Selected Collection
Periodicals
318 records, showing 50 per page
Record Number
439
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1968
Title
Death of Two Extraordinary Christians
Notes
First mention of the death of Merton in Time magazine.
Label
P
Date
December 20 Short Title: Death of Two Extraordinary Christians
Pages
64-65
Magazine
Time
Record Number
413
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1949
Title
From the Legend of St. Clement; St. Malachy
Journal
Poetry
Volume
73
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this poem in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
February Short Title: From the Legend of St. Clement; St. Malachy
Pages
255-258
Record Number
415
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1959
Title
Spiritual Direction
Journal
Sponsa Regis: A Spiritual Review For Sisters
Volume
30
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this article in a periodical (not elsewhere published).
Label
P
Date
June Short Title: Spiritual Direction
Pages
249-254
Record Number
405
Reference Type
Book
Year
1962
Title
Clement of Alexandria: Selections from Protreptikos Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
27
Edition
First soft cover edition.
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
clement_pro
Translator
Merton, Thomas Short Title: Clement of Alexandria: Selections from Protreptikos
Record Number
322
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1949
Title
A Responsory, 1948
Journal
Partisan Review
Volume
3
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
P
Pages
269-270 Short Title: A Responsory, 1948
Record Number
321
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1968
Title
The Stranger: Poverty of an Anti-Hero
Journal
Unicorn Journal #2, (edited by Teo Savory).
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
P
Pages
10-19 Epub Date: First soft cover edition. Short Title: The Stranger: Poverty of an Anti-Hero
Record Number
318
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1988
Title
Concrete Racegram of Pluto; Photograph of Georgia O'keeffe; Poem of Kao Wan-Chieh; untitled.
Journal
Kentucky Poetry Review: Thomas Merton Issue
Volume
24
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
P
Date
Fall Short Title: Concrete Racegram of Pluto; Photograph of Georgia O'keeffe; Poem of Kao Wan-Chieh; untitled.
Pages
11-18
Record Number
319
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1994
Title
Five Poems
Journal
The Antigonish Review
Volume
97
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
P
Date
Spring Short Title: Five Poems
Pages
105-114
Record Number
317
Reference Type
Book Section
Editor
Laughlin, James
Year
1976
Title
Four Uncollected Poems: Paper Cranes; Comedy Card for a Serious Case; Solitary Life; Letters to Che: Canto Bilingue
Volume
33
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Four Uncollected Poems: Paper Cranes; Comedy Card for a Serious Case; Solitary Life; Letters to Che: Canto Bilingue
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
P
Pages
1-4
Book Title
New Directions: An International Anthology of Prose and Poetry - #33 Place Published: New York
Record Number
315
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1964
Title
Seneca
Journal
Poetry
Volume
103
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this poem in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
March Short Title: Seneca
Pages
381
Record Number
314
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1965
Title
A Song: Sensation time at the Home
Journal
Continuum
Volume
3
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this poem in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
summer Short Title: A Song: Sensation time at the Home
Pages
222-223
Record Number
313
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1964
Title
The Zen Revival
Journal
Continuum
Volume
1
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this article in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
Winter Short Title: The Zen Revival
Pages
523-538
Record Number
311
Reference Type
Book Section
Editor
Laughlin, J.
Year
1968
Title
Symbolism: Communication or communion?
Volume
20
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First edition cloth and dust jacket. Short Title: Symbolism: Communication or communion?
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
P
Pages
1-15
Book Title
New Directions in Prose and Poetry - #20 Place Published: New York
Record Number
312
Reference Type
Book Section
Editor
Laughlin, James
Year
1964
Title
The Early Legend; Atlas Watches Everything; A Devout Meditation in Memory of Adolf Eichmann.
Volume
18
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: The Early Legend; Atlas Watches Everything; A Devout Meditation in Memory of Adolf Eichmann.
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of these poems in a periodical.
