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Record Number
1501
Reference Type
Book
Year
1986
Title
Bread in the Wilderness Place Published: Collegeville; Philadelphia
Publisher
The Liturgical Press; Fortress Press
Number of Pages
179
Edition
Reprint Liturgical soft cover edition. Short Title: Bread in the Wilderness
Notes
Soft cover; stamped in back of book "Defective, manufacturing defect, useable text, not for regular sale".
Record Number
1503
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1962
Title
Breakthough to Peace / book announcement
Notes
Soft cover; Merton book announcement.
Label
J
Date
December Short Title: Breakthough to Peace / book announcement
Pages
47
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
1504
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1959
Title
The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton / book announcement
Notes
Soft cover; Merton full page book announcement as the recommended January, 1959 selection for new members of the Catholic Book Club.
Label
J
Date
January Short Title: The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton / book announcement
Pages
50
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
1505
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1959
Title
The Tower of Babel / offprint offer
Notes
Soft cover; full page offer to receive offprint of Merton's Tower of Babel with subscription to Jubilee Magazine.
Label
J
Date
June Short Title: The Tower of Babel / offprint offer
Pages
49, full page inside back cover.
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
1506
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1966
Title
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander / book announcement
Notes
Soft cover; book announcement.
Label
J
Date
December Short Title: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander / book announcement
Pages
41
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
1507
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1962
Title
New Seeds of Contemplation and Original Child Bomb / book announcement
Notes
Soft cover; book announcement for 2 new Merton books.
Label
J
Date
March Short Title: New Seeds of Contemplation and Original Child Bomb / book announcement
Pages
51
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
1508
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1961
Title
Wisdom of the Desert and Behavior of Titans / book announcement
Notes
Soft cover; book announcement for 2 new Merton books.
Label
J
Date
May Short Title: Wisdom of the Desert and Behavior of Titans / book announcement
Pages
48
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
1509
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1959
Title
Boris Pasternak and the People with Watch Chains / offprint offer
Notes
Soft cover; offer of Merton offprint article for subscription to Jubilee Magazine.
Label
J
Date
October Short Title: Boris Pasternak and the People with Watch Chains / offprint offer
Pages
58, full page on back cover.
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
1510
Reference Type
Book
Year
1952
Title
The Seven Storey Mountain Place Published: New York
Publisher
Signet Books
Number of Pages
512
Edition
First Signet soft cover printing. Short Title: The Seven Storey Mountain
Notes
Soft cover; Avati cover.
Label
7
Record Number
1512
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1960
Title
Liturgy and the Spiritual Life
Journal
Worship
Volume
34
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this article in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
October Short Title: Liturgy and the Spiritual Life
Pages
Pages 494-507
Record Number
1516
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1968
Title
The Great Men of Former Times / Poem
Journal
Genesis: Grasp
Volume
Vol 1
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this poem in a periodical.
Label
P
Pages
Pages 16-17 Short Title: The Great Men of Former Times / Poem
Record Number
1517
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1968
Title
Notes for a New Liturgy
Journal
Poetry
Volume
vol 112
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this poem in a periodical.
Label
P
Pages
Page 254 Short Title: Notes for a New Liturgy
Record Number
1518
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1968
Title
Why I have a Wet Footprint on Top of My Mind; The Study of Zen
Journal
Cimarron Review
Volume
Vol #4
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this poem and article in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
June Short Title: Why I have a Wet Footprint on Top of My Mind; The Study of Zen
Pages
Pages31; 38-49
Record Number
1519
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1967
Title
Letter to the Corno family (May 1967)
Journal
El Corno Empumado / The Plumed Horn
Volume
vol #23
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this letter (English) in a periodical; it contains poetry, prose, reviews, letters, art.
Label
P
Date
July Short Title: Letter to the Corno family (May 1967)
Record Number
1520
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1968
Title
Studies of Man's Friendly Competitor the Rat Have Shown
Journal
El Corno Empumado / The Plumed Horn
Volume
vol #27
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this poem in a periodical. Periodical contains poetry, prose, reviews, letters, art.
Label
P
Date
July Short Title: Studies of Man's Friendly Competitor the Rat Have Shown
Record Number
1521
Reference Type
Book Section
Editor
Alexandre, Marianne
Year
1968
Title
Letters to Che: Canto Bilingue
Publisher
E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Letters to Che: Canto Bilingue
Notes
Soft cover.
