Thomas Merton Collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
Burton-Patricia-A-1998 "The Book that Never Was: Thomas Merton's Peace in the Post-Christian Era." (Burton, Patricia A.: 1998) Item 1998
Cager-Marion-Theresa-1953 "Merton the Mystic." (Cager, Marion Theresa: 1953) Item 1953
Callaghan-Michael-John-1998 "The English Mystics and Thomas Merton's Sense of Absence." (Callaghan, Michael John: 1998) Item 1998
Calmes-Robert-1993 "Literary Devices and Apophatic Thought in Thomas Merton's Early Poetry." (Calmes, Robert: 1993) Item 1993
Cashen-Richard-Anthony-1981 "The Concept of Solitude in the Thought of Thomas Merton." (Cashen, Richard Anthony: 1981) Item 1981
Cechony-Therese-Rowley-2002 "Birds of a Feather: A Study of the Influence of Eastern Philosophy on the Writings of Henry David Thoreau and Thomas Merton." (Cechony, Therese Rowley: 2002) Item 2002
Chambers-Timothy-J-1976 "Contemplation as the Rediscovery of Paradise: A Key to Understanding Thomas Merton." (Chambers, Timothy J.: 1976) Item 1976
Ciesielski-P-OP-1990 "Samotność Jako Droga i Przestrzeń Kontemplacji Na Podstawie Wybranych Tekstów Thomasa Mertona." (Ciesielski, P., O.P.: 1990) Item 1990
Ciller-Elvira-Rodenas-2005 "Thomas Merton: Una Propuesta De Vida Interior." (Ciller, Elvira Rodenas: 2005) Item 2005
Collier-Trent-Bryce-1996 "A Madman Runs to the East: Thomas Merton and Zen Buddhism." (Collier, Trent Bryce: 1996) Item 1996
Cosgrove-Edward-Coleman-1973 "Contemplation for Education: Its Value Shown in the Life, Education, and Writings of Thomas Merton." (Cosgrove, Edward Coleman: 1973) Item 1973
Cotty-Marion-William-Sr-SND-1966 "Christian Wisdom and Merton's Poetry." (Cotty, Marion William, Sr., S.N.D.: 1966) Item 1966
Cronin-James-G-R-2021 "A Reluctant Pacifist: Thomas Merton and the Cold War Letters, October 1961-April 1962." (Cronin, James G. R.: 2021) Item 2021 View
Crouse-Jeffrey-Dennis-Peter-1988 "A Political Consideration of Thomas Merton's Metaphysic of Nonviolence." (Crouse, Jeffrey Dennis Peter: 1988) Item 1988
Currie-Joshua-Ryan-2014 "The Contemplative Potential of the Sacramentally United." (Currie, Joshua Ryan: 2014) Item 2014
Davies-Marguerite-1973 "Thomas Merton's Rethinking of the Christian Monastic Life in the Light of the Bodhisattvacarya of Mahayana Buddhism." (Davies, Marguerite: 1973) Item 1973
Davis-Andrew-Otto-2014 "You Are That: An Upanishadic Approach to Empathic Writing Instruction in a High School Social Science Course." (Davis, Andrew Otto: 2014) Item 2009
De-Vrieze-Franklin-1990 "Thomas Merton: Theologische Aspecten van Zijn Gebedspedagogie." (De Vrieze, Franklin: 1990) Item 1986
Dobies-Karolina-2011 "Idee Personalistyczne i Egzystencjalne w Refleksji Thomasa Mertona o Człowieku." (Dobies, Karolina: 2014) Item 2011
Dufresne-Oliver-Joseph-Aloysius-1975 "Human and Cosmic Renewal: Thomas Merton's Affirmation of Christic Involvement." (Dufresne, Oliver Joseph Aloysius: 1975) Item 1975
Eaker-Alfred-2012 "Justification by Imagination: The Artistic Imagination of Thomas Merton: Its Marian Sources and Implications." (Eaker, Alfred: 2012) Item 2012
Flaherty-Luke-1969 "Mystery and Unity as Anagological Vision in Thomas Merton's 'Cables to the Ace': A Critical Explication." (Flaherty, Luke: 1969) Item 1969
