Thomas Merton Collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
001 "Abbott, Eric Symes, The Very Rev." correspondence Record subgroup 1963-1968
#2 1967-05-19, TL from Merton, 'C'est un véritable ami qui me parle, comme vous l'avez fait, de ce' Item 1967 May 19
006 "Accioly, Inácio, Dom, O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1966
008 "Aelred, Fr., S.S.F." correspondence Record subgroup 1964
#1 1964-11-27, HLS to Merton, 'As some token of gratitude for the […] on' Item 1964 November 27
#2 1964-12-08, TL[c] from Merton, 'I thank you in anticipation for the book and magazine you have sent. They will, I' Item 1964 December 8
009 "Aelred, M., Fr., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1965
#1 1967-05-22, HLS to Merton, 'I do not mean to start a correspondence with you, for nothing can be more depressing' Item 1967 May 22
#2 1967-06-07, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter. About publication of the article in the 'Laureate'-- you' Item 1967 June 7
#4 1967-08-05, HALS to Merton, '«I». I have read thus far the following books written by you: 1) «The Seven' Item 1967 August 5
#1 1955-12-15 (#01), TLS to Merton, 'Con un telegramma di stamane Le annunziavo la spedizione per posta aerea della' Item 1955 December 15
#11 1952-11-16, TLS to Merton, 'This is just a note to thank you for the copy of Monastic Orientation which you were' Item 1952 November 16
#13 1953-01-14, TALS to Merton, 'This is a shot in the dark - probably completely unwarranted. But I know you' Item 1953 January 14
#16 1953-02-16, transcript to Merton, 'Before Ash Wednesday descends upon us I want to thank you for your last' Item 1953 February 16
#18 1953-03-03, TL[x] from Fox, James, 'We received your charming letter of February 14. I am answering for good Father' Item 1953 March 3
#20 1953-11-10, TALS to Merton, 'It was ever so good to receive your letter of October 19th, and to learn that the' Item 1953 November 1
#24 1955-07-24 (#01), TALS to Merton, 'The letter has been and will be my address from the beginning of June until the end' Item 1955 July 24
#27 1956-04-08, TALS to Merton, 'I have thought of you many a time since my last letter - and always with a prayer. ' Item 1956 April 8
015 "Aiken, John W., Dr." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#1 1967-07-12 (#01), TLS to Merton, 'I want to express my appreciation of your paper. A NEW CHRISTIAN CONSCIOUSNESS, as' Item 1967 July 12
#4 1967-08-14, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your interesting letter of July 12. As you may imagine, I am having a' Item 1967 August 14
#4 1964-09-18, HLS to Merton, 'I hope that I have not transgressed your wishes in showing your letter at Wisques. ' Item 1964 September 18 (date approximate)
#8 1964-11-21, TL[c] from Merton, 'It has been good to hear from you and to see the postcards with which you share your' Item 1964 November 21
#11 1965-05-20, HPCS to Merton, 'Remembering you here! Yugoslavia difficult,- Egypt: land and monuments' Item 1965 May 2
018 "Albert of the Blessed Sacrament, Fr., O.C.D." correspondence Record subgroup 1960
#1 1960-11-18 (#01), TLS to Merton, 'Tout ce qui touche B.Pasternak me touche et intéresse Ainsi, sans en faire un' Item 1960 November 18
#2 1960-11-18 (#02), TALS to Merton, 'Tout ce qui touche B.Pasternak me touche et m'intéresse. Ainsi, sans en faire un' Item 1960 November 18
#1 1967-09-01, HLS to Merton, 'I have never met you Father, but after reading many of your books I have learned to' Item 1967 September 1
#2 1967-10-16 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'I am in the middle of the semi-hopeless task of trying to get through the piled up' Item 1967 October 16
#4 1970-10-28, TLS to Center from Alice, M., Sr., 'I received your letter requesting to use letter I wrote to Father Louis Merton in' Item 1970 October 28
#5 1970-11-03, TN from Pooler, Alfred D., Fr.; Charlaine Hays, 'We have two additional replies to our form letter to the correspondents of Thomas' Item 1970 November 3
#1 1955-01-16, HLS to Merton, 'I wish to thank you with all my heart for the immense help 'Bread in the Wilderness'' Item 1955 January 16
#1 1963-07-04, TLS[x] from Merton, 'It was a pleasure to receive your letter. Certainly you will be very welcome at the' Item 1963 July 4