Pages
Page 91
Book Title
Viva Che! Contributions in Tribute to Ernesto 'Che' Guevara Place Published: New York
Record Number
1523
Reference Type
Book
Year
1974
Title
No Man is an Island Place Published: London
Publisher
Burns & Oates
Number of Pages
233
Edition
Third Burns & Oates soft cover printing. Short Title: No Man is an Island
Notes
Soft cover.
Record Number
1524
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1964
Title
Three Letters / To a Papal Volunteer; To a Bazilian friend; To Dorothy Day
Journal
Motive
Volume
Vol 25
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
P
Date
November Short Title: Three Letters / To a Papal Volunteer; To a Bazilian friend; To Dorothy Day
Pages
Pages 4-8
Record Number
1525
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1969
Title
Terror and the Absurd / Violence and Nonviolence in Albert Camus
Journal
Motive
Volume
Vol 29
Notes
Soft cover; first appearance of this article in a periodical. This is one of the last articles Merton wrote before his departure to Asia and his untimely death. There is an editors note on the first page of this article that states in part, "...We offer his thoughts on killing and destruction as tribute to his passionate concern for life and love.
Label
P
Date
February Short Title: Terror and the Absurd / Violence and Nonviolence in Albert Camus
Pages
Pages 5-15.
Record Number
1526
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1948
Title
Song (When rain...)
Journal
Horizon / A Review of Literature and Art
Volume
Vol 18
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this poem in a periodical. Periodical was edited by Cyril Connolly.
Label
P
Date
September Short Title: Song (When rain...)
Pages
Page 153
Record Number
1528
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1971
Title
Why Some Look up to Planets and Heroes
Journal
The Antigonish Review
Volume
Vol 1
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
P
Date
Winter Short Title: Why Some Look up to Planets and Heroes
Pages
Pages 8-9
Record Number
1529
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1969
Title
Writing as Temperature; News of the Joyce Industry; "Dear Friends" Letter
Journal
The Sewanee review
Volume
Vol 77
Notes
Soft cover; first appearances of both article reviews in a periodical. "Dear Friends" letters were created by Merton and circulated to friends and associates as a way of keeping in contact with his ever groowing list of correspondents - this is one such letter.
Label
P
Date
July - September Short Title: Writing as Temperature; News of the Joyce Industry; "Dear Friends" Letter
Pages
Pages 535-542; 543-554; 555-556
Record Number
1530
Reference Type
Book
Year
1952
Title
The Seven Storey Mountain Place Published: New York
Publisher
Signet Books
Number of Pages
512
Edition
First Signet soft cover printing. Short Title: The Seven Storey Mountain
Notes
Soft cover; Avati cover.
Label
7
Record Number
1531
Reference Type
Book
Year
1969
Title
Mystics and Zen Masters Place Published: New York
Publisher
Delta Publishing Co.
Number of Pages
303
Edition
First Delta soft cover printing. Short Title: Mystics and Zen Masters
Notes
Soft cover.
Record Number
1532
Reference Type
Book
Year
1971
Title
Contemplative Prayer Place Published: New York
Publisher
Image Books
Number of Pages
116
Edition
First Image soft cover edition. Short Title: Contemplative Prayer
Notes
Soft cover.
Record Number
1533
Reference Type
Book
Year
1968
Title
Faith and Violence Place Published: Notre Dame, Indiana
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Number of Pages
287
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Faith and Violence
Notes
Soft cover.
Record Number
1534
Reference Type
Book
Year
1990
Title
The Seven Storey Mountain Place Published: San Diego New York London
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Number of Pages
473
Edition
Hard cover HBJ Modern Classic edition. Short Title: The Seven Storey Mountain
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
7
Record Number
1536
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1963
Title
Neither Caliban Nor Uncle Tom
Journal
Liberation
Notes
Soft cover; item also includes "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King. The Merton article, as seen here, is the first time it has appeared in a periodical and was taken from a letter to the assistant editor.
Label
P
Date
June Short Title: Neither Caliban Nor Uncle Tom
Pages
Pages 20-22
Record Number
1537
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1968
Title
The Sacred City
Volume
Vol 1
Notes
Soft cover; this article appears here for the first time in a periodical. Item also contains article by friend of Merton W. H. (Ping) Ferry.
Label
P
Date
March Short Title: The Sacred City
Pages
Pages 72-77.
Magazine
The Center Magazine
Issue Number
#3
Record Number
1538
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1967
Title
Secular Signs
Journal
Tennessee Poetry Journal
Volume
Vol 1
Notes
Soft cover; this poem appears here for the first time in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
Fall Short Title: Secular Signs
Pages
Page 15
Record Number
1539
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1948
Title
On a Day in August
Journal
Epoch
Volume
Vol 1
Notes
Soft cover; this poem appears here for the first time in a periodical. Item also contains poem by editor and friend of Merton, James Laughlin.
