Thomas Merton Collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#06 undated (#05), HLS Berg to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your nice letter and corrections which I sended [sic]' Item undated
#08 undated (#07), HLS Berg to Merton, 'Thank you so much for your nice book. I've' Item undated
#01 1954-10-29, TALS Bernard to Merton, 'Thank you very much for your letter of the 16th. Indeed I was surprised! In fact I' Item 1954 October 29
#03 undated (#02), other Bernard, 'A TRIDUUM OF PRAYERS IN HONOR OF ST JOHN OF THE' Item undated
#01 1968-05-23, HLS Bernet to Merton, 'Sincere thanks to you for your thoughtfulness and kindness! I appreciate very much' Item 1968 May 23
#02 1961-10-no-day, other Berrigan from Merton, 'Thanks for your very fine letters and clipping. I am going to write you when I have' Item 1961 October (date approximate)
#06 1962-01-24 (#01), TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'Thank you for the material, which I find lucid and reasonable, in the best Merton' Item 1962 January 24 (date approximate)
#07 1962-01-24 (#02), other Berrigan to Merton, 'Censor A ALL ARE GENUINE POEMS; MANY ARE SUPERB [-] CensorB [sic]' Item 1962 January 24 (date approximate)
#09 1962-05-16, TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'A long overdue note to say hello, and to acknlwedge [sic] yours of a month or more' Item 1962 May 16
#19 1963-02-09, HLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'I have not yet thanked you for the clipping from the college paper with your' Item 1963 February 9
#22 1963-06-25 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'This will come to you as a conscience matter letter, so that I can deal with your' Item 1963 June 25
#23 1963-11-09, TAPCS Berrigan to Merton, 'Hope you havent [sic] given me up for advent or something. After many wanderings' Item 1963 November 9
#25 1963-11-15 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'I am glad to have your letter, card, from Paris. I was not sure where you were' Item 1963 November 15
#26 1963-12-21, HLS Berrigan to Merton, 'I have to get off a short note to say hello, and to assure you that yr. letter was' Item 1963 December 21
#32 1964-03-18, other Berrigan Item 1964 March 18
#35 1964-06-02, TALS Berrigan to Merton, 'What a wonderful letter you wrote me, and how deeply I appreciate it… I was' Item 1964 June 2
#39 1964-08-04 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Many thanks for your card from Oslo Morocco. We have played your tapes after much' Item 1964 August 4
#41 1964-09-19 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Got a good letter from John Heidbrink today and he said you were bac[k] also told me' Item 1964 September 19
#46 1965-05-19, TALS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Glad to get your note. I would be delighted to see you and Jim ifyou [sic] can get' Item 1965 May 19
#02 1968-08-16, TL[c] Bond from Merton, 'In the years that have passed since your group came here, I have often thought of' Item 1968 August 16
#01 1968-05-14, TLS Boodoosingh to Merton, 'MYSTICS AND ZEN MASTERS We have at last received the reading copy of the' Item 1968 May 14
#01 1966-02-16, TLS Borgerhoff to Merton, 'Jacques Maritain has asked me to write to you about the problem of finding a' Item 1966 February 16
#05 1967-01-30, TL[c] Borgerhoff from Merton, 'At Jacques' request, I am returning to you the ms of Raissa's Journal. He' Item 1967 January 3
#07 1970-11-10, TL[x] Borgerhoff from Center to Borgerhoff, Cornelia, 'Thank you for donating the letter of Thomas Merton to our collection. It will be a' Item 1970 November 1
#01 1964-02-05, HNS Borgstin to Merton, 'Tonight I have read 'The Monk in the Diaspora'. It is splendid; and it touches on' Item 1964 February 5
#04 1966-07-20, TALS Borgstin to Merton, 'Could we have three or four more copies of the revised edition of The Climate of' Item 1966 July 2
#04 1972-08-24, TL[c] Borton from Center to Borton, Cameron, 'Thank you so much for sending us the xeroxed copy of your letter from Thomas Merton.' Item 1972 August 24
#06 1972-09-no-day, TLS Borton to Center from Borton, Cameron, 'Thank you for your quick reply to me. I have decided that I want very much for you' Item 1972 September (date approximate)
#01 1964-05-31, TLS Boswell from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the gift. Actually the most personal as well as the' Item 1964 May 31
#01 1968-01-12, TLS Botte to Merton, 'I have to give a set of talks to a group of contemplative nuns in Boston during the' Item 1968 January 12