#5 1963-12-01 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'Thank you so much for the Traherne. It will be very valuable if and when I come to' Item 1963 December 1
#16 1967-03-18, HLS to Merton, 'Just a note to say that I hope to be at Gethsemani on Tuesday after Easter, probably' Item 1967 March 18
#21 1967-08-15, HLS to Merton, 'I have been meaning to write for the last two or three weeks. Many things to say,' Item 1967 August 15
#28 1968-03-20, HLS to Merton, 'Plans have matured considerably for my visit. I shall only be at Gethsemani from' Item 1968 March 2
#32 1968-04-17, HLS to Merton, 'I have been meaning to write for a long time to say, How good that was. I did enjoy' Item 1968 April 17
#38 1971-02-19, TL[c] from Center to Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, 'Thank you for your letter of February 16 concerning your correspondence with Thomas' Item 1971 February 19
#40 1972-11-03, TL[c] from Center to Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, 'Thank you for your letter of October 26 regarding yours and Sister Bridget's' Item 1972 November 3
#41 1972-12-08, TL[c] from Center to Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, 'Rather than holding off until I start alphabetically through the correspondence, I' Item 1972 December 8
#1 1967-12-25, HLS to Merton, 'I am moved to write to you because of yr. article in Peace News of De. 22nd. «The' Item 1967 December 25
#1 1954-02-28, HLS to Merton, 'La lettre de Soeur Thérèse écrite' Item 1954 February 28
#2 1964-08-22, TN to Merton, 'Perhaps for your records - we sent today the book 'Disputed Questions' to; Mrs. Anne' Item 1964 August 22
#6 1967-05-27, HNS from Merton, 'May I please have [-] 1 - Seven Storey Mtn (Hard cover) [-] 1 Reader [-] To send' Item 1967 May 27
#7 1967-06-09, TN from Merton, 'AT request of Dom Leclercq will you please send without charge the following books:' Item 1967 June 9
032 "Anastácio, Timóteo Amoroso, Fr., O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1958-1959
#4 1959-07-23, TALS to Merton, 'De B.H., onde estou com as nossas Monjas, e ficarei até, provàvelmente, o fim do' Item 1959 July 23
#1 1963-10-04, TLS to Merton, 'Trinity Parish is going to publish a journal of poetry, prints, and essays, to' Item 1963 October 4
#2 1963-10-29, TL[c] from Merton, 'Please forgive the long delay. I have been wanting to send you something. All my' Item 1963 October 29
034 "Anderson, Kevin, Fr., O.C.S.O. (alias Fr. Robert)" correspondence Record subgroup 1963-1966
#2 1964-04-10, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter. I am glad to hear that things have been developing well,' Item 1964 April 1
#4 1965-03-24, TL[c] from Merton, 'I want to answer your letter before I forget about it, and while I have the problem' Item 1965 March 24
#6 1966-01-27, TL[c] from Merton, 'Your long and hopeful letter reached me yesterday which is now your feast day in the' Item 1966 January 27
#1 1964-04-18, TL[c] from Merton, 'It was good to get your letter. I rather suspected that you were implicated in the' Item 1964 April 18
#3 1964-05-18, TLS to Merton, 'Thank you for your gracious welcome to us on Saturday. I am particularly grateful' Item 1964 May 18
#4 1965-05-31, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am glad to hear that the Peace Caravan of the AFSC will be in Louisville in July,' Item 1965 May 31
036 "Andrade, Jaime" correspondence Record subgroup 1958-1964
#2 1958-02-24, HLS to Merton, 'El distinguido Presidente de la Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Dr. Julio Endara,' Item 1958 February 24
#4 1958-03-03 (#02), transcript from Merton, 'I thank you very much for your letters, and I am going to explain to you my ideas' Item 1958 March 3
#6 1958-03-18, HLS[x] to Merton, 'Contesto su interesante carta de 7 de los corriente. Mi plan de trabajo será el' Item 1958 March 18
#8 1958-03-31, HLS[x] from Merton, 'He … de la' Item 1958 March 31
#11 1958-07-08, HLS[x] to Merton, 'No he podido contestar a sus cartas mi agradecerle por el envío de su' Item 1958 July 8
#20 1959-01-22, HLS[x] to Merton, 'Debí haber contestado su interesante carta del pasado mes de noviembre a' Item 1959 January 22
#25 1959-03-18, HLS[x] to Merton, 'Contesto su dos últimas cartas y espero hacerlo en forma muy sintética en beneficio' Item 1959 March 18
#4 1960-12-19, TLS to Merton, 'We so appreciate your letter, with its great understanding and insight. The' Item 1960 December 19
