Thomas Merton Collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#01 1964-08-26, TLS Broussard to Drury, Thomas J., Bishop, 'As you had suggested in my interview with you recently, I spoke with Father Bernard' Item 1964 August 26
#02 1964-08-28, TLS Broussard to Merton, 'This letter is accompanied by the sincere hope that you will pardon my presumption' Item 1964 August 28
#03 1964-09-23, TL[c] Broussard from Merton, 'For many reasons I have been delayed in replying to your letter. Naturally I have' Item 1964 September 23
#02 1967-06-19 (#01), TL[c] Brown from Merton, 'Thanks for your note and for the book and for the reprint. And above all thanks for' Item 1967 June 19
#01 1966-06-30, TALS Brown to Merton, 'I am writing on behalf of the Arts Festival Committee of McMaster University' Item 1966 June 3
#02 1967-05-13, TL[c] Bruteau from Merton, 'I am sorry I have not responded sooner. Pandora's Box is wonderful. Just' Item 1967 May 13
139 "Bruyn, Marcella van, Dame, O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1963-1967
#03 1963-02-23, TL[c] Bruyn from Merton, 'Since Jacques Maritain told me of your project, I have been expecting your letter. ' Item 1963 February 23
#04 1963-07-18, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'I am writing by return, because you are anxious about Jacques Maritain, and so' Item 1963 July 18
#05 1963-09-08, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'Thank you very much for all those mimeographed things - I simply cannot tell you how' Item 1963 September 8
#06 1963-10-15, TAL[c] Bruyn from Merton, 'The Feast of St Theresa is as good a day as any for a letter to Stanbrook, and I' Item 1963 October 15
#09 1964-01-25, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'I have a great deal to thank you for besides your letter - the mimeographed things,' Item 1964 January 25
#13 1964-09-14, other Bruyn to Merton, 'I thought this would interest you, if you do not already know the book, which is one' Item 1964 September 14
#15 1965-02-12, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'I did not get round to writing to you for your fiftieth birthday, but I remembered' Item 1965 February 12
#21 1966-06-08, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'At the risk of appearing again too soon, I write to know how you are. I was' Item 1966 June 8
#23 1966-09-03, TALS Bruyn to Merton, 'Thank you for welcome and cheering letter, also for interesting autobiographical' Item 1966 September 3
#25 undated, other[x] Bruyn, 'He abideth patiently He forgiveth easily He understandeth mercifully He' Item undated
#01 1968-04-19, telegram Bryan to Merton, 'WILL BE WHERE WE WERE OR NEAR BETWEEN 12:00 - 4:00 PM EACH HOUR ON HOUR SUNDAY' Item 1968 April 19
141 "Bryan, Gerard, Fr., O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1963, 1966
#01 1965-07-14, HLS Brzatynska to Merton, 'Excuse me my writing to you: I know, I mustn't write so often, to disturb you. ' Item 1965 July 14
#01 1963-02-22, TLS[x] Bunge from Merton, 'I am afraid I am not able to be a very good correspondent. Sometimes I can answer' Item 1963 February 22
#03 1960-03-21, TLS Burden to Merton, 'I flew back to New York the other day to watch the birth of "God is My Life". The' Item 1960 March 21
#05 1961-08-28, TLS Burden to Merton, 'Shortly you will receive a small gift package from me. It is a chasuble I saw in a' Item 1961 August 28
#08 1970-10-08, TLS[x] Burden to Center from Burden, Shirley, 'In answer to your recent letter regarding any letters, etc. I might have from Thomas' Item 1970 October 8
#04 1961-12-26 (#03), transcript Burdick from Merton, '(not for publication) "The way I would express it now is in purely religious and' Item 1961 December 26
#02 1962-11-15, TALS Burke to Merton, 'It is quite impossible for me to tell you how much your letter of November 8th meant' Item 1962 November 15
#03 1962-11-30, TLS Burke to Merton, 'In lieu of thanks for sending Peace in the Post Christian Era, may I send you' Item 1962 November 3
#04 1962-12-11, TAL[c] Burke from Merton, 'Cold, windy, snowy days, bright ones, are perhaps good for writing letters. At' Item 1962 December 11
154 "Burke, Jerome, Dom, O.C.S.O." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
