Identity elements
Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-RG4-i-A-007
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Series
Title
Adoration of the shepherds (Merton drawing used for cover art).
Date(s)
- See Subseries and Item description. (Creation)
Extent
Extent detail described at the Subseries level.
Name of creator
(1915-1968)
Biographical history
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Content described at the Subseries level.