Thomas Merton Collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#15 1970-11-21, HLS to Center from Burns, Ethel, 'I hope these articles will be of some use to you - some of them are deteriorating' Item 1970 November 21
#16 undated-08-23, TLS from Merton, 'Thanks for your remembrance and gift. I shall pray for you especially along with' Item undated August 23
#17 undated-12-25, HCS from Merton, 'Thanks for the gift and clipping. I hope you are well these days. I have had a bad' Item undated December 25 (date approximate)
#19 undated (#02), HLS from Merton, 'Let nothing disturb you! Trust and peace. God is always near. Thanks for' Item undated
#24 undated (#07), HNS[x] from Merton, '+ to Ethel M. Burns - with all good wishes and prayers and with deep gratitude for' Item undated
157 "Burns, Flavian, Dom, O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1964, 1968
#1 1964-03-01, TAL[c] from Merton, 'I am in profound agreement with your talks on the hermit life etc. However there is' Item 1964 March 1
#2 1968-03-30 (#01), TLS[x] from Merton, 'This letter is a good one and a strong one. What strikes me most is the point about' Item 1968 March 3
#4 1968-05-08, HLS[x] from Merton, 'I had a good flight out - after Chicago was alone by a window and did not have to' Item 1968 May 8
#5 1968-05-14, HLS[x] from Merton, 'Finished the talks to the nuns on Sunday and am now on retreat: which means the' Item 1968 May 14
#14 1968-10-09, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I borrowed Mother Myriam's Olivetti to write out my paper for Darjeeling (they' Item 1968 October 9
#16 1968-11-09, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I owe you a progress report. Not having got any mail for a couple of weeks I don't' Item 1968 November 9
#17 1968-12-11, TL[x] from Laughlin, James, 'I am shattered by this unbelievable event. I know it is God's will, and I know that' Item 1968 December 11
#18 1968-12-13, HLS[x] from Jenkins, Harold, 'Thank you for your telegram informing us of Father Thomas Merton's death. I assume' Item 1968 December 13
158 "Burns, Thomas Ferrier" correspondence Record subgroup 1962-1966
#1 1949-11-15, TL[x] to Merton, 'I hope you got my letter of 20th October safely? We are all ready to go ahead with' Item 1949 November 15
#4 1963-03-04, TLS to Merton, 'Betty Bartelme, of Macmillan, tells me that they are bringing out a book of yours' Item 1963 March 4
#5 1963-03-11, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your note. I am afraid I don't have a complete typescript of PRAYER AS' Item 1963 March 11
#1 1965-12-24, TL[c] from Merton, 'I have received you book and have begun it, under conditions that are quite' Item 1965 December 24
#3 1966-02-09, HLS to Merton, 'The copy of «The Way of Chuang Tzu» which you kindly sent me has been forwarded' Item 1966 February 9
#4 1966-02-24, TL[x] from Merton, 'Many thanks for your kind letter. I realize that I promised further reactions to' Item 1966 February 24
160 "Busby, C. R." correspondence Record subgroup 1961
161 "Bush, Cynthia" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#1 1967-07-20, TLS to Merton, 'We are sending you, under separate cover, an advance copy of Jules Supervielle's' Item 1967 July 2
#3 1967-06-22 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'I don't know if your letter was a disaster: but anyway, if it was, it was a nice' Item 1967 June 22
#8 1967-08-31 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'The certified letter came today and by the time you get this you will have got back' Item 1967 August 31
#9 1967-08-31 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'The certified letter came today and by the time you get this you will have got back' Item 1967 August 31
#11 1967-10-07 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'I am thinking about you: are your ears burning? My house in the woods all full of' Item 1967 October 7
#22 1968-09-26, TALS[x] from Merton, 'Your letter(s) followed me to Alaska and got here just in time. I have not run out' Item 1968 September 26
#24 1982-09-06, TALS from Hickey, Regis / to Br. Patrick Hart, 'Here are duplicated copies of six letters, apparently from Father Louis (Thomas)' Item 1982 September 6
