Thomas Merton Center

Manuscripts in Sub-Section E.1:

Spiritual direction [article for the New catholic encyclopedia]

Item 1 - 

First Lines:  May I again extend to you an invitation to write for The New Catholic Encyclopedia.

Sub-Type:  Miscellaneous

Draft:  

Copy Type:  Typescript and holograph

Date:  June 02, 1961

Number of pages:  1

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Recto of page is a letter inviting Merton's submission to the New Catholic Encyclopedia from Msgr. William J. McDonald, Editor-in-Chief. Verso contains Merton's handwritten notes on the project.

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6

Item 2 - 

First Lines:  NATURE, OBJECT AND FORM [-] Spiritual direction is the art of guiding Christians to their proper

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  2nd Draft

Copy Type:  Xerograph of typescript

Date:  no-month no-day, no-year

Number of pages:  13

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Transferred to this sub-section from a collection of mimeographs and copies from Gethsemani, December 11, 2012.

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6

Item 3 - Direction, Spiritual

First Lines:  Spiritual direction is the art of guiding Chrisitians to their proper interior and exterior

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  1st Draft

Copy Type:  Typescript with holograph corrections

Date:  no-month no-day, 1962?

Number of pages:  17

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6

Item 4 - Direction, Spiritual

First Lines:  MANUSCRIPT ROUTE SHEET Title Direction, Spiritual Chart No.

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  3rd Draft

Copy Type:  Xerox of hand-corrected typescript

Date:  February 11, 1963

Number of pages:  38

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Includes editors' notes, corrections, and reasons for rejection. Photocopy received March 2007 - original at Catholic Encyclopedia Archives at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6