoping to see you and Dr' Item 1967 June 7
#12 1967-09-28, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'Many thanks for your outline which has just arrived. It looks interesting and full' Item 1967 September 28
085 "Bonazzi, Robert" correspondence Record subgroup 1966-1968
#05 1968-03-21, TLS Braveman to Merton, 'In your letter of November 6 you mentioned the possibility of being able to meet' Item 1968 March 21
008 "Baker, James Thomas" correspondence Record subgroup 1967-1968, 1980
#05 1962-05-04, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'My Italian book "I Mystici Russi" is now out I presented it to the Pope in person' Item 1962 May 4
#09 1962-12-28, TAL[c] Bolshakoff from Merton, 'Thanks for your two kind letters. I was interested to hear of your visit to the' Item 1962 December 28
#15 1963-05-26, HPCS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'I received yesterday a letter from Archbishop Nikodim, dated by May 15th, where he' Item 1963 May 26
#16 1963-09-06, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Since I wrote to you on May 26th so much changed. John XXIII, whom I knew since' Item 1963 September 6
#17 1963-11-10, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'I salute you from Caldey Abbey, this fascinating island monastery, which I did not' Item 1963 November 1
#20 1963-12-23, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind letter and cheque which is for me quite princely. It' Item 1963 December 23
#22 1964-03-19, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'I send you my Easter greetings. I left Oxford on February 13th for Tolleshunt' Item 1964 March 19
#23 1964-05-25, Bolshakoff to Barry, Colman, 'Since I received your letter nearly a year ago I had no more news from you and do' Item 1964 May 25
#25 1964-10-28, TAL[c] Bolshakoff from Merton, 'Thank you for your recent letter, as usuall [sic] full of interesting news of your' Item 1964 October 28
#26 1964-12-13, TL[c] Bolshakoff from Merton, 'As Christmas approaches once again, I want to send you my best wishes and a token of' Item 1964 December 13
#27 1964-12-20, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter and the cheque, for which I thank very much you and the' Item 1964 December 2
#28 1965-05-08, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Since I left England in January I didn't write you. My present journey was most' Item 1965 May 8
#31 1965-10-02, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Many thanks for your moving letter of Sept 15th, which I received here on my arrival' Item 1965 October 2
#36 1966-10-24, TL[c] Bolshakoff from Merton, 'I am very much afraid that if I am called to be like Theophane the Recluse a letter' Item 1966 October 24
#43 1968-07-11, HLS Bolshakoff to Merton, 'Many thanks for your cheque, which you sent to Mont-des-Cats Abbey, as I am' Item 1968 July 11
#40 1967-04-no-day, TL[x] Bolshakoff to Sobesedniks (circular letter), 'I write this letter from Florence in the end of my three-months-long stay in Italy,' Item
#023 1966-09-22, TAN, 'requested by fr. Louis [-] 26 Bro. Lavrans assorted cards [-] 6 postulants guide [-]' Item 1966 September 22
#027 undated, TN, 'Frln. Dagmar Henne [-] Agence Hoffman [-] Seestrasse 6 [-] 8 Munchen 23 W. Germany' Item undated
#030 1966-11-01, TN, 'Editora Vozes Ltda. [-] Caixa Postal 23 [-] Petropolis - Est Do' Item 1966 November 1
#035 undated, other, 'Sent gifts (translator) to: [-] Rev. Fr. Bui-bang-Hien [-] Truong Mich Giany [-]' Item undated
016 "Akers, Sibylle von Kaskel" correspondence Record subgroup 1960-1966, 1970
#03 1964-09-11, HPCS Akers to Merton, '2. spilt into the cloister. The Abbot of Solesmes officiated and the next day for' Item 1964 September 11