Thomas Merton Collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
#3 1967-11-09, TLS to Merton, 'I thought you would like to see the attached tear sheet from Publisher's Weekly. ' Item 1967 November 9
109 "Boyd, Pauline B." correspondence Record subgroup 1967
#1 1967-04-23, HLS to Merton, 'I realize any sort of letters are unwelcome but after reading "Can We Survive' Item 1967 April 23
111 "Bozarth, Miss" correspondence Record subgroup 1964
#1 1965-08-23, HLS to Merton, 'Father Francis, who is at present risking his life among what St. Bernard so' Item 1965 August 23
#2 1965-08-08, TL[c] from Merton, 'It was a delight to get your letter dated May 28th, and I am sorry to see that so' Item 1965 August 8
#2 1964-09-27 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'It was good to hear from you, and I think I have a fairly clear memory of your' Item 1964 September 27
#3 1964-09-27 (#02), TL[c] from Merton, 'It was good to hear from you, and I think I have a fairly clear memory of your' Item 1964 September 27
#1 1967-10-11, TLS to Merton, 'Thank you most sincerely for allowing «freelance» to print "Newscast," one of' Item 1967 October 11
#3 1967-10-26, TALS to Merton, 'If this turns out to be the unorganized mess I fear it will be, "Forgive me Father,' Item 1967 October 26
120 "Bredenberg, Nancy Fly" correspondence Record subgroup 1967-1968
#1 1967-11-28, HLS to Merton, 'I first read your name a little less than a year ago when I noticed an article you' Item 1967 November 28
#3 1967-12-19, TLS to Merton, 'How pleased I was to receive your very warm letter! The answers to my questions' Item 1967 December 19
#4 1968-02-12, HLS to Merton, 'If this note seems rather messy and hurried, it's because I'm sitting in the Retreat' Item 1968 February 12
#8 1968-04-22, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks so much for your two letters and the poem. You are very adventurous: that' Item 1968 April 22
#1 1968-06-18, TLS to Merton, 'It looks like I spend most of my time on the road - but not in behalf of myself. I' Item 1968 June 18
#1 1968-03-11, TLS to Merton, 'This letter is a "begging letter"--one which I hope you will listen to with an open' Item 1968 March 11
#2 1968-03-19, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter. I am very interested in the idea of "Houses of Prayer"' Item 1968 March 19
#3 1968-03-30, TLS to Merton, 'Obviously your letter was a keen disappointment to me. At the risk of importuning' Item 1968 March 3
125 "Bridget, Sr., S.L.G. (formerly O.S.H.)" correspondence Record subgroup 1964-1965, 1973
#4 1964-08-no-day, TLS[x] from Merton, 'I forget if I wrote about the dates for Mrs Harton. In fact I don't remember' Item 1964 August (date approximate)
#6 1964-10-21, TALS to Merton, 'I have very much to say and may wind up saying little of it, but before I begin...' Item 1964 October 21
#10 1965-06-19 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'Congratulations on the birthday and thanks for your letter. I hope this reply' Item 1965 June 19
#11 1972-10-26, TLS 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
#12 1973-01-24, TLS to Center from Bridget, Sr., 'I am writing on behalf of Father Allchin and myself with regard to our' Item 1973 January 24
#5 1968-03-no-day, TLS to Merton, 'I hope you will not regret asking for my poems: I am sending you «The Tiger»' Item 1968 March (date approximate)
#7 1968-04-28 (#02), TAL[c] from Merton, 'Such a long time I have your Tiger and letters, and finally I want to answer. How' Item 1968 April 28
#8 1968-08-31, TLS from Merton, 'I8m [sic] returning what's left of your beautiful book. Have used and pilfered for' Item 1968 August 31
#9 1968-09-06, TLS to Merton, 'No, Mpond 3 hasn't arrived yet; sure it will in a day or two--. Book is with' Item 1968 September 6
#10 1970-10-14, TLS[x] to Center from Brigham, Besmilr, 'I will be glad to contribute my correspondence with Thomas Merton to your Studies' Item 1970 October 14
#11 1971-03-14, TLS[x] to Center from Brigham, Besmilr, 'I notice that I never did write out the quote mentioned in the letter that' Item 1971 March 14
#12 1971-03-22, TL[c] from Center to Brigham, Besmilr, 'Thank you for your letter of March 14, together with the one of last October 14. We' Item 1971 March 22