#1 1967-01-09, TLS to Merton, 'It is good to report to you that Professor John H. Ford of Bellarmine College has' Item 1967 January 9
#2 1967-01-23, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am delighted to hear that Prof. John H. Ford of Bellarmine College has been' Item 1967 January 23
#1 1966-10-20, TLS to Merton, 'I am very much appreciating 'Gandhi and the One-Eyed Giant', and shall try and get' Item 1966 October 2
#4 1967-02-01, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am simply appalled to hear of your misfortune. Unfortunately it seems that more' Item 1967 February 1
#5 1967-05-03, HLS to Merton, 'Many thanks for "Chuang Tzu". I have already recommended it for the library of an' Item 1967 May 3
168 "Byrne, Michael, Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
i Books and Pamphlets by Thomas Merton or with His Contributions (Published, Manuscript, or Proof with Reviews, Censors Reports, Royalties, and Related Materials) Record subgroup 1939-2024
D4a Reviews Subseries see other levels of description
003 Alaskan Journal of Thomas Merton, The; edited by Robert E. Daggy. Series 1988
D4b Reviews Subseries 1988
004 Albert Camus' The plague; introduction and commentary. Series 1968
005 Anthology c. 1940 [compiled by Thomas Merton of poems by others]. Series unpublished
01d Review: "More Merton." Item 1951-07-10
05b Review: "Introduction to God." Item 1951-10-07
06b Review: "Difficult but Rewarding Study Of Man's Quest for Highest Verity." Item 1951-10-14
08a Review: "The Ascent to Truth." Item 1951-11-01
08c Review: "Merton, Thomas.." Item 1951-11
09b Review: "Merton Borrows From the Mystics." Item 1951-11-02
10b Review: "Assembly-Line Production Mars Merton's New Book." Item 1951-11-03
11a Review: "Climbing toward God." Item 1951-11-10
11b Review: "Merton's 'Ascent to Truth' His Most Important Book." Item 1951-11-08
12c Review: "Mysticism In Search For Truth." Item 1951-10-21
12d Review: "Catholic Book Club--October Selection." Item 1951-11-15
12e Review Item 1951-11-24
13a Review: "Truth, Elusive and Mystical." Item 1951-12-16
13c Review: "Merton, Thomas." Item 1951-12
14c Review: "The Ascent to Truth by Thomas Merton. Harcourt, Brace. 1951 $3.50." Item 1952-09-01
18a Review Item 1951-07-29
19a Review: "The Ascent to Truth by Thomas Merton. (Compass-Viking, $1.45)." Item 1959-11
20 Review: "The Ascent to Truth by Thomas Merton. Harcourt Brace. $3.50." Item 1952
28 Review Item 1952
30 Review: "The Nature of Mysticism." Item 1952
02b Review: "'Asian Journal of Thomas Merton'." Item 1973-08-24
06b Review: "Book Review." Item 1973-10
07b Review: "Book Reviews." Item 1973-11-20
12 Review: "Book Reviews." Item undated
14 Review: "Asian Journal." Item 1973
17 Review: "Asian Journal of Thomas Merton." Item 1974
18 Review: "Asian Journal of Thomas Merton." Item 1974-04
22 Review: "Thomas merton." Item 1974
23 Review: "Book Reviews: Merton, America, Francis of Assisi." Item 1973
28 Review: "Thomas Merton's Asian encounter." Item 1973-07
33 Review: "The Eloquent Trappist." Item 1973-08-26
34 Review: "The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton." Item 1978-07
36 Review: "The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton." Item 1973-12
37 Review: "The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton." Item 1974
41 Review Item 1973-04-09
43 Review Item 1975-10
46 Review: "For Merton: No More Monk Business." Item 1973
48 Review Item 1973
49 Review: "Two Approaches to the Concept of Fraternity." Item 1973
55 Review: "Stockpile of Notes Makes Up Late Author's Book." Item 1973
60 Review: "Making Reader Think." Item 1973
69 Review Item 1973
70 Review Item 1973
76 Review: "Mission in the Orient." Item 1974
77 Review: "Le "Journal d'Asie" de Thomas Merton." Item undated
83 Review Item 1973
D4a Reviews Subseries see other levels of description
01 Review: "Basic Principles of Monastic Spirituality." Item 1957-05
01 Review: "Thomas Merton: The Behavior of Titans." Item undated
D4a Reviews Subseries see other levels of description
02 Review Item 2023
ANNUAL Review Item 2021
01 Review: "A Road Map for Contemplation." Item 2007
02 Review Item 2008
JOURNAL Review Item 2007
015 Bread in the Wilderness. Series 1953
06 Review: "Bread in the Wilderness." Item 1954-11
15 Review: "The Psalms." Item 1954-02-19