Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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#01 1960-05-09, TLS[x] Brazzel from Merton, 'After all your notes and good wishes I know we are really friends, and I hope we' Item 1960 May 9
#04 1968-02-12, HLS Bredenberg to Merton, 'If this note seems rather messy and hurried, it's because I'm sitting in the Retreat' Item 1968 February 12
121 "Breitenbeck, Joseph Matthew, Bishop" correspondence Record subgroup 1968
#03 1968-07-05, TL[c] Breitenbeck from Merton, 'I appreciate your kind note, and I want to say that I wish I were free to be of more' Item 1968 July 5
#03 1968-03-30, TLS Brennan to Merton, 'Obviously your letter was a keen disappointment to me. At the risk of importuning' Item 1968 March 3
#04 1968-04-09, TL[c] Brennan from Merton, 'You have more or less put your finger on the problem.I [sic] have a new young Abbot' Item 1968 April 9
125 "Bridget, Sr., S.L.G. (formerly O.S.H.)" correspondence Record subgroup 1964-1965, 1973
#01 1964-03-17, HLS Bridget to Merton, 'Sorry, I forgot to insert the M. before your name! I know this is a poor time to' Item 1964 March 17
#06 1964-10-21, TALS Bridget to Merton, 'I have very much to say and may wind up saying little of it, but before I begin...' Item 1964 October 21
#08 1965-06-14, TALS Bridget to Merton, 'The Sister-in-charge for the summer has just offered me a grand birthday present --' Item 1965 June 14
#12 1973-01-24, TLS Bridget to Center from Bridget, Sr., 'I am writing on behalf of Father Allchin and myself with regard to our' Item 1973 January 24
#09 1968-09-06, TLS Brigham to Merton, 'No, Mpond 3 hasn't arrived yet; sure it will in a day or two--. Book is with' Item 1968 September 6
#11 1971-03-14, TLS[x] Brigham to Center from Brigham, Besmilr, 'I notice that I never did write out the quote mentioned in the letter that' Item 1971 March 14
#12 1971-03-22, TL[c] Brigham from Center to Brigham, Besmilr, 'Thank you for your letter of March 14, together with the one of last October 14. We' Item 1971 March 22
#01 1967-05-30, TLS Brilliant to Merton, 'Thank you for the poem, Originators, which we will put, with your permission, in' Item 1967 May 3
#04 1967-08-24, TLS Brilliant to Merton, 'You must tell me the appropriate way to address you. I am reading WATERS OF SILOE' Item 1967 August 24
132 "Brown, John B." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
133 "Brown, John Pairman (Jock)" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#03 1967-06-19 (#02), TLS[x] Brown from Merton, 'Thanks for your note and for the book and for the reprint. And above all thanks for' Item 1967 June 19
#01 1966-12-24, HLS Brown to Merton, 'Having done the Library of Congress reply to the McGill U. query on this topic for' Item 1966 December 24
#01 1963-12-04, TLS Browne to Merton, 'Hawthorn is a familiar name to you I know. And I hope you remember the Daniel-Rops' Item 1963 December 4
137 "Bruce, Frank Milton" correspondence Record subgroup 1947-1949
#01 1947-06-17, TLS[x] Bruce to Fox, James, 'Enclosed is a letter which we have just written to Father Louis concerning "Exile' Item 1947 June 17
#02 1948-07-13, TLS Bruce to Merton, 'Thanks very much for your thoughtfulness in sending us the list of your friends to' Item 1948 July 13
#01 1960-05-31, HLS Bruyn to Merton, 'Thank you for your letter and for the articles - I was most interested, especially' Item 1960 May 31
#07 1963-11-04, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'Raissa's anniversary, and the 8th will be my father's, when I hope you will say a' Item 1963 November 4
#11 1964-02-24 (#02), TALS[x] Bruyn from Merton, 'This is chiefly to wish you many blessings and graces on March 12th and to say how' Item 1964 February 24
#19 1966-02-01, TL[c] Bruyn from Merton, 'Certainly I do not regard monastic letters as a distraction and I was glad to hear' Item 1966 February 1
#22 1966-08-no-day, TLS[x] Bruyn from Merton, '[..] way. The hunters around here are wild shots. Lightning strikes trees all around' Item 1966 August (date approximate)
#01 1963, TL[c] Bryan from Merton, 'The thing I forgot was this. It is really no special problem but I thought for once' Item 1963 (date approximate)
#01 1979-11-23, TLS[x] Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho to George, James, 'Thank you for your letter. I was very happy to have the opportunity of meeting you' Item 1979 November 23
