Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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#09 1952-08-25, TALS Ahern to Merton, 'I hope sincerely that St. Louis' day has brought many graces. I offered Holy Mass' Item 1952 August 25
#14 1953-01-22, TL[c] Ahern from Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind and solicitous letter. If a cryptic sentence of mine led' Item 1953 January 22
#18 1953-03-03, TL[x] Ahern from Fox, James, 'We received your charming letter of February 14. I am answering for good Father' Item 1953 March 3
#19 1953-05-17, TLS Ahern to Merton, 'It is long since I have written; but be assured that I have been praying for you. ' Item 1953 May 17
#20 1953-11-10, TALS Ahern to Merton, 'It was ever so good to receive your letter of October 19th, and to learn that the' Item 1953 November 1
#21 1954-02-01, TLS Ahern to Merton, 'Thank you very much for the latest notes of Monastic Orientation which you were so' Item 1954 February 1
#28 1973-06-08, TL[x] Ahern from Center to Ahern, Barnabas, 'Greetings from Kentucky and all the O'Callaghans' [sic]! How are you? It has been' Item 1973 June 8
#29 1973-07-22, TLS[x] Ahern to Center from Ahern, Barnabas, 'Thank you so very much for your kind letter of June 8. I myself was back in the USA' Item 1973 July 22
#30 1973, HNS Ahern from O'Callaghan, Tommie / to Charlaine Hays, 'Permission to see […] from Fr. Barnabas - last letter qualified - I have reg.' Item 1973 (date approximate)
#01 1967-12-17, HLS Aidan to Merton, 'Having some idea of what your mail may be like I thank you if you are even beginning' Item 1967 December 17
#03 1967-07-12 (#03), other Aiken to Merton, 'We were both born in Pennsylvania, 1n [sic] 1902, and have both graduated from Penn' Item 1967 July 12
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
020 "Alexeieff, Alexandre" correspondence Record subgroup 1960-1961, 1971
#02 1960-11-18 (#02), TALS Alexeieff to Merton, 'Tout ce qui touche B.Pasternak me touche et m'intéresse. Ainsi, sans en faire un' Item 1960 November 18
#03 1961-01-09, TALS Alexeieff from Merton, 'J'ai été très touché par l'amitié avec laquelle vous avez bien voulu me faire' Item 1961 January 9
#04 1970-12-24, HNS Alexeieff to Center from Alexeieff, Alexandre, 'en réponse à votre' Item 1970 December 24
#03 1967-10-16 (#02), TL[c] Alice from Merton, 'I am in the middle of the semi-hopeless task of trying to get through the piled up' Item 1967 October 16
#01 1955-01-16, HLS Allan to Merton, 'I wish to thank you with all my heart for the immense help "Bread in the Wilderness"' Item 1955 January 16
#11 1966-07-11, HLS Allchin to Merton, 'This letter is principally to say that I am going to be in the states next year from' Item 1966 July 11
#14 1967-01-14, TLS[x] Allchin from Merton, 'I hope this will meet you in New York and find you well and ready for action. ' Item 1967 January 14
#16 1967-03-18, HLS Allchin to Merton, 'Just a note to say that I hope to be at Gethsemani on Tuesday after Easter, probably' Item 1967 March 18
#20 1967-07-20, HLS Allchin to Merton, 'Thank you so much for your letter, and for all the fascinating things that have' Item 1967 July 2
#25 1968-01-28, HLS Allchin to Merton, 'Just a note to announce my arrival on this side of the Atlantic. It looks as though' Item 1968 January 28
#26 1968-02-01, TLS[x] Allchin from Merton, 'Pardon the pretentious note paper. Someone thought it wd be a good gift, and it is' Item 1968 February 1
#29 1968-03-21, HLS Allchin to Merton, 'Here is the first draft of the translation of Ana Griffiths' poems. It's the only' Item 1968 March 21
#30 1968-03-24, TLS[c] Allchin from Merton, 'The hermitage looks like this even today-- though we are supposed to be in "spring".' Item 1968 March 24
#40 1972-11-03, TL[c] Allchin from Center to Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, 'Thank you for your letter of October 26 regarding yours and Sister Bridget's' Item 1972 November 3
#42 1973-01-25, TALS Allchin to Center from Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, 'Thank you very much for your letter of 8th December and for the xerox copies of my' Item 1973 January 25
#43 undated (#01), other Allchin to Merton, 'I know of a place -- said the young and foolish disciple whose name was impulsive' Item undated
024 "Allchin, William H., Dr." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