Label
P
Date
Winter Short Title: On a Day in August
Pages
Pages 58-59.
Record Number
1540
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1964
Title
Letter of Praise to El Corno
Journal
El Corno Emplumado / The Plumed Horn
Notes
Soft cover mulit-language literary periodical; in this issue Merton provides praise and insight into articles and artwork of the El Corno periodical.
Label
P
Date
July Short Title: Letter of Praise to El Corno
Pages
Page 154.
Record Number
1541
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1964
Title
Night-Flowering Cactus
Journal
Poet
Volume
Vol 5
Notes
Soft cover; the poem of Merton in this item is the first time it has appeared in a periodical. This item is a poetry magazine from India which issued this "American Issue" with the help of guest editor Will Inman. This item is signed by contributor Ruth Forbes Sherry (the poem "Valences"). The editor of the item is krishna Srinivas who is founder of the World Poetry Society.
Label
PY
Date
March Short Title: Night-Flowering Cactus
Pages
Pages 21-22.
Record Number
1542
Reference Type
Audiovisual Material
Year
1984
Title
The Seven Storey Mountain / unabridged Place Published: New Port Beach
Publisher
Books on Tape, Inc.
Notes
This item contains 13 cassettes (each 1.5 hour in duration) read by Wolfram Kandinsky.
Label
7V
Extent of Work
13 cassette audio tape Short Title: The Seven Storey Mountain / unabridged
Record Number
1544
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1944
Title
The Winter's Night; Ash Wednesday; The Regret; Ariadne; Some Bloody Mutiny; The Greek Women
Journal
Quarterly Review of Literature
Volume
Volume 1
Notes
Soft cover; all Merton poems of this item are their first appearances in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
Winter Short Title: The Winter's Night; Ash Wednesday; The Regret; Ariadne; Some Bloody Mutiny; The Greek Women
Pages
Pages 76-80.
Record Number
1545
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1981
Title
Two Calligraphs and one quote
Journal
Affinities / Premiere Issue
Volume
Vol 1
Notes
Soft cover; this issue dedicated to the memory of John Howard Griffin. "The 2 calligraphs by Thomas Merton are reprinted from originals sent for a special section of his work that was published in Latitudes Magazine (vol 2, #1, Spring 1968). Three of the Signatures, as Merton called them, appeared in that Latitudes, and two reappear in this premiere Affinities." - from Overture Notes. The Merton quote comes from Merton and Griffin's "A Hidden Wholeness: The Visual World of Thomas Merton" (page 3). There is also a full page tribute to Merton by John Howard Griffin on page 4.
Label
P
Pages
Pages 2 (calligraph), 3 (quote) and 10 (calligraph). Short Title: Two Calligraphs and one quote
Record Number
1546
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1967
Title
Western Fellow Students Salute With Calypso Anthems the Movie Career of Robert Lax
Journal
Latitudes
Volume
Vol 1
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first time this poem by Merton has appeared in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
February Short Title: Western Fellow Students Salute With Calypso Anthems the Movie Career of Robert Lax
Pages
Pages 8-9.
Record Number
1547
Reference Type
Book
Year
1962
Title
Hagia Sophia / signed Place Published: Lexington
Publisher
Stamperia del Santuccio
Number of Pages
8
Edition
First hard cover, signed, limited edition. Short Title: Hagia Sophia / signed
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket; signed by Merton; limited edition - Opus 17, # 41/69. On the dust jacket (magnani paper) there is printed a passage from Proverbs beginning with a two-color initial letter "S" cut from brass by Victor Hammer. The Engish translation of this Latin passage is written interlinear in red. This copy came from the collection of the art historian Ulrich Middeldorf, who was a friend of the Hammers and wrote about Victor Hammer's artwork on numerous occasions, including a contribution to Carolyn Hammer's 1981 biography of her husband.
Label
DSL
Record Number
1447
Reference Type
Book
Title
Prayer for Peace
Number of Pages
1 page both sides Short Title: Prayer for Peace
Notes
Pamphlet; contains the prayer by Merton that was read in the House of Commons April 17, 1962 and was received by Jim Forest from Mrs. Irving F. Laucks and has since been received into this collection with gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Record Number
1444
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1965
Title
Original letter (carbon) "To Whom it may Concern" Regarding Conscientous Objection for Military Service Place Published: Trappist
Notes
Carbon copy of original letter; this letter was received by Jim Forest from Merton and included a note to Jim Forest on one sheet regarding the other sheet (carbon copy) that is a "To Whom it May Concern" letter regarding the notion of Conscientous Objection. This item and has been received into this collection with gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
UME
Date
January 9
Pages
2 pages single sided.
