Correspondence from and to Thomas Merton

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#098b 1965-08-18, HN Bamberger , 'Yesterday we had a council meeting and, at my suggestion, voted on F. Louis'' Item 1965 August 18
#101 1965-09-20, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Are they giving you the Commonweal? I asked them to. May I have an article on' Item 1965 September 2
#106 1965-11-21, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'I will start in Chapter today if you wish. Please get the information to those who' Item 1965 November 21
#107 undated, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'I need to go to Dr. in L'ville next «Friday» - could you please arrange as' Item undated
#108a 1966-11-20, TN Bamberger to Merton, 'Bernard says OK for 8:30 am Monday, but he said he has to be back here by 4 pm. I' Item 1966 November 2
#108b 1966-11-20, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'The only hitch would be if Dr M. wanted me to see the neuro-surgeon who can't be' Item 1966 November 2
#119 1966-08-14, TN Bamberger from Merton, 'I have to see Dr Mitchell again this Friday. If we could leave about 9 that would' Item 1966 August 14
#124 undated, TAN Bamberger from Merton, 'I have no objection to you and juniors using the sheep barn cell, as there are few' Item undated
#126 1965-12-09, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'The diarrhea cleared up ok. I have a slight cold, but no problem. The other' Item 1965 December 9
#129 1965-09-19, TL Bamberger from Merton, 'As you see Jim is very definite about it and I trust his judgment which I think is' Item 1965 September 19
#133 undated, other Bamberger , 'Fr. Louis' bookmark in' Item undated
#135 1967-05-24, TN Bamberger from Merton, 'The x rays showed slight trouble in the lower back but nothing special: the leg' Item 1967 May 24
#138 undated, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Zalman Schachter will be here tomorrow Tuesday - nothing special is planned. Two' Item undated
#139 1966-04-10, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Of course there will be no conference today or next Sunday. After that will be if I' Item 1966 April 1
#141 1964-09-15, TN Bamberger from Merton, 'About this skin condition, in resumé. 1) Poison ivy on the hands for over two' Item 1964 September 15
#144 undated, TNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Just for the record: this has been building up since Christmas and quite a few' Item undated
#145 undated, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Thanks for your note on Bro [name scratch out by Bamberger]. The points you cited' Item undated
#147 undated, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'I did not get your note until noon today. Sometime I will say a few words to clear' Item undated
#148a undated, HN Bamberger to Merton, 'will you give a conference at 4:00 p.m. on some Oriental texts on the Presentation' Item undated
#150 1966-05-12, TN Bamberger from Merton, 'In preparing my talks on the Church and the modern world and looking ahead to some' Item 1966 May 12
#153 undated, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'This has all the earmarks of an Opus Chrysogonicum as I can tell from a brief' Item undated
#160 1966-09-18, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Don't worry about that Bio. Strath. If there is no special health-food outfit' Item 1966 September 18
#162 1963-11-15, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'As man is late again tomorrow (Sat.) and I would otherwise miss practically a full' Item 1963 November 15
#164 undated-08-27, TN Bamberger from Merton, 'I trust in your tolerance on this holy day. This stuff, of which I have used one' Item undated August 27
#165a 1966-09-05, TN Bamberger to Merton, 'could we change your date to Saturday, do you think? Bernard has several people to' Item 1966 September 5
#165b 1966-09-05, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Maybe if Bro Clement has a ride Friday (I could just as easily go at 7 or whenever' Item 1966 September 5
#168 undated, TN Bamberger from Merton, 'This shoulder and back thing gets more and more troublesome. It is especially bad' Item undated
#173 1965-07-06, TN Bamberger from Merton, 'I certainly think this ought to be published. It is an excellent job and very' Item 1965 July 6
#180 undated, TN Bamberger from Merton, 'I hope you did not think I was being even more unsociable than usual this morning. ' Item undated
#182 undated, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Saturday Fr Felix is giving the novice conference, so Juniors will not come this' Item undated
#188 1966-09-05, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'I have to go to see Dr Mitchell next Friday Sept 9. If I leave at 9 it will be ok. ' Item 1966 September 5
#189 undated, HNS Bamberger from Merton, 'Dr Scheen said the skin condition is progressing - ordered another ointment to help' Item undated