#02 1967-04-08, TL[c] Buckley from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter of April 4th. I do not think it would be possible for' Item 1967 April 8
#01 1963-04-22, TLS Bull to Merton, 'We have received in The Special Collections Department of Margaret I. King Library' Item 1963 April 22
149 "Burden, Shirley C." correspondence Record subgroup 1959-1961, 1965, 1970
#02 1960-01-19, TLS Burden to Merton, 'I am enclosing the proofs of your introduction to God is My Life. I would have' Item 1960 January 19
#06 1965-03-29, TLS Burden to Merton, 'Thanks so much for your note together with the enclosure concerning the exhibit. ' Item 1965 March 29
#03 1961-12-26 (#02), transcript Burdick from Merton, 'For several weeks I have wanted to find an opportunity to answer your letter with' Item 1961 December 26
#06 1970-12-10, TLS Burdick to Center from Burdick, Jeanne, 'As a response to your letter of October 5th concerning correspondence between Thomas' Item 1970 December 1
153 "Burke, Herbert Caryl" correspondence Record subgroup 1962
#01 1968-06-24, HLS Burke to Merton, 'Recently I polled our community for suggestions as to a Retreat Master for our next' Item 1968 June 24
#02 1968-06-27 (#01), TL[c] Burke from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind invitation to preach the retreat at the Genesee. Since I have' Item 1968 June 27
155 "Burns, Dan (Br. Ralph)" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
156 "Burns, Ethel M." correspondence Record subgroup 1958-1967, 1970
#03 1961-06-17, TLS Burns from Kelty, Matthew (for Merton) / to Ethel Burns, 'A note of thanks from Father Louis for your letter and also for your Mass offering. ' Item 1961 June 17
#04 1963-02-13, TLS Burns from from Basil, Br., O.C.S.O. / to Ethel Burns, 'Thank you for your letter. Thank you also for your kind donation, which of course' Item 1963 February 13
#07 1966-02-07, HPCS Burns from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind remembrance, and I hope you will keep well. The weather' Item 1966 February 7
#10 1967-08-18 (#01), TLS Burns from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the stipend. I will gladly say that Mass for' Item 1967 August 18
#15 1970-11-21, HLS Burns to Center from Burns, Ethel, 'I hope these articles will be of some use to you - some of them are deteriorating' Item 1970 November 21
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
049 "Anton, Rita (Kenter)" correspondence Record subgroup 1966-1967
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
#04 1967-12-30, TL[c] Arasteh from Merton, 'Thanks for your very charming card: certainly the most beautiful and most' Item 1967 December 3
#07 1968-02-07, TLS Arasteh to Merton, 'Thank you for your letter and your kind appreciation of my book. I also enjoyed' Item 1968 February 7
#12 1968-05-22 (#01), TL[c] Arasteh from Merton, 'Here is the reworked piece on "Rebirth in Christianity". I have been somewhat' Item 1968 May 22
#25 undated (#01), other Arasteh, 'Arasteh, A(bdol) Reza 1927- / Personal: Born September 27, 1927, in Shiraz,' Item undated
057 "Arca de Sardiña, Evora" correspondence Record subgroup 1961-1966
#08 1961-11-27, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'Have courage and faith. The advent liturgy will soon be reminding us that the Lord' Item 1961 November 27
#13 1962-05-24, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'I deeply feel with you all the emotions that have shaken you, on meeting the' Item 1962 May 24
#15 1962-08-17, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'I am sorry I have been busy and have not been able to write. This is just a note to' Item 1962 August 17
#20 1963-02-22, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'Thanks for your two letters. The last one was particularly good, and I want to tell' Item 1963 February 22
#01 1963-11-13, TAL[c] from Merton, 'Recibo su carta con much [sic] interés, y trato de contsatarle [sic] al menos unas' Item 1963 November 13
#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
076 "Aziz, Abdul" correspondence Record subgroup 1959-1968, 1990-1999
#03 1959-12-17, TALS Aziz to Nicholas Heer, 'I am in receipt of your letter dated the 18th November and I am extremely grateful' Item 1959 December 17
#05 1960-11-01, TALS Aziz to Merton, 'I am in correspondence with a Prof. Louis Massignon of Paris, the common bond of' Item 1960 November 1