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Record Number
525
Reference Type
Manuscript
Picture
Year
1968
Title
Monks Pond #3 / mimeograph Place Published: Privately printed at Gethsemani (Trappist, Kentucky)
Notes
3rd of 4 soft cover mimeographs; fine condition and limited to approx. 150 copies and distributed among friends.
Label
M
Date
Fall
Pages
81
Type of Work
Partly printed, partly mimeographed, with photographic illustrations. Collection of material devoted to poetry and some unusual prose. Short Title: Monks Pond #3 / mimeograph
Record Number
521
Reference Type
Artwork
Picture
Year
1967
Title
Original Ink Drawing by Merton / signed
Notes
This drawing originally appeared in Voyages Magazine, number 1, fall 1967, page 57 (which I also possess) as part of a portfolio of Merton drawings. The original owner was a Jesuit priest, William Dolan Fletcher, S.J., who wrote books on a number of artists such as John Taylor Arms.
Label
USA
Type of Work
Original black ink drawing on 8 1/2 x 11" sheet. Signed and dated by Merton. Recently framed behind museum glass and archival matting. Short Title: Original Ink Drawing by Merton / signed
Record Number
522
Reference Type
Journal Article
Picture
Year
1967
Title
The Drawings of Thomas Merton: Notes by Thomas Merton
Journal
Voyages: A National Literary Magazine
Volume
1
Notes
Includes photos of 8 Merton drawings (one of which is in this collection). Also included is article "A Note (and Poem) by Mark Van Doren on Thomas Merton.
Label
PA
Date
Fall Short Title: The Drawings of Thomas Merton: Notes by Thomas Merton
Pages
53-62
Record Number
523
Reference Type
Manuscript
Picture
Year
1968
Title
Monks Pond #1 / mimeograph, signed Place Published: Privately printed at Gethsemani (Trappist, Kentucky)
Notes
1st of 4 soft cover mimeographs; fine condition and signed by Merton; limited to approx. 150 copies and mostly spread among friends.
Label
SM
Date
Spring
Pages
57
Type of Work
Partly printed, partly mimeographed, with photographic illustrations. Collection of material devoted to poetry and some unusual prose. Short Title: Monks Pond #1 / mimeograph, signed
Record Number
524
Reference Type
Manuscript
Picture
Year
1968
Title
Monks Pond #2 / mimeograph Place Published: Privately printed at Gethsemani (Trappist, Kentucky)
Notes
2nd of 4 soft cover mimeographs; fine condition and limited to approx. 150 copies and distributed among friends.
Label
M
Date
Summer
Pages
36
Type of Work
Partly printed, partly mimeographed, with photographic illustrations. Collection of material devoted to poetry and some unusual prose. Short Title: Monks Pond #2 / mimeograph
Record Number
518
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1956
Title
Notes on Sacred and Profane Art
Notes
Stapled sheets of printed article excluding magazine; this item has not been published in a Merton book.
Label
J
Pages
24-32 Short Title: Notes on Sacred and Profane Art
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
508
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1966
Title
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
Volume
61
Notes
Magazine article.
Label
P
Date
August 5 Short Title: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
Pages
60-73
Magazine
Life Magazine
Issue Number
6
Record Number
442
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1961
Title
The General Dance
Notes
Magazine article; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
December Short Title: The General Dance
Pages
8-11
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
443
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1962
Title
Religion and the Bomb
Journal
Jubilee Magazine
Volume
Volume 10
Notes
Magazine article; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
May Short Title: Religion and the Bomb
Pages
Pages 7-13
Record Number
444
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1967
Title
The Death of a Holy Terror / The Strange Story of Frere Pascal
Notes
Magazine article; this item has not been published in a Merton book.
Label
J
Date
June Short Title: The Death of a Holy Terror / The Strange Story of Frere Pascal
Pages
35-38
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
445
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1963
Title
A Martyr to the Nazis / The Prison Journals of Father Alfred Delp
Journal
Jubilee Magazine
Volume
Volume 10
Notes
Magazine article; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical. This issue also contains a book announcement for Merton's "Life and Holiness".
