Merton's Correspondence with:

Fr. Matthew Kelty

Kelty, Matthew, Fr., O.C.S.O., 1915-2011

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1967-1968, 1978
Volume:	7 item(s); 18 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Kelty, Matthew, Fr., O.C.S.O.".

Fr. Matthew Kelty was a Trappist monk of Gethsemani Abbey. He was a former missionary priest in Papua New Guinea before joining Gethsemani. He was later able to return to New Guinea as a monk. Merton chose Kelty as his confessor. Among Kelty's published books include collections of talks and sermons he delivered to Gethsemani guests after the monks prayed compline.

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#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
1.	1967/09/28	TL[c] from Merton	Memo: to Fr Matthew. [-] Re: Disposal of mss in case of death. [-] 1- All material in two bottom		«detailed view»
2.	1967/10/03	TL[c] from Merton	Thanks for the reminder about the tapes that are here. There must be a big pile of them.		«detailed view»
3.	1968/07/28	TNS to Merton	Couldn't you have MONASTIC PEACE reprinted just as it is, merely inserting a new set of photos		«detailed view»
4.	1969/02/no	other by Kelty, Matthew	These comments are some personal reflections on a monk who lived among us and does so no longer,		[mimeograph, copy held and signed by James Forest, of "Some Reminiscences of Thomas Merton" by Fr. Matthew Kelty, O.C.S.O.] «detailed view»
5.	1978/03/no	TLS[x] to Friends	If a man gets a notion to go off to some south sea island to live alone for God, I suppose one could		«detailed view»
6.	undated/no/no	TNS to Merton	This is a bit too big for me. I mean he is all over the lot. Reminds me of Father Gerard Majella!!		«detailed view»
7.	undated/no/no	TNS to Merton	What about your talks on tape? Have you included them in this arranging of your affairs?		«detailed view»

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