Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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#03 1965-03-06, TL[c] Anderson from Merton, 'Forgive me please for not answering sooner. You can doubtless guess that mail is' Item 1965 March 6
#01 1964-04-18, TL[c] Anderson from Merton, 'It was good to get your letter. I rather suspected that you were implicated in the' Item 1964 April 18
#05 1958-03-03 (#03), TALS[x] Andrade from Merton, 'Le agradezco mucho su carta, y voy a explicarle mis ideas para la obra propuesta, de' Item 1958 March 3
#10 1958-05-14, TLS[x] Andrade from Merton, 'Since you understand English well, I can write to you in that language and thus save' Item 1958 May 14
#11 1958-07-08, HLS[x] Andrade to Merton, 'No he podido contestar a sus cartas mi agradecerle por el envío de su' Item 1958 July 8
#13 1958-07-18 (#02), TL Andrade from Merton, 'If I were free to do what I thought best myself, or if I could get permission to do' Item 1958 July 18
#16 1958-11-12, HLS[x] Andrade from Merton, 'Circunstancia espacialísimas me han impedido escribí a usted dando' Item 1958 November 12
#30 1961-02-09 (#01), TLS[x] Andrade from Merton, 'It is already over a month since I received your good letter. It was my intention' Item 1961 February 9
037 "Andrea, Sr., S.L." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#03 1960-12-12, TLS[x] Andrews from Merton, 'It was indeed a pleasure to get your kind letter. I had been thinking of writing to' Item 1960 December 12
#06 1961-02-13, HLS Andrews to Merton, 'I am deeply grateful for the pamphlets and the little book you so kindly sent me. ' Item 1961 February 13
#07 1961-08-22, TL[c] Andrews from Merton, 'It is a terribly long time since you last wrote and since you sent the little book' Item 1961 August 22
#11 1961-12-21 (#02), transcript Andrews from Merton, 'Forgive please this very long delay in thanking you for the copy of Shaker' Item 1961 December 21
#13 1962-09-20, TLS[x] Andrews from Merton, 'Probably my silence is the result of a more or less frantic effort to preserve some' Item 1962 September 2
#16 1963-11-19, HLS Andrews to Merton, 'Though I have not written you of late, you have constantly been in my thoughts --' Item 1963 November 19
#17 1964-01-21, HLS Andrews to Merton, 'I have been reading with the greatest interest your article on The Shakers in' Item 1964 January 21
#20 1964-03-13, TL[c] Andrews from Merton, 'The Tree of Life has arrived, and indeed has been on the wall for some time. It' Item 1964 March 13
#21 1964-03-19, TLS Andrews to Merton, 'Your letters do us so much good. The one just received was a true Easter gift! ' Item 1964 March 19
#23 1964-04-05, TLS[x] Andrews from Merton, 'The ms has reached me and I want to say it is safe and that I will get to it and to' Item 1964 April 5
039 "Andrews, Faith Elizabeth (Young)" correspondence Record subgroup 1964-1965, 1971-1984
#03 1964-08-18, HLS Andrews to Merton, 'Your most comforting letter-- followed by the beautiful preface to our book--' Item 1964 August 18
#06 1964-12-07 (#02), other Andrews, 'Dr. Edward Deming Andrews, Ted to his classmates, was born in Pittsfield, Mass.' Item 1964 December 7
#07 1965-04-20, HLS Andrews from Merton, 'I think often of you and of the' Item 1965 April 2
#11 1983-02-07 (#01), TLS Andrews to Center from Andrews, Faith, 'I'm happy to be able to help you complete your collection of Thomas Merton's' Item 1983 February 7
#13 1983-02-11, TLS Andrews from Center to Andrews, Faith, 'I was delighted to receive your letter of February 7, enclosing three of the missing' Item 1983 February 11
#14 1983-04-25, TLS[x] Andrews from Center to Andrews, Faith, 'I am writing you to inform you that I expect to go to Louisville on May' Item 1983 April 25
#16 1983-06-25, other Andrews to Center from Andrews, Faith, 'The Bookstore is pleased to invite you to a Booksigning Party for Faith' Item 1983 June 25
#17 1983-07-12, HLS Andrews to Center from Andrews, Faith, 'Your letter from Pleasant Hill was a beautiful one. Now I must tell you of the' Item 1983 July 12
#18 1983-08-07, TLS[c] Andrews from Center to Andrews, Faith, 'It was a real joy to meet you and to have the opportunity of talking with you about' Item 1983 August 7
044 "Anna Mary, Sr." correspondence Record subgroup 1949
045 "Anne Madeleine, Sr., V.H.M." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
#02 1968-03-15, TL[c] Anne Madeleine from Merton, 'Unfortunately I cannot come to your workshop. I realize that something of the sort' Item 1968 March 15