Label
J
Date
March Short Title: A Martyr to the Nazis / The Prison Journals of Father Alfred Delp
Pages
Pages 32-37.
Record Number
446
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1960
Title
Herakleitos the Obscure
Notes
Magazine article; JFK cover; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
September Short Title: Herakleitos the Obscure
Pages
24-31
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
447
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1963
Title
The Negro Revolt
Notes
Magazine article; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
September Short Title: The Negro Revolt
Pages
39-43
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
448
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1963
Title
Raissa Maritain Poems
Notes
Magazine article; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
April Short Title: Raissa Maritain Poems
Pages
24-27
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
449
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1956
Title
Notes on Sacred and Profane Art
Notes
Magazine article; this item has not been published in a Merton book.
Label
J
Date
November Short Title: Notes on Sacred and Profane Art
Pages
24-32
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
450
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1960
Title
Let the Poor Man Speak
Notes
Magazine article and poem; this item has not been published in a Merton book.
Label
J
Date
October Short Title: Let the Poor Man Speak
Pages
18-21
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
451
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1961
Title
The English Mystics
Notes
Magazine article; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
September Short Title: The English Mystics
Pages
36-40
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
452
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1959
Title
The Secular Journals of Thomas Merton. Excerpts from the Famous Trappist's Pre-monastic Notebook
Notes
Magazine article.
Label
J
Date
February Short Title: The Secular Journals of Thomas Merton. Excerpts from the Famous Trappist's Pre-monastic Notebook
Pages
16-20
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
453
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1959
Title
Mount Athos: A Famous American Trappist Discusses a Spiritual Centre of Orthodox Christianity
Notes
Magazine article; 2 page (1/2 size) photo insert; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
August Short Title: Mount Athos: A Famous American Trappist Discusses a Spiritual Centre of Orthodox Christianity
Pages
8-17
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
454
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1959
Title
Boris Pasternak and the People with Watch Chains
Notes
Magazine article; half-sized page pull out section; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
July Short Title: Boris Pasternak and the People with Watch Chains
Pages
16-33
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
455
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1960
Title
St. Peter Damian and the Medival Monk
Notes
Magazine article; this item has not been published in a Merton book.
Label
J
Date
August Short Title: St. Peter Damian and the Medival Monk
Pages
38-44
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
456
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1960
Title
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Notes
Magazine article; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
February Short Title: The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Pages
36-41
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
457
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1958
Title
The Vision of Peace / Some Reflections on the Monastic Way of Life
Notes
Magazine article; with drawing by Frank Kacmarcik; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
August Short Title: The Vision of Peace / Some Reflections on the Monastic Way of Life
Pages
24-27
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
458
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1957
Title
The Tower of Babel on T.V.: Thomas Merton's Verse Play is a Television Hit
Notes
Magazine article; also articles by Dorothy Day and Robert Lax.
Label
J
Date
March Short Title: The Tower of Babel on T.V.: Thomas Merton's Verse Play is a Television Hit
Pages
2-3
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
459
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1957
Title
Letters to the Editor / Merton's Poems
Notes
Magazine article; also contains advertisement that The Tears of the Blind Lions is free with 15 month subscription.
Label
J
Date
November Short Title: Letters to the Editor / Merton's Poems
Pages
5
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
460
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1961
Title
Letters to the Editor / English Mystics
Notes
Magazine article.
Label
J
Date
November Short Title: Letters to the Editor / English Mystics
Pages
5
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
461
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1967
Title
The True Legendary Sound: The Poetry and Criticism of Edwin Muir
Journal
The Sewanee Review
Volume
LXXV
Notes
Journal Article.
Label
P
Date
Spring Short Title: The True Legendary Sound: The Poetry and Criticism of Edwin Muir
Pages
317-324
Record Number
462
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1967
Title
Camus: Journals of the Plague Years
Journal
The Sewanee Review
Volume
LXXV
Notes
Journal article.