Frilling-Daniel-Lee-1982 "Thomas Merton's Call to Monasticism: An Inquiry into the Spirit of Protest as it is Found Within the Monastic Calling of Thomas Merton." (Frilling, Daniel Lee: 1982) Item 1982
George-Virginia-S-2010 "Thomas Merton: Another Look At Enneagram Type." (George, Virginia S.: 2010) Item 2010
Giannini-Robert-Edward-1976 "Mysticism and Social Ethics: Thomas Merton Seen in the Light of Paul Tillich's Theology." (Giannini, Robert Edward: 1976) Item 1976
Givey-David-W-1977 "The Social Thought of Thomas Merton: Towards a Christian Philosophy of Non-Violence." (Givey, David W.: 1977) Item 1977
Hall-Gary-Peter-2019 "Communing With the Stranger: Relational Dynamics and Critical Distance Between Thomas Merton and His Readers." (Hall, Gary Peter: 2019) Item 1994 View
051 Attente dans le silence, L': le père Marie-Joseph Cassant, O. Cist. S. O., by Etienne Chenevière. Preface. Series See Subseries and Item description.
#1 Manuscript. Attente dans le silence, L': le père Marie-Joseph Cassant, O. Cist. S. O., by Etienne Chenevière. Preface. [0046] Item 1961 (approximate)
#2 Manuscript. Attente dans le silence, L': le père Marie-Joseph Cassant, O. Cist. S. O., by Etienne Chenevière. Preface. [0047] Item 1963-08-15 (approximate)
#2 Notes. Attente dans le silence, L': le père Marie-Joseph Cassant, O. Cist. S. O., by Etienne Chenevière. Preface. [3683] Item
053 Aujourd'hui le Bouddhisme, by Thich Nhât Hanh. Notes. Series See Subseries and Item description.
E1n Manuscript Notes Subseries unpublished
E1n Manuscript Notes (Review of «Auschwitz» by: Naumann, Bernd.) Subseries 1967
#1 Manuscript. Awakening of a new consciousness in Zen, The; by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. Review. (Review of «Awakening of a new consciousness in Zen, The» by: Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, 1870-1966.) (1st Draft). [0053] Item 1965-05-19 View
a Published Essays (Nelson Compilation, Chronological) Series 1933-1968
iii Poems by Merton (Published and Manuscript) Record subgroup 1944-2025
iv Articles and Essays about Merton Record subgroup 1944-2024
v Periodicals, Journals, Essays, and Pamphlets used by Merton Record subgroup 1934-1968
vii Opuscula Signed or Inscribed by Thomas Merton Record subgroup 1955-1968
0200-0299 Drawings by Thomas Merton: #0200 through #0299 Series 1915-1968
0400-0499 Drawings by Thomas Merton: #0400 through #0499 Series 1915-1968
0600-0699 Drawings by Thomas Merton: #0600 through #0699 Series 1915-1968
L03 Drawings for Jay: Greek warriors, sages and athletes. Birds. [For James Laughlin, L03.] Item undated
ByTM Audio Recordings by Merton (Novitiate Lectures, Hermitage Recordings, Conferences, etc.) Series 1948-2024
187_Tr-2a-3_excerpt Excerpt from Easter Homily Item 1967 September
vii Scripts of Plays about Thomas Merton Record subgroup 1970-2023
viii Scores of Musical Settings Using Merton's Writings or Inspired by Merton Record subgroup 1960-2023
vi Daggy Personal Papers Record subgroup 1974-1997
xi Delius Papers Record subgroup 1963-1980
xiii Marie Charron Papers Record subgroup 1967-1977
xvii Joseph Zarrella Catholic Worker Papers Record subgroup 1933-2017
xix Irenaeus Herscher Clippings File on Thomas Merton Record subgroup 1948-1968
xxi Serge Bolshakoff’s Manuscript, “Introduction to Wales” Record subgroup 1951