#13 1971-04-17, TLS[x] to Center from Brigham, Besmilr, 'You will see that our correspondence was not extensive, that it was a brief' Item 1971 April 17
#3 1967-08-21, TL[c] from Merton, 'I am returning the proof immediately. Very beautiful. I like the woodcuts' Item 1967 August 21
#6 1968-02-27, TLS to Merton, 'Teo and I received the Merton/Lax yesterday. In the morning, we went to the' Item 1968 February 27
#2 1967-10-26 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'I have looked over your manuscript and it has many good things in it. But' Item 1967 October 26
#1 1967-04-14, TLS to Merton, 'In August the Thomas More Association will publish the «1968 Catholic Book' Item 1967 April 14
131 "Broussard, Louis J." correspondence Record subgroup 1964
132 "Brown, John B." correspondence Record subgroup 1968
133 "Brown, John Pairman (Jock)" correspondence Record subgroup 1967
135 "Brown, Russ" correspondence Record subgroup 1966
#2 1948-07-13, TLS to Merton, 'Thanks very much for your thoughtfulness in sending us the list of your friends to' Item 1948 July 13
#4 1949-06-23, TL to Merton, 'Thank you for your letter of June 21st regarding the title for the Lutgarde' Item 1949 June 23
#1 1967-04-22, TLS to Merton, 'The enclosed is a 'religious entertainment'--not exactly a play--on some of the' Item 1967 April 22
139 "Bruyn, Marcella van, Dame, O.S.B." correspondence Record subgroup 1963-1967
#10 1964-02-24 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'This is chiefly to wish you many blessings and graces on March 12th and to say how' Item 1964 February 24
#13 1964-09-14, other 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 to Merton, 'I did not get round to writing to you for your fiftieth birthday, but I remembered' Item 1965 February 12
#17 1965-06-16, TL[c] from Merton, 'First, since you mention the prospectus at the top of your letter, I will say "yes"' Item 1965 June 16
#21 1966-06-08, TALS to Merton, 'At the risk of appearing again too soon, I write to know how you are. I was' Item 1966 June 8
#25 undated, other[x], 'He abideth patiently He forgiveth easily He understandeth mercifully He' Item undated
#1 1968-04-19, telegram to Merton, 'WILL BE WHERE WE WERE OR NEAR BETWEEN 12:00 - 4:00 PM EACH HOUR ON HOUR SUNDAY' Item 1968 April 19
#2 1966-05-08, TLS to Merton, 'That letter of your received in July has been waiting an answer for many a month. I' Item 1966 May 8
#1 1965-07-14, HLS to Merton, 'Excuse me my writing to you: I know, I mustn't write so often, to disturb you. ' Item 1965 July 14
#2 1967-04-08, TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your kind letter of April 4th. I do not think it would be possible for' Item 1967 April 8
#3 1964-09-27, TAL[c] from Merton, 'The wonderful package of books has arrived, and I am reading the first volume of' Item 1964 September 27
#7 1966-06-17, HLS to Merton, 'Merci de votre lettre et de votre traduction dans Cross Currents. Je vous en' Item 1966 June 17
#000a 1966-08-no-day, TALS[x] from Merton, 'Our talk yesterday has been fruitful in this: it has suggested some helpful' Item 1966 August
#000b 1966-08-03, TALS[x] from Merton, 'Thanks for your note of the other day. It was helpful and more clear than our talk,' Item 1966 August 3
#002a 1967-03-12 (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for your reassuring note. It did clear things up a bit and I would not be' Item 1967 March 12
#002b 1967-03-12 (#02), TLS[x] from Merton, 'Thanks for your reassuring note. It did clear things up a bit and I would not be' Item 1967 March 12
#006a undated (#01), TL[c] from Merton, 'Thanks for the tip about Reiteznstein and recluses. In what source is this found' Item undated
#010 undated, other, 'John Fitzgerald Kennedy [-] 35th President of the United States [-] Born May 29,' Item undated
#011 undated, other, 'Robert Francis Kennedy [-] Senator of the United States [-] November 20, 1925 - June' Item undated
#012 undated, other, 'God bless you. VERY REV. THOMAS PLASSMANN, O.F.M. [-] RECTOR [-] CHRIST THE' Item undated
#019 1970-04-05, HLS from Marie-Pascal, Sr. / to John Eudes Bamberger, 'Je suis toute confuse et aussi très heureuse de ce que vous avez bien voulu me' Item 1970 April 5
S3 Correspondence from Bamberger's Files with Other Monks Regarding Gift Book Donations Series 1951-1966