Label
P
Date
Autumn Short Title: Camus: Journals of the Plague Years
Pages
717-730
Record Number
463
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1967
Title
Six Poems
Journal
The Sewanee Review
Volume
LXXV
Notes
Journal Article.
Label
P
Date
Summer Short Title: Six Poems
Pages
385-392
Record Number
464
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1968
Title
Blake and the New Theology
Journal
The Sewanee Review
Volume
LXXV
Notes
Journal article.
Label
P
Date
Fall Short Title: Blake and the New Theology
Pages
673-682
Record Number
418
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1963
Title
The Black Revolution: Letters to a White Liberal
Journal
Ramparts
Volume
2
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
P
Date
Christmas Short Title: The Black Revolution: Letters to a White Liberal
Pages
4-23
Record Number
421
Reference Type
Manuscript
Title
Reflections on Thomas Merton's Article Notes for a Philosophy of Solitude Place Published: Rochester, New York
Notes
Loose pages stapled; offprint from Cistercian Studies Quarterly article (vol 29.1).
Label
MT
Pages
83-99 Short Title: Reflections on Thomas Merton's Article Notes for a Philosophy of Solitude
Record Number
422
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1990
Title
Original Blessing: The Gift of the True Self
Notes
Soft cover offprint based on the writings of Thomas Merton; stapled inside incorrect cover.
Label
M
Pages
37-46
Type of Work
Offprint stapled in incorrect cover. Short Title: Original Blessing: The Gift of the True Self
Record Number
423
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1987
Title
Thomas Merton and the Quest for Self Identity Place Published: Rochester, New York Library/Archive: The Merton Center of Rochester
Notes
Soft cover; offprint from Cistercian Studies Quarterly vol 22.2, 1987.
Label
MT
Pages
172-189 Short Title: Thomas Merton and the Quest for Self Identity
Record Number
424
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1990
Title
The Spirituality of Thomas Merton Place Published: Rochester, New York Library/Archive: The Thomas Merton Center of Rochester
Notes
Soft cover offprint; inscribed "To Albert, In friendship, Bill Shannon".
Label
MYB
Pages
233-245 Description of Material: Soft cover offprint from "Cistercian Studies" 1990 - fasc. 3. Short Title: The Spirituality of Thomas Merton
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
440
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1966
Title
Thomas Merton Today
Notes
Soft cover magazine; cover photo of Merton and article with numerous photos inside.
Label
J
Date
March Short Title: Thomas Merton Today
Pages
28-33
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
Record Number
441
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1961
Title
Classic Chinese Thought
Notes
Magazine article; this is the first time this item has appeared in a periodical.
Label
J
Date
January Short Title: Classic Chinese Thought
Pages
26-33
Magazine
Jubilee Magazine
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
412
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1962
Title
Loretto and Gethsemani Place Published: Trappist, Kentucky
Number of Pages
8
Edition
First soft cover edition in commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of The Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross. Short Title: Loretto and Gethsemani
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
2445
Reference Type
Artwork
Title
Print ad of an Ad Reinhardt black painting for The Mayor Gallery, London showing of the artwork of Reinhardt Place Published: London
Notes
Single sheet print ad showing a 1960 Reinhardt black painting.
Label
NA
Type of Work
Print ad Short Title: Print ad of an Ad Reinhardt black painting for The Mayor Gallery, London showing of the artwork of Reinhardt
Record Number
2444
Reference Type
Edited Book
Editor
O'Connell, Patrick F.
Year
2014
Title
The Merton Seasonal: A Quarterly Review
Volume
Volume 39, #2, Summer
Number of Pages
47 pages. Short Title: The Merton Seasonal: A Quarterly Review
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
N
Record Number
903
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1983
Title
The Inner Experience / Offprint
Notes
Soft cover offprint; contains four chapters: 1. Notes on Contemplation 2. Society and the Inner Self 3. Christian Contemplation 4. Kinds of Contemplation. All with original pagination from CS.
Label
MUT
Pages
Original pagination maintained.