#02 1959-04-18, HNS Burns from Merton, 'My Masses today and tomorrow are for your intention. God bless you - I wish you' Item 1959 April 18
#08 1966-08-22, HLS Burns to Merton, 'Your feast day will soon be here and I want to wish you a happy one. A little' Item 1966 August 22
#11 1967-08-18 (#02), TAL[c] Burns from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the stipend. I will gladly say that Mass for' Item 1967 August 18
#13 1970-10-23, HLS Burns to Center from Burns, Ethel, 'Thank you for your letter regarding Fr Merton. Father, his correspondence with me' Item 1970 October 23
#14 1970-11-10, TL[x] Burns from Center to Burns, Ethel, 'Thank you for your letter of October 23. More and more people are replying to the' Item 1970 November 1
#16 undated-08-23, TLS Burns 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 Burns 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)
#18 undated (#01), TNS Burns from Merton, 'I tried to reach you with this at 181st Street last June when you sent the Masses' Item undated
#21 undated (#04), HNS[x] Burns from Merton, 'with gratitude and best wishes for the New Year. You will certainly be in my Masses' Item undated
#22 undated (#05), HNS[x] Burns from Merton, 'Thanks for your very interesting letter and the offering! I bet Columbia is amazing' Item undated
#24 undated (#07), HNS[x] Burns from Merton, '+ to Ethel M. Burns - with all good wishes and prayers and with deep gratitude for' Item undated
#04 1968-05-08, HLS[x] Burns from Merton, 'I had a good flight out - after Chicago was alone by a window and did not have to' Item 1968 May 8
#05 1968-05-14, HLS[x] Burns from Merton, 'Finished the talks to the nuns on Sunday and am now on retreat: which means the' Item 1968 May 14
#07 1968-08-16 (#01), TL[c] Burns from Merton, 'In regard to the letter of Dom John Morson of Aug. 12th. This problem arose rather' Item 1968 August 16
#11 1968-09-25, TLS[x] Burns from Merton, 'I am writing this in the Chancery Office while waiting to get my flight to' Item 1968 September 25
#12 1968-09-26, TLS[x] Burns from Merton, 'Yesterday I wrote in a big hurry on a most unfamiliar typewriter. This is still not' Item 1968 September 26
#17 1968-12-11, TL[x] Burns 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
#01 1949-11-15, TL[x] Burns to Merton, 'I hope you got my letter of 20th October safely? We are all ready to go ahead with' Item 1949 November 15
#03 1962-03-29, TALS Burns to Merton, 'At long last New Directions have sent me a finished copy of NEW SEEDS OF' Item 1962 March 29
#05 1963-03-11, TL[c] Burns from Merton, 'Thanks for your note. I am afraid I don't have a complete typescript of PRAYER AS' Item 1963 March 11
#15 1965-11-27, TL[c] Burns from Merton, 'I do not remember whether or not I answered your letter about writing a special' Item 1965 November 27
#03 1966-02-09, HLS Burtt to Merton, 'The copy of The Way of Chuang Tzu which you kindly sent me has been forwarded' Item 1966 February 9
#01 1961-01-19, TLS Busby from Busby, C. R. / to Mr. Burns, 'Father Merton's letter of January 4. I think "leads about Sufism, Moslem culture' Item 1961 January 19
#01 1967-07-20, TLS Bush to Merton, 'We are sending you, under separate cover, an advance copy of Jules Supervielle's' Item 1967 July 2
#03 1967-06-22 (#02), TLS[x] Butorovich 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
#05 1967-07-18 (#01), TL[c] Butorovich from Merton, 'I refuse to call anybody Susie. (I met a girl in a bar in London who was called' Item 1967 July 18
#07 1967-08-28, HLS Butorovich to Merton, 'I send this quick. I know you would probably not hear so I am writing. I have a' Item 1967 August 28
#08 1967-08-31 (#01), TL[c] Butorovich from Merton, 'The certified letter came today and by the time you get this you will have got back' Item 1967 August 31
#14 1967-12-09 (#01), TL[c] Butorovich from Merton, 'Sorry for the long delay. I've been very busy. Just had a wonderful time with' Item 1967 December 9
#19 1968-05-20, HPCS[x] Butorovich from Merton, 'Do you know I was in Cal. and tried to call you from the S.F. airport? But I guess' Item 1968 May 2
#23 1968-11-06, HPCS[x] Butorovich from Merton, 'India has turned out to be very groovy indeed. The meeting in Calcutta was not very' Item 1968 November 6 (date approximate)