#021 undated, other, 'The Law in the Teaching of Saint Paul. [-] The topic of our first conference this' Item undated
#023 1966-09-22, TAN, 'requested by fr. Louis [-] 26 Bro. Lavrans assorted cards [-] 6 postulants guide [-]' Item 1966 September 22
#024 1966-09-13, TN, 'Genowefa Bogatynska [-] ul. Rakowicka 21/4 [-] Krakow, «POLAND» [-] 1' Item 1966 September 13
#025 1966-11-07, TN, 'Frln. Dagmar Henne [-] Agence Hoffman [-] Seestrasse 6 [-] 8 Munchen 23 W.' Item 1966 November 7
#028 1966-10-01, HN, 'Gethsemani Life of Praise [-] 3 books to Fr Louis [-]' Item 1966 October 1
#033 1966-07-23, TN, 'Benedictine Convent [-] P.O. Box 25 [-] Toronto, Uganda, Africa [-] Re. of Dom' Item 1966 July 23
#034 1966-07-21, TN, 'For our files. [-] Lunsford P.' Item 1966 July 21
#038 1966-09-08, TAN from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'As soon as we have copies of Raids on Unspeakable I would like 12 of them to send' Item 1966 September 8
#049 1966-01-13, HNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have 4 Chuang Tzu to send out and 4 Gandhi also? Many thanx in Jesu' Item 1966 January 13
#060 undated, TN from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'In middle of afternoon I tried to call gatehouse on the radio but got no answer. ' Item undated
#061 undated, TN from Merton to Richard Schmidlen, 'I tried calling again this morning with no result. Perhaps we are not set up the' Item undated
#065 undated-11-21, HNS from Merton to Br. Zachary, 'May I please have 1 - Gandhi [-] 1 - Raids on the Unspeakable [-] to send out - and' Item undated November 21
#074 undated, HNS from Merton to Br. Camillus, 'Here is the serum - the Doc says I am to ask for a shot when the previous one runs' Item undated
S5 Merton-Bamberger Correspondence from Bamberger's Files Series 1960-1984
#076 undated, TN from Merton, 'I don't know if you saw the note on the door opposite yours, but about eleven thirty' Item undated
#085 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Br Aelred is having trouble with coffee, could he have 1/2 cup of milk at supper?' Item undated
#100 1967-06-08, HNS from Merton, 'I thought you would be interested in these reports. [-] In Jesu [-] fr m' Item 1967 June 8
#103 undated, TN from Merton, 'Dom Leclercq asked me to pass on a newspaper sto[ry] on psychoanalysis, but it turns' Item undated
#105 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Interested? I have signed this - it will appear in one of those ads that groups' Item undated
#107 undated, HNS from Merton, 'I need to go to Dr. in L'ville next «Friday» - could you please arrange as' Item undated
#111 1963-12-25, TN from Merton, 'Thanks for your note. I can agree with your desire to work for new liturgical forms' Item 1963 December 25
#126 1965-12-09, HNS from Merton, 'The diarrhea cleared up ok. I have a slight cold, but no problem. The other' Item 1965 December 9
#146 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Our B. Robert (postulant) has a chill with diarrhea etc again and has been resting. ' Item undated
#153 undated, HNS from Merton, 'This has all the earmarks of an Opus Chrysogonicum as I can tell from a brief' Item undated
#156 1965-07-29, HNS from Merton, 'Maybe someone should do a report on the «Monastic Renewal» article herewith -' Item 1965 July 29
#157 undated-06-29, HNS from Merton, 'This is a very awful translation of some texts of Isaac of Nineveh by the' Item undated June 29
#175 1965-11-20, TN from Merton, 'Thanks for your note. I'll take whatever you provide. How about yogurt? I am told' Item 1965 November 2
#179 undated, other, '«Isaac of Ninive»' Item undated
#182 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Saturday Fr Felix is giving the novice conference, so Juniors will not come this' Item undated
#186 1967-03-30, TN from Merton, 'P. Patrick wants these bulletins for Collectanea. Can you red this copy? I am' Item 1967 March 3
#188 1966-09-05, HNS from Merton, 'I have to go to see Dr Mitchell next Friday Sept 9. If I leave at 9 it will be ok. ' Item 1966 September 5
#189 undated, HNS from Merton, 'Dr Scheen said the skin condition is progressing - ordered another ointment to help' Item undated
#194 1966-11-23, TN from Merton, 'As regards your question; -- I have no trouble with six bottles -- but I wonder' Item 1966 November 23