Label
P
Pages
1-18
Book Title
New Directions in Prose and Poetry - #18 Place Published: New York
Record Number
172
Reference Type
Book Section
Editor
Laughlin, James
Year
1966
Title
Seven Poems: Origen; Picture of a Black Child with a White Doll; A Song: Sensation Time at the Home; Seneca; A Tune for Festive Dances in the Nineteen Sixties; Tonight there is a Showing of Champion Lights; Man the Master
Volume
19
Publisher
New Directions
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
P
Pages
288-298
Series Title
New Directions in Prose and Poetry 19 Short Title: Seven Poems: Origen; Picture of a Black Child with a White Doll; A Song: Sensation Time at the Home; Seneca; A Tune for Festive Dances in the Nineteen Sixties; Tonight there is a Showing of Champion Light
Book Title
New Directions - #19 Place Published: New York
Series Editor
Laughlin, James
Record Number
1785
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1975
Title
Ariadne; The Greek Woman; Some Bloody Mutiny; The Regret
Journal
Contemporary Poetry / A Retrospective from the Quarterly Review of Literature
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
P
Pages
Pages 5-8. Short Title: Ariadne; The Greek Woman; Some Bloody Mutiny; The Regret
Record Number
1167
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1942
Title
The Night Train; The Dark Morning; Poem 1941; A Dirge
Journal
Poetry
Volume
Volume 60
Notes
Cloth; 12 issues hard cover bound with 4 Merton poems as part of April, 1942 edition (using Mertons full name "Thomas James Merton" on the cover). Contains volumes 60 - 61 including editions April 1942 - March, 1943.
Label
P
Date
April,1942. Short Title: The Night Train; The Dark Morning; Poem 1941; A Dirge
Pages
Pages 20 - 23.
Record Number
2235
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1975
Title
Thomas Merton / A Spiritual Biography
Journal
Post American
Volume
Volume 4
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
NP
Record Number
2568
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Thomas Merton Again
Journal
Pax: The Quarterly Review of the Benedictines of Prinknash
Notes
Unbound; 8 pages. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume.
Label
NP
Pages
8 pages, 4 leafs (175-182) Short Title: Thomas Merton Again
Record Number
1827
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1962
Title
Review of - The New Man by Thomas Merton
Journal
Sponsa Regis: A Spiritual Review For Sisters
Volume
Volume 33
Notes
Soft cover as part of the complete bound hard cover volume #33.
Label
P
Date
August Short Title: Review of - The New Man by Thomas Merton
Pages
Page 364
Record Number
2379
Reference Type
Edited Book
Editor
Ryan, Gregory
Year
1989
Title
Munx Pond Magazine / A Collection of Humor Inspired by Thomas Merton
Volume
Volume 1, #1 (and only). Short Title: Munx Pond Magazine / A Collection of Humor Inspired by Thomas Merton
Publisher
Sky Hook Press
Label
NP
Abstract
Soft cover. This item received with gratitude from Paul Turner Harris, who was an admirer of Merton and personal friend of both Dorothy Day and Catherine Doherty.
Record Number
2160
Reference Type
Book
Title
Pax series prospectus Place Published: New York
Number of Pages
1 page Short Title: Pax series prospectus
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
NUP
Record Number
1359
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1969
Title
In Memory of Thomas Merton
Journal
Continuum
Volume
7
Notes
Soft cover; articles in memory of Merton by John Eudes Bamberger, M. Therese Lentfoehr, James Baker, Gordon Zahn, Herbert Burke, John Howard Griffin, Stefan Baciu, Philip M. Stark, Daniel Berrigan and W.H. Ferry.
Label
P
Date
Summer Short Title: In Memory of Thomas Merton
Record Number
1360
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1969
Title
In Memory of Thomas Merton
Journal
Continuum
Volume
7
Notes
Soft cover; articles in memory of Merton by John Eudes Bamberger, M. Therese Lentfoehr, James Baker, Gordon Zahn, Herbert Burke, John Howard Griffin, Stefan Baciu, Philip M. Stark, Daniel Berrigan and W.H. Ferry.
Label
P
Date
Summer Short Title: In Memory of Thomas Merton
Record Number
867
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1987
Title
A Thomas Merton Symposium
Journal
The Kentucky Review
Volume
7
Notes
Soft cover; with articles by David Cooper, Kerstin Warner, Victor Kramer, Robert Daggy, Lawrence Cunningham, George Kilcourse, Christopher Meatyard and William Marshall.
Label
P
Date
Summer Short Title: A Thomas Merton Symposium
Pages
163
Record Number
715
Reference Type
Edited Book
Editor
Burton, Patricia
Year
2000
Title
The Merton Seasonal: A Quarterly Review / The Merton Index Place Published: Louisville
Publisher
The International Thomas Merton Society; The Thomas Merton Center
Number of Pages
48
Edition
25th Anniversary Edition. Index of Volume 1 (1976) to Volume 25 (2000). Short Title: The Merton Seasonal: A Quarterly Review / The Merton Index
Notes
Soft cover; contains an index of all volumes published to date.
