Thomas Merton Collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#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
#02 1967-09-29, TL[c] Baker from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter. As I have not made any firm commitments as far ahead as' Item 1967 September 29
#10 1968-07-03, TLS Baker to Merton, 'We are safely settled in Bowling Green and are enjoying the "cool" Kentucky summer. ' Item 1968 July 3
#11 1968-07-25, TL[c] Baker from Merton, 'In your letter you mention the cool summer: it has got hot enough now! I have' Item 1968 July 25
#12 1980, other[x] Baker, 'James Thomas Baker [-] 335 Sumpter Avenue, Bowling Green, Kentucky' Item 1980 (date approximate)
#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
#05 1962-04-27, TLS Barry to Merton, 'Thank you for your letter and for the article for THE AMERICAN BENEDICTINE REVIEW. ' Item 1962 April 27
#11 1964-05-22 (#02), TAL[c] Barry from Merton, 'Here is the Bolshakoff ms and the preface with it. I understand that the whole' Item 1964 May 22
#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
#03 undated (#01), other Beaurin to Merton, 'ENGAGEMENT OF THE CRUSADERS OF OUR LADY, for Peace "Enrolled in the crusade for' Item undated
#04 undated (#02), other Beaurin to Merton, 'FAMILLES RELIGIEUSES ET GROUPES DE LAICS ENTRES DANS LA CROISADE DE NOTRE DAME' Item undated
#01 1964, other Bebianno to Merton, 'Para o imenso Merton, ùnico ser que nos pode falar o ano inteiro sem irritar, mando' Item 1964
#01 1968-08-27, TLS Beck to Merton, 'I am so pleased that you are going to print the two Zen stories and some poems. ' Item 1968 August 27
#03 1966-01-02, TALS Beecher to Merton, 'Why I address you thus instead of as Dear Tom you will understand when I reveal to' Item 1966 January 2
#04 1966-03-17, TLS Beecher to Merton, 'It was a great lift to the spirit to find in our mail your note and the preface to' Item 1966 March 17
#01 1967-01-20, TALS Belford to Merton, 'I read with great appreciation your article, "Albert Camus and the Church", which' Item 1967 January 2
#07 1968-02-14, TALS Belford from Merton, 'From the way one of the girls at Seabury was talking of reviews it sounded as though' Item 1968 February 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
#01 undated, HNS Benedict to Merton, 'You're scheduled for Assistant Priest at the Sol. Abbatial Mass, on Thursday, Feast' Item undated
#01 1966-08-14, HLS Bennett to Merton, 'On a visit to California, I brought some family and friends letters and papers- etc-' Item 1966 August 14
#02 1966-08-14 (#01), TL[c] Bennett from Merton, 'Thanks very much indeed for your note and for the Silver Jubilee Gift. You take me' Item 1966 August 14
#03 1966-08-14 (#02), TALS[x] Bennett from Merton, 'Thanks very much indeed for your note and for the Silver Jubilee Gift. You take me' Item 1966 August 14
#02 1967-03-20, TL[c] Bentley from Merton, 'Thanks for your nice letter. I will give you what help I can. First of all, I have' Item 1967 March 2
#01 1960-12-19, TLS Berg to Merton, 'It's a long time I wanted to write to you again, but I wrote like a mad cap and then' Item 1960 December 19
#03 undated (#02), HLS Berg to Merton, 'Please don't be annoyed for me writing again, interrupting the life of silence which' Item undated
#07 undated (#06), HLS Berg to Merton, 'I've received your both letters. God bless you for all the good you're doing to me.' Item undated
#05 1962-01-15, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'We will be looking forward to your Advent in August, around the 10th. By all means' Item 1962 January 15
#10 1962-06-15, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Probably by now you are in the middle of your retreat with the Protestants at Mount' Item 1962 June 15
#12 1962-07-20, HPCS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Nearest airport Louisville. From there by bus to New Haven, Ky. From there by' Item 1962 July 2
#13 1962-08-12, HLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'I will be over tomorrow after the High Mass, about 10.15. Could you give a first' Item 1962 August 12
#15 1962-11-12 (#01), TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'A short one to say hello, and to hope all is well there. Just back last night from' Item 1962 November 12
#17 1962-11-27 (#01), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Just got your blanks from the Goggenbuch Stipend House. I will write you up a' Item 1962 November 27
#18 1962-11-27 (#02), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Just got your blanks from the Goggenbuch Stipend House. I will write you up a' Item 1962 November 27
#27 1963-12-no-day, HPCS Berrigan to Merton, 'Thank you for your kind letter. I will look for the Ramparts and everything else of' Item 1963 December (date approximate)
#30 1964-02-23 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Your letter from Budapest was wonderful. Got to me long after Christmas however and' Item 1964 February 23
#34 1964-05-18 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Whitmonday. Time for abrief [sic] letter, perhaps uninspired. I am worn out (not' Item 1964 May 18
#36 1964-06-30, TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'One of the things that you can do for Latin America is get in touch with the poet' Item 1964 June 3
#38 1964-08-04 (#01), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Many thanks for your card from Oslo Morocco. We have played your tapes after much' Item 1964 August 4
#42 1964-10-22, TALS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Thanks for your note of yesterday. I sent the CW Letters and some other things, but' Item 1964 October 22