#01 1967-06-23, TALS Boultwood to Merton, 'May I disturb you for a moment about a very small point? Sheed and Ward are going' Item 1967 June 23
#01 1965-06-02, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'I have received the ms of BED AND BOARD and, largely because of your very persuasive' Item 1965 June 2
#02 1951-05-28, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Your pamphlet on prayer is very good. If I may offer one minor suggestion it is' Item 1951 May 28
#07 1952-05-02 (#02), HNS Bourne to Merton, 'I like St John very much but if the lady is St Teresa I think you've missed her' Item 1952 May 2
#09 1952-09-22, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'In the absence of your dear Rev. Father I take the responsibility of addressing this' Item 1952 September 22
#12 1953-10-12, HLS Bourne from Merton, 'You will be glad to here that Harcourt Brace is bringing out the Encyclical, with' Item 1953 October 12
#18 1960-03-05, TL[x] Bourne from Fox, James, 'Thanks so much for your kind letter of March 1 with the Preface to DISPUTED' Item 1960 March 5
#27 1962-01-22 (#01), HCS Bourne to Fox, James, 'Two more "little articles" received and will be cared for. Notice from Rome that Fr.' Item 1962 January 22 (date approximate)
#30 1962-01-25, HLS Bourne to Fox, James, 'Somehow, somewhere, I've mislaid the copy of Fr. Louis article on nuclear warfare.' Item 1962 January 25
#33 1962-03-06, TALS[c] Bourne from Fox, James, 'Here we come again knocking at your door just as Lent approches, with a little' Item 1962 March 6
#54 1965-01-18 (#05), other Bourne Item 1965 January 18
#64 1966-11-30, HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Always a pleasure to have a word from you. How I wish I had a valid eremitical' Item 1966 November 3
#69 1967-06-30 (#02), TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I do hope we can reach some kind of real openness on' Item 1967 June 3
#75 undated-09-21 (#01), HLS Bourne to Merton, 'Of course you may keep your New Yorker section intact! It was really rather' Item undated September 21
#77 undated (#03), HLS Bourne to Merton, 'There used to be an old woman around the parish at 59th St. who specialized in' Item undated
#80 undated (#06), HNS Bourne from Merton, 'This pamphlet for visitors and postulants is essentially the same as the Life at' Item undated
#81 undated (#07), other Bourne Item undated
#02 1966-12-27, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter of the 15th, which gives me a much clearer idea of the' Item 1966 December 27
#05 1967-01-27, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'It certainly was kind of you to entertain me at such length and so well when I was' Item 1967 January 27
#09 1967-05-22, TLS Bourne to Merton, 'Last week at a small conference of our Bible consultants I was able to grab the' Item 1967 May 22
#14 1968-03-09, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Thanks for sending me Dr Sanders' OT introduction. I have just glanced at it so far' Item 1968 March 9
#16 1968-03-28, TL[c] Bourne from Merton, 'Well, you turned the tables on me. I was happy to see your concrete poem. There is' Item 1968 March 28
#01 1968-07-30, TLS Bowers to Merton, 'We write to canvass your availability to contribute a paper to a conference being' Item 1968 July 3
#02 1968-08-03, TL[c] Bowers from Merton, 'Your invitation is an attractive one indeed. I wish I could accept it. ' Item 1968 August 3
#01 1967-04-23, HLS Boyd to Merton, 'I realize any sort of letters are unwelcome but after reading "Can We Survive' Item 1967 April 23
#02 1965-09-06, TL[c] Bracken from Merton, 'Thanks for your good letter. I will have some material sent to you, and I hope you' Item 1965 September 6
#01 1967-06-02, TL[c] Brady from Merton, 'It seems to me that if you can go as far as Hawaii you might as well go to Japan. ' Item 1967 June 2
#01 1967-10-11, TLS Braveman to Merton, 'Thank you most sincerely for allowing freelance to print "Newscast," one of' Item 1967 October 11
#03 1967-10-26, TALS Braveman to Merton, 'If this turns out to be the unorganized mess I fear it will be, "Forgive me Father,' Item 1967 October 26
#02 1968-06-21, TL[c] Breitenbeck from Merton, 'I appreciate your kind letter of the 18th and I'm glad to hear at least a temporary' Item 1968 June 21
#02 1968-03-19, TL[c] Brennan from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I am very interested in the idea of "Houses of Prayer"' Item 1968 March 19
#02 1964-03-31 (#01), TAL[c] Bridget from Merton, 'Thanks for your letter and for the magazine. I have the magazine in the pile of' Item 1964 March 31