#8 1961-08-26, TALS to Merton, 'It was good to hear from you again. Aside from our common interest in the Shaker' Item 1961 August 26
#11 1961-12-21 (#02), transcript from Merton, 'Forgive please this very long delay in thanking you for the copy of «Shaker' Item 1961 December 21
#18 1964-01-29, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your most recent letter, as well as for the previous one which I put off' Item 1964 January 29
#20 1964-03-13, TL[c] from Merton, 'The Tree of Life has arrived, and indeed has been on the wall for some time. It' Item 1964 March 13
#25 undated (#02), other, '«SHAKER INSPIRATIONAL DRAWINGS»[:] «THE COLLECTION OF DR AND MRS EDWARD' Item undated
039 "Andrews, Faith Elizabeth (Young)" correspondence Record subgroup 1964-1965, 1971-1984
#4 1964-10-30, TALS[x] from Merton, 'It was good to get your letter last August and to know that the Preface was' Item 1964 October 3
#9 1974-05-22, TALS[c] from Center to Andrews, Faith, 'I am writing in my capacity as one of the Trustees for Father Merton's Literary' Item 1974 May 22
#11 1983-02-07 (#01), TLS 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
#14 1983-04-25, TLS[x] 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
#15 1983-06-17, HL from Center to Andrews, Faith, 'I have been able to carry out my resolve to spend an overnight at Pleasant' Item 1983 June 17
#18 1983-08-07, TLS[c] 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
041 "Angela, Rev. Mother, O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1958
042 "Angelita, Sr." correspondence Record subgroup 1965
044 "Anna Mary, Sr." correspondence Record subgroup 1949
#1 1949-07-23, HLS from Anna Mary, Sr. / to James Fox, 'I enclose $5.00 to have a Mass offered for the canonization of Mother Berchmans in' Item 1949 July 23
#2 1966-02-21, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am afraid that Dom James, now absent, has been making every effort to see that I' Item 1966 February 21
050 "Antonella, Mary, Sr., S.C.N." correspondence Record subgroup 1964
051 "Antoninus, Br. (William Oliver Everson), O.P." correspondence Record subgroup 1960-1968, 1973
#9 1964-01-09, TL[c] from Merton, 'Many thanks for the 'Tongs' which got here a couple of days ago. I have not had a' Item 1964 January 9
#11 1964-09-03, TLS[x] from Merton, 'Fine. We will look for you early in November. Have the people in Louisville' Item 1964 September 3
#15 1965-01-09 (#01), TLS[c] from Merton, 'Many thanks for the 'Tongs' which got here a couple of days ago. I have not had a' Item 1965 January 9
#18 1967-01-30 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'I am delighted that you can use the photograph on the jacket of the new book. ' Item 1967 January 3
#19 1967-01-30 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'I am delighted that you can use the photograph on the jacket of the new book. ' Item 1967 January 3
#20 1968-05-05, HLS[x] from Merton, 'I would be so happy to have something of yours for […] venture-- a poem, a bit of' Item 1968 May 5
#1 1968-04-18, TL[c] to Merton, 'I am grateful to your Paternity for the report you submitted on the three meetings' Item 1968 April 18
#1 1964-08-17, TLS[x] to Moynihan, Paul V., 'At the request of our Father Louis we are forwarding to you today our library copy' Item 1964 August 17
#2 1965-05-20, TLS to Merton, 'Always in the exordium… the obvious! Long time no compose elongated intramural' Item 1965 May 2
#3 1966-03-05 (#02), TALS[x] from Merton, 'You may certainly read the galleys of MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS when the publisher has' Item 1966 March 5
#2 1965-12-18, TL[c] from Merton, 'It is a great pleasure for me to have your book on Rumi, I am reading it with great' Item 1965 December 18
#6 1968-01-26 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'Your book is very fine and I am giving it a slow and fruitful reading. I find it' Item 1968 January 26
#9 1968-03-22 (#01), TLS from Merton, 'I am sorry I have not written for so long. It wasa [sic] disappointment not to see' Item 1968 March 22
#14 1969-01-21, TLS[x] from Saijo, Hisayo, 'Alan Watts has asked me to thank you very much for your letter of January 13th. Dr.' Item 1969 January 21
#16 1974-01-08, HLS[x] from Tremblay, Yvonne, 'During my studies at the University of Ottawa in view of obtaining a Ph.D. in' Item 1974 January 8