Type of Work
Soft cover offprint from Cistercian Studies Quarterly Review 18, 1983. Short Title: The Inner Experience / Offprint
Record Number
904
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1967
Title
Rites for the Extrusion of a Leper / Mimeograph Place Published: Privately printed at Gethsemani (Trappist, Kentucky)
Notes
Mimeograph; text on rectos only with "Merton" hand written at the top right corner of the title page (unknown hand) and a few minor corrections throughout. This is the first (private) printing of this essay, first publicly printed in the February, 1968 issue of The Kentucky Review, and then in abbreviated form, in Peace News (30 August, 1968). This is one of several mimeographs contained in this collection from the estate of John Howard Griffin.
Label
M
Date
June, 1967
Pages
Six pages (including title page) stapled in upper left corner and folded for mailing.
Type of Work
Mimeograph Short Title: Rites for the Extrusion of a Leper / Mimeograph
Record Number
879
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1963
Title
Cold War Letters / mimeograph Place Published: Privately printed at The Abbey of Gethsemani (Trappist, Kentucky)
Notes
Original mimeograph in textured yellow card covers and bound in plastic comb binding. This copy was obtained from Clayton Barbeau who obtained it originally from his literary agent Naomi Burton Stone (also Mertons' literarty agent at the time). Although Merton was forbidden from publishing on the subject of war and peace, he did use the Abbey of Gethsemanis' mimeograph machine to write his views and circulate them among friends and acquaintances. This is one such mimeograph.
Label
MU
Pages
Six page preface followed by one page Title page reading, "Cold War Letters (Strictly confidential. Not for publication.)" followed by 180 pages of 111 typed letters.
Type of Work
Original second distribution of mimeograph (111 letters). Short Title: Cold War Letters / mimeograph
Record Number
869
Reference Type
Audiovisual Material
Year
1999
Title
Song: Contemplation Place Published: St. Jerome's University, Waterloo, Ontario
Notes
Included in this portfolio is the CD "Song Contemplation" by Alfred Kunz (signed); the Thomas Merton conference program of June 10-13, 1999 (titled: "Magnetic North / True North / Geography Beyond Boundaries"); pencilled drawings of stage setup and the original instrumental contracts for the concert at the conference(signed); the full Score (copy - signed); original first two pages of the second draft of "Song: Contemplation" (signed). Also included are the program (signed) for the book launch of "Heretic Blood: The Spiritual Geography of Thomas Merton" by Michael Higgins where "Song: Contemplation" was performed along with a review of the event from the "SJU Update" journal (Volume 16, Number 2, Winter, 1998).
Label
VU3
Date
June 12, 1999
Extent of Work
CD of "Song: Contemplation" as performed on June 12, 1999 at the Sixth General Meeting of The International Thomas Merton Society.
Performers
Floyd Gadd (Tenor), Jennifer Black (Soprano), K-W Philharmonic Chamber Choir Short Title: Song: Contemplation
Record Number
2460
Reference Type
Edited Book
Editor
O'Connell, Patrick F.
Year
2014
Title
The Merton Seasonal: A Quarterly Review
Volume
Volume 39, #3, Fall
Number of Pages
43 Short Title: The Merton Seasonal: A Quarterly Review
Notes
Soft cover
Label
N
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
838
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1961
Title
The Root of War
Number of Pages
4 (one oversized folded sheet)
Edition
First separate printing. Short Title: The Root of War
Notes
Criptic reprint of this essay from the October 1961 issue of "The Catholic Worker" - probably the first separtate printing. "The Root of War is Fear" was the first in a series of Catholic Worker articles by Merton criticizing the arms race and the Cold War. It appeared again later that year, in somewhat shortened form, in Merton's book "New Seeds of Contemplation". This unusual pamphlet printing, with title shortened to "The Root of War", most likely was published in 1961 and came from the personal library of John Beecher (1904-80), noted social protest poet and fine press publisher. Beecher also published "On Acquiring a Cistercian Breviary", a poem dedicated to Merton which is also a part of this collection.
Label
MU