#11 1972-10-26, TLS Bridget to Center from Allchin, Arthur MacDonald, and Sr. Bridget, 'Thank you for your letter of August 7th about my correspondence with Thomas Merton. ' Item 1972 October 26
#10 1970-10-14, TLS[x] Brigham to Center from Brigham, Besmilr, 'I will be glad to contribute my correspondence with Thomas Merton to your Studies' Item 1970 October 14
#13 1971-04-17, TLS[x] Brigham to Center from Brigham, Besmilr, 'You will see that our correspondence was not extensive, that it was a brief' Item 1971 April 17
#14 1971-04-27, TL[c] Brigham from Center to Brigham, Besmilr, 'Thank you so much for the three original letters you sent us that Thomas Merton had' Item 1971 April 27
#02 1967-08-17, TALS Brilliant to Merton, 'Enclosed is a proof of your poem, The Originators which we intend to' Item 1967 August 17
#03 1967-08-21, TL[c] Brilliant from Merton, 'I am returning the proof immediately. Very beautiful. I like the woodcuts' Item 1967 August 21
#01 1967-04-14, TLS Brock to Merton, 'In August the Thomas More Association will publish the 1968 Catholic Book' Item 1967 April 14
#01 1964-03-04, TL[c] Brooks from Merton, 'When I observe that your letter was written on January 30th and when I see this date' Item 1964 March 4
#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
#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
#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
#47 1965-06-01, HLS Berrigan to Merton, 'How grateful Tom for your marvelous welcome. Your wisdom, yourself! We went away' Item 1965 June 1
#56 1966-04-09, HLS Berrigan from Merton, 'It was good to get your letter. The operation worked out fine but it was a little' Item 1966 April 9
#63 1967-03-19, HLS Berrigan to Merton, 'Here I am by the ocean at Santa Barbara, stuck without writing papers but determined' Item 1967 March 19
#64 1967-04-02, HLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Many thanks for Palm Sunday epistle. Here it is Low Sunday already. Why not drive' Item 1967 April 2
#70 1967-07-15, TALS Berrigan to Merton, 'It seems like ages, know I've been remiss. Jim Forest sent on one of yrs. to him' Item 1967 July 15
#78 1967-11-27 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Jim Holloway sent me a clipping about Phil: that and his piece in CW about prison' Item 1967 November 27
#81 1968-02-08 (#01), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Seems I get less and less time to answer letters. Or anyway, whatever the reason, I' Item 1968 February 8
#82 1968-02-08 (#02), TLS[x] Berrigan from Merton, 'Seems I get less and less time to answer letters. Or anyway, whatever the reason, I' Item 1968 February 8
#84 1968-11-27, TLS Berrigan to Merton, 'This is a very brief note to say hello. You will by now have heard of the trial and' Item 1968 November 27
#87 1982-07-11 (#01), other Berrigan from Shannon, William, 'Note on the letters of Daniel Berrigan: When I put this correspondence together, I' Item 1982 July 11
#93 undated (#02), other Berrigan, 'Contemporary Literary Criticism - subject Daniel' Item undated
#01 1964-09-25, TAL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'Sure, by all means have them send the proofs and I will try to writ[e] at least' Item 1964 September 25
#05 1965-02-no-day (#01), HLS Berrigan to Merton, 'Your note arrived today and I immediately informed Macmillan to go ahead on the' Item 1965 February (date approximate)
#09 1967-12-31 (#01), TL[c] Berrigan from Merton, 'New Year's eve. The day is darkening and it has been snowing since midnight last' Item 1967 December 31
#12 1968-09-30, HPCS Berrigan from Merton, 'Your letter finally caught up with me in Alaska but I am moving on. Impossible to' Item 1968 September 3
#05 1967-07-29, TLS Best to Merton, 'I expect you too will want to answer Lillian Marks. I hope I did not apologize' Item 1967 July 29
#01 1971-03-10, TLS[x] Betchor to Center from Betchov, Greti, 'We received your letter concerning our correspondence with the late Thomas Merton,' Item 1971 March 1
#03 1972-06-30, TLS Betchor to Center from Betchov, Greti, 'We received your letter of June 9th concerning our correspondence with Thomas Merton' Item 1972 June 3
#01 1957-12-03, TLS Bettencourt to Merton, 'The first Portuguese edition of NO MAN IS AN ISLAND was a great success - out of' Item 1957 December 3
#01 1967-09-11, TLS Bewley to Merton, 'I wrote to Harcourt, Brace & World concerning our request to reprint "In the' Item 1967 September 11
#05 1971-02-02, TLS Bieberman to Center from Bieberman, Lisa, 'I'm sorry to be just getting around to answering your request for copies of' Item 1971 February 2