025 "Allen, Jon" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
026 "Allen, Pachomius, Br., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup undated
#02 1968-02-09, TLS Allman to Merton, 'I thought you'd like to know that everyone in New York now knows about your fields' Item 1968 February 9
031 "Amps, Zachary, Br., O.C.S.O. (Br. M. Bernadine)" correspondence Record subgroup 1961-1968
#02 1964-08-22, TN Amps to Merton, 'Perhaps for your records - we sent today the book 'Disputed Questions' to; Mrs. Anne' Item 1964 August 22
#03 1966-08-31, TAN Amps from Merton, 'will you please send the following without charge to this priest in Vietnam who is' Item 1966 August 31
#07 1967-06-09, TN Amps from Merton, 'AT request of Dom Leclercq will you please send without charge the following books:' Item 1967 June 9
#13 undated-11-19, TN Amps to Merton, 'Because I 'worked out' Saturday afternoon, I was unable to take care of your request' Item undated November 19
032 "Anastácio, Timóteo Amoroso, Fr., O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1958-1959
#02 1958-05-03, HLS Anastácio to Merton, 'Sua carta, que acabo de reciber, foi viva graça tão' Item 1958 May 3 (date approximate)
#03 1958-08-10, HLS Anastácio to Merton, 'Ayude - une também' Item 1958 August 1 (date approximate)
#04 1963-11-06, TL[c] Anderson from Merton, 'Well, then: here are some calligraphies. They may turn out to be a little radical' Item 1963 November 6
#06 1963-12-01, TL[c] Anderson from Merton, 'No, I am afraid that the murder of President Kennedy has left me inarticulate. If' Item 1963 December 1
034 "Anderson, Kevin, Fr., O.C.S.O. (alias Fr. Robert)" correspondence Record subgroup 1963-1966
#02 1964-04-10, TL[c] Anderson from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter. I am glad to hear that things have been developing well,' Item 1964 April 1
#04 1965-03-24, TL[c] Anderson from Merton, 'I want to answer your letter before I forget about it, and while I have the problem' Item 1965 March 24
#06 1966-01-27, TL[c] Anderson from Merton, 'Your long and hopeful letter reached me yesterday which is now your feast day in the' Item 1966 January 27
#02 1964-05-12, TL[c] Anderson from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the details about your visit with the Hibakusha group' Item 1964 May 12
036 "Andrade, Jaime" correspondence Record subgroup 1958-1964
#07 1958-03-27, TALS[x] Andrade from Merton, 'Le agradezco mucho su carta del 18, y tengo mucho gusto en decirle antesde todo que' Item 1958 March 27
#09 1958-04-18, TALS[x] Andrade to Merton, 'Recibí hace algunos días sus estimables cartas del 27 y 31 de marzo las cuales no ha' Item 1958 April 18
#12 1958-07-18 (#01), TALS[x] Andrade from Merton, 'It was very good to get your letter, the pictures, and especially the picture of the' Item 1958 July 18
#17 1958-11-16, transcript Andrade to Merton, 'Special circumstances have prevented my writing to you to thank you for the 2 pieces' Item 1958 November 16
#19 1958-11-20 (#02), TALS[x] Andrade from Merton, 'I am grateful to you for your long and interesting letter, and for your thoughtful,' Item 1958 November 2
#20 1959-01-22, HLS[x] Andrade to Merton, 'Debí haber contestado su interesante carta del pasado mes de noviembre a' Item 1959 January 22
#21 1959-02-06, TALS[x] Andrade from Merton, 'Your wonderfully welcome letter and the pictures came on my birthday and I was very' Item 1959 February 6
#25 1959-03-18, HLS[x] Andrade to Merton, 'Contesto su dos últimas cartas y espero hacerlo en forma muy sintética en beneficio' Item 1959 March 18
#28 1959-04-19 (#03), transcript Andrade from Merton to Julio Endara, 'The statue of the Blessed Virgin and Child by Jaime Andrade has been received and' Item 1959 April 19
#01 1967-05-20, TL[c] Andrea from Merton, 'It is not easy to advise you today when everything is changing and consequently when' Item 1967 May 2
038 "Andrews, Edward Deming" correspondence Record subgroup 1958, 1960-1964
#08 1961-08-26, TALS Andrews to Merton, 'It was good to hear from you again. Aside from our common interest in the Shaker' Item 1961 August 26
#14 1962-12-13, HCS Andrews to Merton, 'The song you particularly liked, Decisive Work, did not have, in my book, the' Item 1962 December 13
#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
162 "Bussard, Paul, Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1952
#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