Type of Work
Personal letter and carbon copy Short Title: Original letter (carbon) "To Whom it may Concern" Regarding Conscientous Objection for Military Service
Record Number
1442
Reference Type
Manuscript
Title
Excerpt From a Letter Place Published: Trappist
Notes
Mimeograph; this item was received by Jim Forest from Merton and has been received into this collection with gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
UM
Pages
1 sheet both sides
Type of Work
Mimeograph Short Title: Excerpt From a Letter
Record Number
1443
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1964
Title
Original letter (carbon) to Michigan Local Board #90 Place Published: Trappist
Notes
Carbon copy of original; this was a letter by Merton sent to the Michigan Board (and carbon copied for Jim Forest) regarding support for Mr Robert Kachnowaki's application of Conscientous Objector for military service. This item was received by Jim Forest from Merton and has been received into this collection with gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
UME
Date
January 29
Pages
1 sheet one side.
Type of Work
Carbon copy Short Title: Original letter (carbon) to Michigan Local Board #90
Record Number
2493
Reference Type
Conference Proceedings
Title
The Fourteenth General Meeting of The International Thomas Merton Society
Notes
Includes all documents related to this conference.
Label
N
Conference_Location
Bellarmine University - Louisville, Kentucky Short Title: The Fourteenth General Meeting of The International Thomas Merton Society
Conference_Name
Merton 100: Living the Legacy
Year_of_Conference
2015 (June 4-7, 2015)
Record Number
1441
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1965
Title
Original letter (carbon) / to the Editors of "The Commonweal" Place Published: Trappist
Notes
Carbon copy of the original letter; this was a letter by Merton sent to the the editors of "The Commonweal" (and carbon copied for Jim Forest). It has been received into this collection with gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest. There are hand-made corrections in red ink made by Merton (confirmed by Jim Forest).
Label
UME
Date
Received by Jim Forest March 16, 1965
Pages
3 pages one sided.
Type of Work
Carbon copy Short Title: Original letter (carbon) / to the Editors of "The Commonweal
Record Number
1440
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1965
Title
Preface to Japanese Edition of Seeds of Contemplation Place Published: Trappist
Notes
Mimeograph; this item was received by Jim Forest from Merton and has been received into this collection with gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
UM
Date
March
Pages
10 pages on 5 sheets excluding title page.
Type of Work
Mimeograph Short Title: Preface to Japanese Edition of Seeds of Contemplation
Record Number
1439
Reference Type
Manuscript
Title
The Prison Meditations of Fr Delp / Introduction to "In Face of Death" by Fr A. Delp, S.J. Place Published: Trappist
Notes
Mimeograph; this item was received by Jim Forest from Merton and has been received into this collection with gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
UM
Pages
19 pages single sided excluding title page.
Type of Work
Mimeograph Short Title: The Prison Meditations of Fr Delp / Introduction to "In Face of Death" by Fr A. Delp, S.J.
Record Number
1438
Reference Type
Manuscript
Title
A Picture of Lee Ying Place Published: Trappist
Notes
Mimeograph; this item was given by Merton to Jim Forest after Forest sent him a picture of Lee Ying from the April 1963 edition of Life Magazine which inspired the poem. This item was received with gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
UM
Pages
Single leaf both sides.
Type of Work
Mimeograph Short Title: A Picture of Lee Ying
Record Number
1420
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1993
Title
The Time of the End is the Time of No Room
Journal
Common Life / Philadelphia Catholic Worker
Notes
Soft cover; this item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
P
Date
December, 1993 Short Title: The Time of the End is the Time of No Room
Record Number
1414
Reference Type
Conference Proceedings
Title
Thomas Merton and "the Christ of the Icons
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Thomas Merton and "the Christ of the Icons
Notes
Soft cover; and extract from The Seven Storey Mountain (1933), A Letter to Marco Pallis (1965) and A Letter to June Yungblut (1966). Jim forest, guest speaker. This item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
U
Conference_Name
An Ecumenical Encounter / at St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church
Year_of_Conference
2002 (October 25)
Record Number
1408
Reference Type
Book
Year
1962
Title
Carta a Pablo Antonio Cuadra Sobre Los Gigantes / Spanish Place Published: Buenos Aires
Publisher
Eco Contemporaneo
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Carta a Pablo Antonio Cuadra Sobre Los Gigantes / Spanish
Notes
Soft cover; Spanish language edition. This item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
U