#01 1966-02-15, TALS Annesi to Merton, 'About two years ago I had a long talk (in fact, several long talks extending over 4' Item 1966 February 15
#02 1966-02-21, TL[c] Annesi from Merton, 'I am afraid that Dom James, now absent, has been making every effort to see that I' Item 1966 February 21
#01 1964-11-06, TAL[c] Antoine from Merton, 'I am afraid that I cannot five you a great deal of information on the Carthusians' Item 1964 November 6
051 "Antoninus, Br. (William Oliver Everson), O.P." correspondence Record subgroup 1960-1968, 1973
#02 1960-12-01, TALS[x] Antoninus from Merton, 'It was very thoughtful of you to send me the piece about Cuba by Leroi Jones. It is' Item 1960 December 1
#06 1961-09-01, HPCS Antoninus from Merton, 'Thanks for your very good and kind letter. I am glad I gave you the books and that' Item 1961 September 1
#15 1965-01-09 (#01), TLS[c] Antoninus from Merton, 'Many thanks for the "Tongs" which got here a couple of days ago. I have not had a' Item 1965 January 9
#17 1967-01-27, HLS Antoninus to Merton, 'Time has come for me to publish another book of poems with Doubleday and I would' Item 1967 January 27
#23 undated (#01), HLS[x] Antoninus from Merton, 'This is to thank you belatedly for the […] a fine book of penetrating insights and' Item undated
#01 1968-04-18, TL[c] Antoniutti to Merton, 'I am grateful to your Paternity for the report you submitted on the three meetings' Item 1968 April 18
#03 undated (#01), TL[c] Appel from Merton, 'Sorry, I owe answers to three or four notes. I will try to cover what I remember: ' Item undated
#02 1968-02-11, TL[c] Apple from Merton, 'I wish I had been able to answer you sooner. I know you have' Item 1968 February 11
#02 1966-03-05 (#01), TL[c] Appleton from Merton, 'You may certainly read the galleys of MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS when the publisher has' Item 1966 March 5
#03 1966-03-05 (#02), TALS[x] Appleton from Merton, 'You may certainly read the galleys of MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS when the publisher has' Item 1966 March 5
#01 undated, TALS Arnold to Merton, 'Several people have asked about you in the letters that I received. Mrs. Hardebeck' Item undated
#01 1964-07-09, TLS Arnold to Merton, 'We want to thank you very much for your letter of July 4 in response to the books' Item 1964 July 9
#01 1968-09-07, TANS Arthon to Merton, 'tell father louis that ron seitz called and said that he would be here on Tuesday at' Item 1968 September 7
#01 1967-03-27 (#01), TLS Asch to Merton, 'We have acquired the publishing rights to The Roots of Faith Religion Series' Item 1967 March 27
066 "Astudillo, Rubén" correspondence Record subgroup undated
#04 1968-08-26, HLS Atkins to Merton, 'I have never thanked you for the two issues of Monks Pond. I haven't had' Item 1968 August 26
#01 1967-05-22, TLS Aud to Merton, 'My name is David Aud. My father (Jim) speaks highly of you, having been an English' Item 1967 May 22
#02 1967-05-27, TL[c] Aud from Merton, 'Sure, I remember Jim Aud, and of course have always the fondest memories of St' Item 1967 May 27
#01 1963-05-27, TALS Austin to Merton, 'May we have your permission to reprint in our 15th annual volume of Borestone' Item 1963 May 27
#02 1963-05-31, HALS Austin from Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind letter. I am glad to grant permission for "The Moslems'' Item 1963 May 31
075 "Ayyaneth, Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1964
#03 1964-03-07 (#01), TLS Baciu to Merton, 'grato por suas linhas, acompanhando o texto lido no México, que, nas atuais' Item 1964 March 7
#07 1965-05-17, TALS Baciu to Merton, 'que grande pena que Ud. não poderá escrever o Prefácio para meus poemas de Hawaii. ' Item 1965 May 17
#10 1965-05-27, TALS Baciu to Merton, 'sua carta (verdadeiro documento) foi um enorme prazer para mim, e por este prazer' Item 1965 May 27
#15 1966-07-14, TALS Baciu to Merton, 'grato por sua boa carta, por tudo que nele me diz, e por suas plavras por meu' Item 1966 July 14
#17 1967-05-31, TALS Baciu to Merton, 'hoje acabo de receber as provas do ensaio que escrevi sôbre Ud., a ser publicado, em' Item 1967 May 31
#19 1968-12-20, TL[x] Baciu from Laughlin, James, 'Thank you for your letter of December 16. Father Merton's death is a terrible loss' Item 1968 December 2
#01 1965-10-11, TALS Bailey to Merton, 'I have been very much impressed with the article you wrote for the September issue' Item 1965 October 11
#01 1964-07-03, TAL[c] Balthasar from Merton, 'My friend Dom Jean Leclercq writes that he recently had the pleasure of visiting you' Item 1964 July 3