#197 1967-01-03, TL[x] Bamberger from Peisel, Francis, et al., 'Thank you for referring Father Thomas Merton to us. Father has tinnitus aurium due' Item 1967 January 3
#02 1959-11-18, HLS Aziz from Heer, Nicholas / to Abdul Aziz, 'Let me first apologize for not answering your letter of 22 September 1959 before' Item 1959 November 18
#04 1960-01-25, TALS Aziz to Nicholas Heer, 'I had replied to your letter dated 18th November 1959 on 17th December 1959, and I' Item 1960 January 25
#20 1962-04-04 (#02), transcript Aziz from Merton, 'Finally I must answer your letters, at least briefly. A brief answer will be better' Item 1962 April 4
#23 1962-04-04 (#05), other[x] Aziz from Merton, 'MISCELLANEA MONASTICA [-] THE ENGLISH MYSTICS. In regard to some recent' Item 1962 April 4
#37 1965-11-01, TALS Aziz to Merton, 'In your December reply to my X'mas and New Years greetings you had kindly promised' Item 1965 November 1
#38 1965-11-02, TALS[x] Aziz from Merton, 'I am really sorry for my long silence, and I know that there is no real way to make' Item 1965 November 2
#47 1966-03-23, TALS[x] Aziz from Merton, 'Thanks for your find letter which I cannot answer adequately now as I am about to go' Item 1966 March 23
#52 1968-04-24 (#01), TL[c] Aziz from Merton, 'I want to say that some time ago I received the book of Seyyed Hossein Nasr safely' Item 1968 April 24
#55 1991-10-29, HLS[x] Aziz to Shannon, William, 'I heaved a sigh of relief to receive your long-awaited letter dt. 3/10/91 which' Item 1991 October 29
#57 1992-07-26, HLS[x] Aziz to Shannon, William, 'I acknowledge with deep gratitude and joy the receipt of your valuable gift of the' Item 1992 July 26
#58 1992-11-28, HLS[x] Aziz to Shannon, William, 'I hasten to send you my sincere greetings on your forthcoming 75th birthday' Item 1992 November 28
#65 1997-04-15, HLS[x] Aziz to Shannon, William, 'I am glad that at long last you were good enough to find some time from your heavy' Item 1997 April 15
#66 1999-08-06, TL Aziz from Heer, Nicholas / to Rob Baker, 'Enclosed are copies of the letters from Abdul Aziz. In addition to the one I' Item 1999 August 6
#67 1999-08-23, TLS Aziz to Center from Heer, Nicholas, 'Thank you for your letter of 16 August 1999. Enclosed are the original Abdel [sic]' Item 1999 August 23
#69 undated (#01), other Aziz, 'My academic qualifications are of the highest order, being M.A., LL.B., I was a' Item undated
#70 undated (#02), other Aziz, 'Ch. Abdul Aziz, whose letters sparked Merton's interest in Sufism, has lived all his' Item undated
#008 1963-11-11, TLS Bamberger from Mitchell, W. C., 'Per your request of 11-8-63, please note that we have been giving Father Merton' Item 1963 November 11
#013 undated, other, 'Room where FR. LOUIS died is on the corner. Taken by Mother Christiana of' Item undated
#014 undated, other, small square of red cloth glued to paper - some text cut off - possible relic Item undated
#018 1970-01-17, HLS Bamberger from Marie-Pascal, Sr. / to John Eudes Bamberger, 'En ce moment, je termine la lecture de votre article su Th. Merton Traduit par P.' Item 1970 January 17
#036 1966-03-11, HN, 'If possible, please, send a copy of "Seasons of Celebration" to: Dom Abade Basilio' Item 1966 March 11
#040 1966-11-16, HNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have 5 copies of «Conjectures» to sign and send out? Thanks in' Item 1966 November 16
#046 1966-03-08, TN from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have two copies of Chuang Tzu and of Gandhi to sign and send out? [-]' Item 1966 March 8
#052 1966-12-28, HNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have 3 Raids on Unspeakable to send out? [-] Thanx in Jesu [-] fr m' Item 1966 December 28
#073 1966-07-04, TL[c] from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'Three points: first the books that were given gratis to Mrs Parsons were as far as' Item 1966 July 4
#000c 1966-08-no-day, TL[x] Bamberger from Merton, 'I am really very grateful for your kind and clear note of yesterday. It certainly' Item 1966 August
#001b 1967-03-11 (#02), TALS[x] Bamberger from Merton, 'This is not anything urgent, but I am just beginning to wonder. Br Martin has been' Item 1967 March 11
#002a 1967-03-12 (#01), TL[c] Bamberger from Merton, 'Thanks for your reassuring note. It did clear things up a bit and I would not be' Item 1967 March 12
#004a undated-04-28 (#01), TL[c] Bamberger from Merton, 'Thanks for letting me see your essay on Basil. I think you are on to something' Item undated April 28
#005 undated, TLS Bamberger to Merton, 'Fr. Prior just gave me your note about B. Martin and the Conferences. I did not see' Item undated
#006b undated (#02), TLS[x] Bamberger from Merton, 'Thanks for the tip about Reiteznstein and recluses. In what source is this found' Item undated
#007 1965-07-19, TLS Bamberger from Fortune, Carl, 'I have been very slow in writing you because I thought I would get a summary from' Item 1965 July 19
#02 1967-07-10, TL[c] Allen from Merton, 'I want to write a few words to thank you for your letter and to encourage you to' Item 1967 July 1