Label
P
Record Number
2156
Reference Type
Book
Year
1961
Title
Pax #15 / "The Sea: East Hampton" Place Published: New York
Volume
1 page on newsprint
Publisher
Pax #15
Edition
First broadside newsprint edition. Short Title: Pax #15 / "The Sea: East Hampton
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
UPAN
Record Number
2153
Reference Type
Book
Year
1960
Title
Pax #12 / "The Tent", "The Song", "The Sign", "The Element". Place Published: New York
Volume
1 page on newsprint
Publisher
Pax #12
Edition
First broadside newsprint edition. Short Title: Pax #12 / "The Tent", "The Song", "The Sign", "The Element".
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
UPAN
Record Number
2239
Reference Type
Book
Year
1957
Title
Pax #3 / "Song" by Peter Lewis [Robert Lax], "Morning Worship" by Mark Van Doren. Place Published: New York
Number of Pages
1 page on newsprint Short Title: Pax #3 / "Song" by Peter Lewis [Robert Lax], "Morning Worship" by Mark Van Doren.
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
NUP
Record Number
2148
Reference Type
Book
Year
1957
Title
Pax #3 / "Song" by Peter Lewis [Robert Lax], "Morning Worship" by Mark Van Doren. Place Published: New York
Volume
1 page on newsprint
Publisher
Pax #3
Edition
First broadside newsprint edition. Short Title: Pax #3 / "Song" by Peter Lewis [Robert Lax], "Morning Worship" by Mark Van Doren.
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
UPAN
Record Number
2150
Reference Type
Book
Year
1958
Title
Pax #8 / "27th & 4th" Place Published: New York
Volume
1 page on newsprint
Publisher
Pax #8
Edition
First broadside newsprint edition. Short Title: Pax #8 / "27th & 4th
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
UPAN
Record Number
2154
Reference Type
Book
Year
1960
Title
Pax #13 / "Documents of Modern Art", "Cencored" and "The New Decade" with a collection of quotations from various artists (Picasso, AD Reinhardt, Motherwell, Cezanne etc.). Place Published: New York
Volume
1 page on newsprint
Publisher
Pax #13
Edition
First broadside newsprint edition. Short Title: Pax #13 / "Documents of Modern Art", "Cencored" and "The New Decade" with a collection of quotations from various artists (Picasso, AD Reinhardt, Motherwell, Cezanne etc.).
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
UPAN
Record Number
1515
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1968
Title
Roman Nocturnes
Journal
Kayak 15
Volume
#15
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this translation in a periodical.
Label
P
Pages
Pages 18-21 Short Title: Roman Nocturnes
Record Number
1898
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1953
Title
From the Belly of the Whale / Thomas Merton's Diary
Journal
The Commonweal
Volume
Volume LVII
Notes
Soft cover; this article is a book review from Merton's "Sign of Jonas". Also contains ad for the book on page 531.
Label
P
Date
February 27 Short Title: From the Belly of the Whale / Thomas Merton's Diary
Pages
Pages 526-529.
Record Number
2578
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1994
Title
Thomas Merton: 25 Years After
Journal
America
Volume
Volume 170
Notes
Soft cover
Label
NP
Date
January 1-8 Short Title: Thomas Merton: 25 Years After
Pages
Pages 6-12
Record Number
2352
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1937
Title
Drawing
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; ,this item also contains an article by Merton's friend Robert Gerdy titled "Lion about Sports
Label
NUP1
Date
Freshman Issue Short Title: Drawing
Pages
Page 26
Record Number
2280
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1969
Title
Seven Poems From Retour Amont
Journal
Unicorn Journal #3, (edited by Teo Savory).
Notes
Soft cover; also includes a Tribute to Gandhi titled "Civilization" written on the front and back covers. This item was received with gratitude from the collection of Bill Claire (publisher of Voyagers Magazine).
Label
NP
Pages
52-58 Short Title: Seven Poems From Retour Amont
Record Number
324
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1969
Title
Seven Poems From Retour Amont
Journal
Unicorn Journal #3, (edited by Teo Savory).
Notes
Cloth; also includes a Tribute to Gandhi titled "Civilization" written on the front and back covers.
Label
P
Pages
52-58 Epub Date: First hard cover edition. Short Title: Seven Poems From Retour Amont
Record Number
1982
Reference Type
Newspaper Article
Year
1978
Title
Thomas Merton and the Catholic Worker / Ten Years After Newspaper: The Catholic Worker
Notes
Newsprint; this item is an oversized, twice folded, single page of newsprint. The article is accompanied by a drawing of Merton by Fritz Eichenberg. There is an additional article titled, "Merton on Faith and Violence", presumably also by Jim Forest. The article was recieved, with deepest gratitude, from John Stanley. John Stanley was a monk at Gethsemani for a short time while Merton was also there, and spent much of his life researching and writing about Merton, his friends and his family.