#43 1964-11-09, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Last minute check on arrangements for getting the people here. John H. arranged for' Item 1964 November 9
#49 1965-11-19 (#01), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Today your letter came, with one from Jim also one from Dorothy Day. It was a great' Item 1965 November 19
#50 1965-11-19 (#02), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Today your letter came, with one from Jim also one from Dorothy Day. It was a great' Item 1965 November 19
#53 1966-02-14 (#02), TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Some event, hearing from you. Letter came today, dated Feb 6th in Argentina, and I' Item 1966 February 14
#57 1966-05-30, HPCS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Greetings and reminder you have been with us. John [-] Our warmest thoughts with' Item 1966 May 3
#60 1966-11-26, TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Many thanks for your splendid letter from Europe. I got a good idea of the trip--' Item 1966 November 26
#67 1967-04-no-day, TALS Berrigan to Merton, 'Things have been happening quite fast here; they sentenced David Miller to 2 and 1' Item 1967 April (date approximate)
#74 1967-10-06, TAL Berrigan to Merton, 'Thanks for all the good material. I had a few of these made up for the brethren' Item 1967 October 6
#75 1967-10-10 (#01), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Reaction to the airmail special about Phil and the group that wants to get violent. ' Item 1967 October 1
#76 1967-10-10 (#02), TALS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Reaction to your airmail special about Phil and the group that wants to get violent.' Item 1967 October 1
#79 1967-11-no-day, TALS Berrigan to Merton, 'I don't know even if I had the gumption to write a think [sic] you to you for the' Item 1967 November (date approximate)
#80 1968-01-29, TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'A short hectic one as usual; Just in from Chi toward dawn; we had several good' Item 1968 January 29
#83 1968-03-18, TLS Berrigan from Merton, 'Here's the little booklet on The Plague I told you about. No one deserves the' Item 1968 March 18
#86 1980, HLS[x] Berrigan to Center from Berrigan, Daniel, 'Rejoice with us! On September 8, eight of us entered a General Electric Nuclear' Item 1980 (date approximate)
#90 1982-08-05, TLS Berrigan from Tyler, James / to William Shannon, 'The news that your publishing project has been accepted by the Merton Trust is' Item 1982 August 5
#04 1965-01-18 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Here is the preface. I can send some more copies if you like, but this is the one' Item 1965 January 18
#08 1967-10-no-day, other Berrigan to Merton, 'PRESS STATEMENT (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) [-] On Friday, October 27, 1967, we are entering' Item 1967 October (date approximate)
#10 1967-12-31 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'New Year's eve. The day is darkening and it has been snowing since midnight last' Item 1967 December 31
#06 1968-02-28, TL[c] Berry from Merton, 'Many thanks for the fine poems. I want to try the two longer ones and the little' Item 1968 February 28
#02 1964-10-25, TLS Berval to Merton, 'Je vous remercie pour votre lettre, que j'ai à nouveau reçue avec le retard' Item 1964 October 25
#03 1964-11-23, other Berval to Merton, 'Invoice [-] France-Asie [-] Revue bilingue des Problèmes asiatiques et de Synthèse' Item 1964 November 23
#01 1966-12-16, TLS Best to Merton, 'I feel very apologetic this morning. It could be that the copy of your paper' Item 1966 December 16
#06 1967-07-31, TL[c] Best to Marks, Lillian, 'I am sending your letter, with considerable distress, on to Thomas Merton. The' Item 1967 July 31
#02 1958-01-10, TLS Bettencourt to Merton, 'Thanks for your letter of December 19, 1957. I have already written to Curtis Brown' Item 1958 January 1
#01 1967-04-15 (#01), TALS Bieberman from Merton, 'I am a monk, poet, priest, and have written s [sic] few books on the contemplative' Item 1967 April 15
#02 1967-04-15 (#02), TL[c] Bieberman from Merton, 'I am a monk, poet, priest, and have written s [sic] few books on the contemplative' Item 1967 April 15
#02 1967-09-25 (#01), TALS Biram to Merton, 'this is an extremely hard letter to write, so I ask you to overlook its faults & see' Item 1967 September 25
#02 1960-02-16, TL[x] Bissey from Fox, James, 'We have more pleasant news for you now than in our last letter in regard to the book' Item 1960 February 16
#04 1964-01-07 (#02), transcript Bissey from Merton, 'Here are a few words for you first of all to wish you a happy New Year, and then' Item 1964 January 7
#07 1965-04-07 (#01), TAL[c] Bissey from Merton, 'Vous avez été bien aimable ce matin, je regrette beaucoup de vous avoir' Item 1965 April 7
#11 1965-11-08 (#02), transcript Bissey from Merton, 'Here is an answer I am writing to your Fr. Raymond who wrote to me as you know. I' Item 1965 November 8
#13 1967-01-24 (#01), TLS[x] Bissey from Bernard, Fr., O.C.S.O. / to James Fox, 'Vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que notre Père Abbé vient d'être nommé Chevalier de la' Item 1967 January 24
#18 1967-02-01 (#02), TLS[x] Bissey from Fox, James / to Fr. Bernard, O.C.S.O., 'I presume that you can read english, I hope. I know you have acted in all' Item 1967 February 1
#23 1967-06-23 (#01), TL[c] Bissey from Merton, 'Merci de votre aimable lettre. Je suis content d'avoir de vos nouvelles. Les' Item 1967 June 23