#05 1968-01-26 (#01), TLS 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
#08 1968-02-17, TALS Arasteh to Merton, 'Thank you for your kind letter and the newsletter too. If weather does not prevent' Item 1968 February 17
#11 1968-04-02, TALS[x] Arasteh from Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter. April 12 is a difficult day in some respects as it is' Item 1968 April 2
#16 1974-01-08, HLS[x] Arasteh from Tremblay, Yvonne, 'During my studies at the University of Ottawa in view of obtaining a Ph.D. in' Item 1974 January 8
#18 1976-10-19, TLS[x] Arasteh from McCorkell, Edward, 'You may be surprised to hear from a Cistercian monk out here in the lovely' Item 1976 October 19
#19 1978-02-17, TALS[x] Arasteh from Smith, Anne Abel, 'I am glad to say we received this morning three complimentary copies of the Spanish' Item 1978 February 17
#20 1980-03-22, TLS[x] Arasteh from McCorkell, Edward, 'Last week I was delighted when the mail brought a copy of your book, GROWTH TO' Item 1980 March 22
#21 1984-01-13, TLS[x] Arasteh from Shannon, William, 'It was a great pleasure to speak with you on the phone today. I have been wanting' Item 1984 January 13
#22 1984-01-19, HLS Arasteh to Shannon, William, 'Thank you for your letter. I have located some information which will help you to' Item 1984 January 19
#02 1961-05-06 (#01), HLS Arca de Sardiña to Merton, 'Te escribo para informarle que mi esposo y el novio de […] amiga Marta Elena' Item 1961 May 6
#05 1961-07-26 (#01), HLS Arca de Sardiña to Merton, 'Cuando escribe de cosas espirituales […] escribirle en español […] es más fácil para' Item 1961 July 26
#06 1961-07-26 (#02), transcript Arca de Sardiña to Merton, 'When I write about spiritual things I would prefer to write you in Spanish as it is' Item 1961 July 26
#11 1962-01-31, TALS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'This time I want to try to answer you immediately. I think you are quite right, and' Item 1962 January 31
#17 1962-10-29 (#01), TL[c] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'This is a troubled time, in which you are going to have to collect your forces and' Item 1962 October 29
#22 1963-04-17 (#02), TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'It was good to hear from you, both before and after Easter, with the copy of the' Item 1963 April 17
#23 1963-07-25, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'I have not forgotten your letter of June 6th, but summer is a very busy season. I' Item 1963 July 25
#24 1964-02-16 (#01), TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter, I had been thinking about you and wondering about you for a' Item 1964 February 16
#01 1960-10-25, TLS Barry from Barry, Colman / to Fr. Oliver, O.S.B., 'If Father Louis O.C.S.O. is getting interested in Dom Calmet to the extent of' Item 1960 October 25
#03 1960-11-22, TLS Barry to Merton, 'Under separate cover you are receiving three complimentary copies of the last issue' Item 1960 November 22
#07 1962-11-13, TLS Barry from Merton, 'I believe I did not yet answer your letter about the publication of my letter to Fr' Item 1962 November 13
#09 1963-12-04, HPCS Barry to Merton, 'Your letter reached me here where I am on a research tour. Thank you for sending' Item 1963 December 4
#10 1964-05-22 (#01), TLS Barry from Merton, 'Here is the Bolshakoff ms and the preface with it. I understand that the whole' Item 1964 May 22
#04 1967-05-13, TL[c] Bonazzi from Merton, 'I have been meaning to write and thank you for the first issue of Latitudes. I' Item 1967 May 13
#05 1967-05-22, TALS Bonazzi to Merton, 'First rule of publishing: a Monk should never allow an editor to edit out what' Item 1967 May 22
#22 1968-07-07, Bonazzi from Merton, 'I'm sorry everyone is bugging you about Latitudes 5. As a matter of fact I hadn't' Item 1997 March 31
#24 1997-03-31 (#02), other Bonazzi to Grip, Robert, 'ELIZABETH GRIFFIN-BONAZZI --Widow of John Howard Griffin, wife of 27 years, mother' Item 1997 April 3
#02 1967-03-27, TL[c] Abe from Merton, 'I deeply regret the fact that due to your ill health you had to return early to' Item 1967 March 27
#04 1967-06-30, HLS Abe to Merton, 'I am sorry not to have written to you long before this. I have been dreadfully busy' Item 1967 June 3
#02 1966-12-23, TL[c] Best from Merton, 'About the paper "Blessed are the Meek". I am under the impression it was printed in' Item 1966 December 23
020 "Barry, Colman J., Fr., O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1960-1967
063 "Best, James S." correspondence Record subgroup 1966-1967
#01 1966-12-15, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'Our very good friend and consultant, Dr. Abraham Heschel, has told us of your' Item 1966 December 15
#06 1967-02-15, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Thanks for your letterof [sic] Jan.27 and above all for the splendid book on' Item 1967 February 15
#07 1967-02-17, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'Thanks for your note. I was very pleased to hear that you see no big obstacle' Item 1967 February 17