#04 1965-02-01, HLS Balthasar to Merton, 'Je dois' Item 1965 February 1
#02 1962-07-04 (#01), transcript Bane from Merton, 'This is not an adequate letter, but I do want to get some kind of reply into the' Item 1962 July 4
#03 1962-07-04 (#02), transcript Bane from Merton, 'This is not an adequate letter, but I do want to get some kind of reply into the' Item 1962 July 4
#19 1967-09-17, TALS Bane to Merton, 'May the Lord give you His peace! Thank you for the enclosed typescripts which we' Item 1967 September 17 (date approximate)
#22 1967-10-03, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'About the "Message of Contemplatives" tape: it would probably be wiser and more' Item 1967 October 3
#26 1967-11-06, TL[c] Bane from Merton, 'I have checked about the guesthouse facilities and it will be all right if some or' Item 1967 November 6
#27 1967-11-10, TLS Bane to Merton, 'It was good to hear from you. I think everything is pretty well underway now. ' Item 1967 November 1
#33 1967-12-no-day, TALS Bane to Merton, 'We wish you the blessing of this holy season and pray that all of us may grow in the' Item 1967 December
#38 1972-09-16, TLS Bane to Center from Bane, Elaine, 'Thank you for your letters of inquiry regarding my correspondence with the late' Item 1972 September 16
#03 1967-06-23, TLS Barnard to Merton, 'Hello there; sorry I've been so long in writing to you. Did you get the copies of' Item 1967 June 23
#05 1967-08-31, TALS Barnard to Merton, 'Thanks so much for the Auschwitz review-- I think it is terrific, absolutely, and' Item 1967 August 31
#01 1962-02-13, TLS Bartelme to Merton, 'Your articles that have recently appeared in The Catholic Worker and in' Item 1962 February 13
#04 1962-03-27, TLS Bartelme to Merton, 'Thank you so much for your letter which raised my hopes very high that you will be' Item 1962 March 27
#05 1962-06-06, TL[c] Bartelme from Merton, 'Well, I finally have an answer for you on the Peace Book. The book is finished all' Item 1962 June 6
#07 1962-09-14, TLS Bartelme to Merton, 'I am so delighted to have your new manuscript, and I have read it very carefully and' Item 1962 September 14
#10 1963-05-20, TLS Bartelme to Merton, 'I was most distressed to receive your letter of May 16th, and I can only say that I' Item 1963 May 2
#13 1965-02-02, TLS Bartelme to Merton, 'I am so happy to have your introduction to Father Philip Berrigan's book, and I' Item 1965 February 2
#14 1965-12-03, TL[c] Bartelme from Merton, 'I am sorry to see how long it is since I got your letter and Dan's proofs. Did not' Item 1965 December 3
#15 1965-12-08, TLS[x] Bartelme to Merton, 'Thank you ever so much for your very fine remarks on Father Berrigan's poems. I am' Item 1965 December 8
#19 1968-05-31, TL[c] Bartelme from Merton, 'Thanks so much for Penny a Copy. Tom and Jim did a fine job of editing and I' Item 1968 May 31
#04 1965-05-08, HLS Basetti-Sani to Merton, 'Je n'ai pas esé vous déranger avant pour vous donner la nouvelle que depuis le 22' Item 1965 May 8
#01 1968-07-18, HLS Baskin to Merton, 'Please send a copy of Monks Pond, Spring 1968 as described in the May issue' Item 1968 July 18
#01 1965-04-05, TL[c] Bass from Merton, 'I am happy to say a word to your fellow members of the Guild of St Paul in your' Item 1965 April 5
#02 1967-12-16, TL[c] Bastin from Merton, 'I am replying briefly to your letter so as to catch you there before you leave. ' Item 1967 December 16
#01 1965-12-06, TALS Bastos to Merton, 'Your two letters to Mrs. Ocampo arrived safely; she has gone for a few days to Mar' Item 1965 December 6
#01 1967-07-18, TLS Bates to Merton, 'Father John McNeil at LeMoyne College here gave me your name as someone to write,' Item 1967 July 18
#01 1964-07-14 (#01), TL[d] Bea from Merton, 'Yesterday I had the very great pleasure of speaking at some length with Rabbi' Item 1964 July 14
#10 1972-08-22, TLS[x] Belford to Center from Belford, Lee Archer, 'Enclosed you will find the letters Thomas Merton wrote me. Most of them are' Item 1972 August 22
014 "Baptist, Mary, Sr." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
022 "Bartelme, Elizabeth" correspondence Record subgroup 1962-1968
026 "Basetti-Sani, Giulio, Fr., O.F.M." correspondence Record subgroup 1963-1967
028 "Bass, Richard" correspondence Record subgroup 1965
038 "Beck, Dorothy" correspondence Record subgroup 1968
042 "Belli, German" correspondence Record subgroup 1965
047 "Bennett, (Ruth) Iris Weiss" correspondence Record subgroup 1966