Series | Date | Type | To/From | First Lines | Pub | Full Text | Notes |
| 1962/no/no | HNS[x] | from Merton | + for Alice Kathryn with Christmas prayers and blessings 1962 [-] f m Louis | |
| [note and signature inside the book <i>A Thomas Merton Reader</i>, see Sub-Section B.6 for original book] |
| 1965/01/02 | TL[c] | from Merton | Have I acknowledged all the Masses you sent in? This morning I said the one for the repentance | |
| Mississippi trial and involvement of a Christian minister and even bishops' "support of great evils" / hope in the Second Vatican Council |
| 1965/01/05 | TALS | to Merton | Enclosed is offering for your birthday Mass. May the next half century make you 100% one with Jesus | |
| St. John of the Cross / situation in the South |
| 1965/03/28 | TL[c] | from Merton | Thanks for the two Easter Masses and for your good letter. Here we are all more or less down with | |
| responds to Casper's problems with the new liturgy - wrong for some eager to make changes to make others feel like they have been "lazy, selfish, obstructive, etc." in their prior worship - new liturgy is still provisional - need for patience / view on concelebration |
| 1965/12/25? | HNS[x] | from Merton | + for Alice Kathryn with my prayers and thanks in the Lord [-] f m Louis [-] Christmas 1965 | |
| [note and signature inside the book <i>A Seasons of Celebration</i>, see Sub-Section B.6 for original book] |
| 1967/05/30 | TL[c] | from Merton | Thanks for your remembering my anniversary. I remembered you too in the Mass. Yes, we all need | |
| Dan Walsh / Aunt Kit's operation [Agnes Gertrude Stonehewer Merton from New Zealand] |
| 1970/01/30 | TLS[x] | to Center from Casper, Alice Kathryn | Most of the correspondence I had with Father Louis was in the form of short notes, none of which | |
| permissions for the use of Casper's letters |
| undated/no/no (#01) | HNS[x] | from Merton | +to Alice Kathryn many thanks for the Masses .[-] you will be remembered in them - and God bless you | |
| [Merton's signature and inscription on the title page of his mimeograph, "An Exchange of Letters on Monastic Questions [-] Br. M. Louis O.C.S.O. [-] Ronald Roloff O.S.B."] |
| undated/no/no (#02) | HNS[x] | from Merton | This is not a very pleasant topic. Anyway I want to thank you for your kind Feast Day Mass. | |
| [note on title page of mimeograph of Merton's "The Hot Summer of Sixty Seven", essay written August 1967, see Sub-Section D.9 for the signed and inscribed mimeograph] |
| undated/no/no (#03) | HNS[x] | from Merton | +with belated thanks for you kind letter and donation of last May - God bless you always - f m Louis | |
| [note on title page of mimeograph of Merton's "Study Sheet - 'The House of Intellect' by Jacques Barzun", see Sub-Section D.9 for the signed and inscribed mimeograph] |
| undated/no/no (#04) | HNS[x] | from Merton | Thanks for the man. and the letter. You are remembered in all my prayer. A good book is always | |
| [note on title page of mimeograph of Merton's essay "The Universe as Epiphany: The Spirituality of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin", see Sub-Section D.9 for the signed and inscribed mimeograph - note in another hand (Casper's?), "Merton doesn't mention Teilhard's use of the term, 'spirituality of matter,' a contradition in terms."] |
| undated/no/no (#05) | HNS[x] | from Merton | +to Alice K. Casper - with all prayers. I shall remember you especially in our Mass of Aug 25. | |
| [note on title page of mimeograph of Merton's essay "Meditation", see Sub-Section D.9 for the signed and inscribed mimeograph] |
| undated/no/no (#06) | HNS[x] | from Merton | Thanks again Alice Kathryn - did I send you one of these? I forget. As to the trials of solitude | |
| [note on title page of mimeograph of Merton's essay "Peace and Protest", see Sub-Section D.9 for the signed and inscribed mimeograph] |
| undated/no/no (#07) | HNS[x] | from Merton | +for Alice K. Casper [-] Easter joy in the silent light of the Resurrection, our hope of glory | |
| [note on title page of mimeograph of Merton's essay "Selections on Prayer" (1961), see Sub-Section D.9 for the signed and inscribed mimeograph] |
| undated/no/no (#08) | HNS[x] | from Merton | + for Alice Kathryn Casper with very best wishes and gratitude for your kind hospitality to my aunt | |
| [note and signature inside Merton's book <i>The New Man</i>, see Sub-Section B.6 for original book - Casper seems to have hosted Merton's "Aunt Kit", Agnes Gertrude Stonehewer Merton] |
| undated/no/no (#09) | HNS[x] | from Merton | + for Alice Kathryn with best wishes and prayers in this time of risk - for Christ's peace. bm Louis | |
| [note and signature inside the book <i>Breakthrough to Peace</i>, edited and with contributions by Merton, see Sub-Section B.6 for original book] |
| undated/no/no (#10) | HNS[x] | from Merton | + for Alice K. Casper [-] cordial good wishes and blessings in Xt. f m Louis | |
| [note and signature inside the book <i>Spiritual Direction and Meditation</i>, see Sub-Section B.6 for original book] |
| undated/no/no (#11) | HNS[x] | from Merton | +for Alice K. Casper with all blessings. May the Lord dwell in you with light and peace at Christmas | |
| [see Sub-Section B.6, <i>The Christmas Servons of Bl. Guerric of Igny</i>, for original] |
| undated/no/no (#12) | HNS[x] | from Merton | + for Alice Kathryn with warm good wishes - a suitable present for Passion Week! In Our Lord [-] f m | |
| [see Sub-Section B.6, <i>Original Child Bomb</i>, for original] |
| undated/no/no (#13) | HNS[x] | from Merton | + to Alice Casper - with blessings and devoted friendship in Christ Jesus [-] f m Louis | |
| [see Sub-Section B.6, <i>Monastic Peace</i>, for original] |
| | | | | | | |