Selected Correspondence, Documents and Telegrams
After Thomas Merton's death many friends and correspondents sent messages of condolence to his community at the Abbey of Gethsemani.
| Robert Giroux |
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| Ethel Kennedy |
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| Mark Van Doren |
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In response to the messages of condolence the community received a circular letter was mailed, accompanied by a mimeograph of the account of Merton's death sent to the Abbey by the Trappist delegates at the Bangkok conference.
| Letter from the Monks of
Gethsemani December 19, 1968 |
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| Mimeograph
of the Letter from Trappist
Delegates distributed by the Abbey of Gethsemani December 11, 1968
"In death Father Louis' face was set in a great and deep peace and
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| Circular Letter from Matthew
Kelty, OCSO. Sent to Friends. |
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| American Foreign Service
Report of Thomas Merton's Death |
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| Death Certificate - Official Translation |
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| Doctor's Certificate - Official Translation |
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