2023 18th General Meeting, Saint Mary's University, Notre Dame, IN: "Sophia Comes Forth, Reaching" Series 2023
0a 'Sing about me, I'm dying of thirst': Kendrick Lamar through the Lenses of Thomas Merton and Johann Baptist Metz Item 2023
2025 19th General Meeting, Regis University, Denver, CO: "The Calligraphy of Snow and Rock and Sky" Series 2024
2025-Call ITMS 2025 Call for Presentations Item 2024 View
Seasonal Indexes of The Merton Seasonal Series 2010
l Merton Vade Mecum: A Quick-Reference Bibliographic Handbook Record subgroup 2016
4th-ed Merton Vade Mecum (4th edition, 2016), by Patricia A. Burton with a foreword by Patrick F. O'Connell Item 2016 View
Ltrs: RtoJ p. 144#2 Joyce, James. Ulysses. Item 1938-08-11
75th-SSM The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Seven Storey Mountain exhibit Series 2023
SSM-02 Thumbnail of Seven Storey Mountain digital exhibit [02] Item 2023
Name Merton's Vistors by Name Series 2016 View
Date Merton's Vistors by Date Series 2014 View
001 Absurdity in sacred decoration. Series See Subseries and Item description.
D1 Published Essay Subseries 1960
D1 Published Essay Subseries circa 1953
E1 Manuscript Section of Book/Pamphlet Subseries 1980
#1 Manuscript. Action and contemplation in St. Bernard. (1st Draft). [2110] Item
#3 Manuscript. Action and contemplation in St. Bernard. (2nd Draft). [1717] Item
D1 Published Essay Subseries 1947
#2 Published material. Active and contemplative orders. [2334] Item 1947-12-05
004 Adaptation of the monastic life: some personal observations. Series See Subseries and Item description.
D2 Mimeographed Essay Subseries unpublished
007 Adoration of the shepherds (Merton drawing used for cover art). Series See Subseries and Item description.
D1 Published Essay Subseries 1963
E1 Manuscript Essay Subseries 1963
#1 Manuscript. Advent. [1721] Item 1963 (approximate)
#1 Notes. Aelred, of Rievaulx, Saint, 1110-1167. [0275] Item
E1 Manuscript Essay Subseries unpublished
013 Alaska and California schedule notes, 1968 [found in book with marginalia]. Series See Subseries and Item description.
014 Alaska conferences. Notes. Series See Subseries and Item description.
E1n Manuscript Notes Subseries unpublished
016 Albert Camus and the Church. Series See Subseries and Item description.
D1 Published Essay Subseries 1966
#1 Published material. Albert Camus and the Church [Polish]. [2432] Item 1996-03-10
E1 Manuscript Essay Subseries 1967
E1n Manuscript Notes Subseries unpublished
E1 Manuscript Review (Review of «Anglican Devotion» by Charles James Stranks.) Subseries 1964
E1 Manuscript Review (Review of «English Spirituality» by Martin Thornton.) Subseries 1964
#1 Manuscript. Answer of Minerva, The: pacifism and resistance in Simone Weil. [1725] Item
#1 Manuscript. Answer of Minerva, The: pacifism and resistance in Simone Weil. (1st Draft). [0015] Item
#2 Manuscript. Answer of Minerva, The: pacifism and resistance in Simone Weil. (1st Draft). [2137] Item
#1 Notes. Answer of Minerva, The: pacifism and resistance in Simone Weil. [0826] Item
#3 Manuscript. Answers for Hernan Lavin Cerda. (2nd Draft). [0019] Item 1967-08
026 Answers on art and freedom. Series See Subseries and Item description.
#1 Published material. Answers on art and freedom. [2352] Item 1965
028 Answers on prayer and action. Series See Subseries and Item description.