In these intramural letters, Merton and, at that time, fellow monk of Gethsemani, Bamberger, exchange thoughts about community life, the admission of new novices, and about each others writing. In some of these letters, Merton expresses problems he has w
Dom John Eudes Bamberger stepped down as abbot of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Genesee in 2001. He came to Gethsemani in 1951 after having read The Seven Storey Mountain in the navy. He was sent to Washington, D.C., for studies in the psychiatric
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Series 2 #1.
«All Series« |
No.008 1963/11/11 |
TLS from Mitchell, W. C. |
Per your request of 11-8-63, please note that we have been giving Father Merton Sparine, 25 mgm. to |
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Series 2 #2.
«All Series« |
No.009 1965/06/10 |
TLS from Fortune, Carl |
I have just received the report on the stool culture which we did on Father Merton. This shows |
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Series 2 #3.
«All Series« |
No.010 undated/no/no |
other |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy [-] 35th President of the United States [-] Born May 29, 1917 |
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[memorial card for the death of John F. Kennedy with a colorized photograph, and a prayer and quote from St. Ambrose on verso]
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Series 2 #4.
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No.011 undated/no/no |
other |
Robert Francis Kennedy [-] Senator of the United States [-] November 20, 1925 - June 6, 1968 |
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[memorial card for the death of Robert F. Kennedy with a black and white photograph, and a prayer and quote from St. Ambrose on verso]
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Series 2 #5.
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No.012 undated/no/no |
other |
God bless you. VERY REV. THOMAS PLASSMANN, O.F.M. [-] RECTOR [-] CHRIST THE KING |
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Series 2 #6.
«All Series« |
No.013 undated/no/no |
other |
Room where FR. LOUIS died is on the corner. Taken by Mother Christiana of Seiben |
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[color photograph of the exterior of the room where Merton died]
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Series 2 #7.
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No.014 undated/no/no |
other |
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[small square of red cloth glued to paper - some text cut off - possible relic]
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Series 2 #8.
«All Series« |
No.015 undated/no/no |
HC |
This was fr. Louis's: I found it Dec. 25, 1968 in Mign PL 153 Guigo's "Meditationes" ch. 5. |
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[note (by Bamberger?) on the back of a postcard owned by Merton with Rabindranath Tagore's picture on the verso]
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Series 2 #9.
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No.016 undated/no/no |
other |
A Christmas Poem. For Jane, Kate and Ann and Lee, and Dorothy. (that is, a poem only for girls.) |
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[poem by Bamberger]
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Series 2 #10.
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No.017 1965/03/29 |
TNS from Merton |
Mr. Wicklum, who is Dom Fulgence's friend-- called me. He expects to arrive Sunday, April 4th, |
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Series 2 #11.
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No.018 1970/01/17 |
HLS from Marie-Pascal, Sr. / to John Eudes Bamberger |
En ce moment, je termine la lecture de votre article su Th. Merton Traduit par P. Remner |
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[see also the "Marie-Pascal, Sr." file]
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Series 2 #12.
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No.019 1970/04/05 |
HLS from Marie-Pascal, Sr. / to John Eudes Bamberger |
Je suis toute confuse et aussi très heureuse de ce que vous avez bien voulu me répondre. |
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[see also the "Marie-Pascal, Sr." file]
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