Label
P
Pages
Pages 4-6 Issue Date: December Type of Article: Newsprint Short Title: Thomas Merton and the Catholic Worker / Ten Years After
Record Number
1983
Reference Type
Newspaper Article
Year
1948
Title
Clairvaux Prison Newspaper: The Catholic Worker
Notes
Newsprint; this item is a folded, single page of newsprint and is the first appearance of this poem in a periodical. The article was recieved, with deepest gratitude, from John Stanley. John Stanley was a monk at Gethsemani for a short time while Merton was also there, and spent much of his life researching and writing about Merton, his friends and his family.
Label
P
Pages
Page 5 Issue Date: January Type of Article: Newsprint Short Title: Clairvaux Prison
Record Number
1986
Reference Type
Newspaper Article
Year
1975
Title
Famous Trappist Monk Had Roots in Zanesville Newspaper: The Times Recorder Issue Date: Sunday, December 14 Type of Article: Newsprint Short Title: Famous Trappist Monk Had Roots in Zanesville
Notes
Newsprint; twice folded single page of newsprint accompanied by two images of Merton - one, a photo taken by Ed Rice, and the other a drawing by Victor Hammer. Accompanying this item are numerous original letters (approx. 20) of correspondence between John Stanley and the author of the newspaper piece, Norris F. Schneider. This item was received , with deepest gratitude, from the personal collection of John Stanley (monk of Gethsemani while Merton was also there).
Label
P
Record Number
2021
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1969
Title
Ed Rice Reflects on his Friend Thomas Merton
Journal
The Sign / National Catholic Magazine
Volume
Volume 48
Notes
Soft cover includes numerous photos taken by Ed Rice of Merton.
Label
PB
Date
February Short Title: Ed Rice Reflects on his Friend Thomas Merton
Pages
Pages 29 - 37
Record Number
2157
Reference Type
Book
Year
1962
Title
Pax #17 / "Autobiography" Place Published: New York
Volume
1 page on newsprint
Publisher
Pax #17
Edition
First broadside newsprint edition. Short Title: Pax #17 / "Autobiography
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
UPAN
Record Number
2155
Reference Type
Book
Year
1961
Title
Pax #14 / "Two Fables", "Question" and "A Problem in Design" Place Published: New York
Volume
1 page on newsprint
Publisher
Pax #14
Edition
First broadside newsprint edition. Short Title: Pax #14 / "Two Fables", "Question" and "A Problem in Design
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
UPAN
Record Number
2159
Reference Type
Book
Year
1962
Title
Pax #18 / "Ad Reinhardt" Place Published: New York
Volume
1 page on newsprint
Publisher
Pax #18
Edition
First broadside newsprint edition. Short Title: Pax #18 / "Ad Reinhardt
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio in this collection of Pax items that contains the following:
Label
UPAN
Record Number
2364
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1985
Title
The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton
Journal
Grail / An Ecumenical Journal
Volume
Volume 1
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
NP
Date
December Short Title: The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton
Pages
Pages 91-93.
Record Number
2577
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1953
Title
Silent Searcher in a Shouting World / The Day-to-Day Story of a Monk's Life is Revealed in Thomas Merton's Journal
Journal
The New York Times Book Review
Notes
Soft cover, this item is a review of Merton's book, "The Sign of Jonas".
Label
NP
Date
February 8 Short Title: Silent Searcher in a Shouting World / The Day-to-Day Story of a Monk's Life is Revealed in Thomas Merton's Journal
Pages
1, 30 (full-page add on page 9)
Record Number
1820
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1981
Title
Review of - Merton / A Biography by Monica Furlong
Journal
Sisters Today
Volume
Volume 52
Notes
Soft cover as part of the complete bound hard cover volume #52.
Label
P
Date
April Short Title: Review of - Merton / A Biography by Monica Furlong
Pages
Pages 507-508.
Record Number
1851
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1971
Title
Letters to the Editor / Merton is Marvelous
Journal
Sisters Today
Volume
Volume 42
Notes
Soft cover bound as complete hard cover volume #42.
Label
P
Date
March Short Title: Letters to the Editor / Merton is Marvelous
Pages
Pages 403-404.
Record Number
1818
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1978
Title
Conjectures of a Guilty Participant / Reflections of Reading Thomas Merton
Journal
Sisters Today
Volume
Volume 50
Notes
Soft cover as part of the complete bound hard cover volume #50; this article was made to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Merton's passing.
Label
P
Date
December Short Title: Conjectures of a Guilty Participant / Reflections of Reading Thomas Merton
Pages
Pages 231-239.