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Collection of typed letters (12) from and about Thomas Merton, various places, 1968 April 16-1972 August 7 and undated : typescripts signed.

BIB_ID
94548
Accession number
MA 22097.1-12
Creator
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.
Display Date
Various places, 1968-1972.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
12 items (16 pages) ; size varies
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Summary
Collection of 1 typed card with "Merton prayer" from "Thoughts in solitude" (1956); 5 typed letters, mostly signed, from Thomas Merton to Marvin Cohen and friends; and 6 typed letters to Marvin Cohen and friends from various writers, between 1968 and 1972 and undated, in Trappist, Kentucky; New Delhi, India; Louisville, Kentucky; and Fort Worth, Texas; regarding publications in Monks Ponds, Merton's trip to Asia, and his collection of correspondence after his death. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.