164 "Butterfield, Victor Lloyd" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#02 1967-01-23, TL[c] Butterfield from Merton, 'I am delighted to hear that Prof. John H. Ford of Bellarmine College has been' Item 1967 January 23
#05 1967-05-03, HLS Byles to Merton, 'Many thanks for "Chuang Tzu". I have already recommended it for the library of an' Item 1967 May 3
167 "Byrne, Grace M." correspondence Record subgroup 1952
168 "Byrne, Michael, Fr." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#01 1967-09-20, TL[c] Byrne from Merton, 'Your outline looks very good to me, and there is not much that I would add to it. ' Item 1967 September 2
899 "Heschel, Abraham Joshua, Rabbi" correspondence Record subgroup 1960-1985
i Holographic (Handwritten) Journals Record subgroup 1929-1968
001a 30 Days with Thomas Merton – Words of Contemplation and Hope. Series 2017
D4b Reviews Subseries see other levels of description
002a Advent and Christmas with Thomas Merton. Series 2002
1 Review [01] of Advent and Christmas with Thomas Merton.. in Publishers Weekly 249.38 (23 Septem... Item 2002
SEASONAL Review [SEASONAL] of Advent and Christmas with Thomas Merton.. in Merton Seasonal 27:4 (Winter 2002):... Item 2002 View
006a Art and worship (notes on art and worship). Series unpublished
D4b Reviews Subseries see other levels of description
01a Review [01a] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Publishers' Weekly (30 June 1951).... Item 1951
02b Review [02b] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Book of the Month (September 1951).... Item 1951
04c Review [04c] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Globe Boston Mass (7 October 1951).... Item 1951
04d Review [04d] of The Ascent to Truth.. in New Yorker (29 September 1951).... Item 1951
06a Review [06a] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Herald-Post El Paso Texas (13 Octob... Item 1951
07b Review [07b] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Colonist Victoria BC. J.R.A.... Item
08b Review [08b] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Reporter Berlin NH (1 November 1951... Item 1951
10a Review [10a] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Times Moncton, NB Canada (November ... Item 1951
12a Review [12a] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Traveler Boston, Mass. (31 October ... Item 1951
12c Review [12c] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Inquirer Philadelphia Pa (21 Octobe... Item 1951
12d Review [12d] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Best Sellers 11.156 [Scranton Pa] (... Item 1951
16b Review [16b] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Catholic Booklist St. Catherine KY ... Item 1952
18a Review [18a] of The Ascent to Truth.. in News Newark NJ (26 July 1951).... Item 1951
18c Review [18c] of The Ascent to Truth.. in News Cleveland Ohio (21 September 1... Item 1951
18f Review [18f] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Retail Bookseller NY City (Septembe... Item 1951
18h Review [18h] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Beacon-Journal Akron Ohio (11 Novem... Item 1951
19b Review [19b] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Mirror Los Angeles California (10 N... Item 1951
23 Review [23] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Integrity 6.3 (December 1951):45-46... Item 1951
29 Review [29] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Life of the Spirit 7.80 (February 1... Item 1953
30 Review [30] of The Ascent to Truth.. in Times Literary Supplement [London] ... Item 1952
008a Asian Journal of Thomas Merton. Series 1973
06b Review [06b] of The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton.. in Vajra Bodhi Sea Cold Mountain Monas... Item 1973
11 Review [11] of The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton.. in Journal of the American Oriental So... Item 1977
14 Review [14] of The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton.. in Sewanee Review 81.4 (Autumn 1973): ... Item 1973
18 Review [18] of The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton.. in Worship 48 (April 1974): 251-254.... Item 1974