| Series | Date | Type | To/From | First Lines | Pub | Full Text | Notes |
| | 1947/12/18 | TLS[x] | from Merton | Thank you for your kind and appreciative letter. The reference you want is: A.A.S. vol.xvi, n.10 | |
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| | 1961/10/10 | HLS[x] | from Merton | Dan Walsh passed on to me your articles, including the very kind review of the Seven Storey Mountain | Yes |
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| | 1961/12/07 (#01) | TLS[x] | from Merton | A quiet morning on the Vigil of Our Lady's Immaculate Conception gives me a few moments to answer | Yes |
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| | 1961/12/07 (#02) | transcript | from Merton | The thing that strikes me is that at a time where there are formidable and very basic issues | Yes |
| [Cold War Letters #6 - copy from bound set] |
| | 1961/12/20 | TLS | to Merton | Your interesting letter of December 7 with the enclosures came several days ago. I read both | |
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| | 1962/02/04 (#01) | TLS[x] | from Merton | One reason for my delay in replying to your very fine letter of Dec. 20th was that I passed it | Yes |
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| | 1962/02/04 (#02) | transcript | from Merton | One reason for my delay in replying to your very fine letter of Dec. 20th was that I passed it | Yes |
| [Cold War Letters #29 - copy from bound set] |
| | 1962/02/27 (#01) | TLS | to Merton | Your letter of February 4 was appreciated even if the long silence might indicate otherwise. I can | |
| [enclosed are reactions to Merton's articles on nuclear war] |
| | 1962/02/27 (#02) | other | to Merton | Here are merely some reflections from one who claims no special competence in the field of Father | |
| [reactions to Merton's articles on nuclear war - enclosed with 1962/02/27 letter] |
| | 1962/03/10 (#01) | TL[c] | from Merton | Thank you for your letter of the 27th of February and for the enclosed notes from your two | Yes |
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| | 1962/03/10 (#02) | transcript | from Merton | Thank you for your letter of the 27th of February and for the enclosed notes from your two | Yes |
| [Cold War Letters #53 - copy from bound set] |
| | 1962/03/19 (#01) | TLS[x] | from Merton | Many thanks for your kindness in sending me the editorial from the Washington Standard. | Yes |
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| | 1962/03/19 (#02) | transcript | from Merton | Many thanks for your kindness in sending me the editorial from the Washington Standard. | Yes |
| [Cold War Letters #55 - copy from bound set] |
| | 1971/02/08 | TLS[x] | to Center from Ellis, John Tracy | I am enclosing xerox copies of six letters of Father Louis which were written to me between December | |
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| | 1971/03/10 | TL[c] | from Center to Ellis, John Tracy | Thank you for sending the Merton letters to us. I read them with great interest, and I know they | |
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| | 1973/11/30 | TALS[x] | from Center to Ellis, John Tracy | Mr. Victor Kramer at Georgia State University has requested permission to look at your | |
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| | 1973/12/04 | TLS | to Center from Ellis, John Tracy | Mr. Kramer is quite at liberty to examine my correspondence with the late Father Merton. | |
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| | 1973/12/12 | TL[c] | from Treece, Raymond J. / to John Tracy Ellis | After my year's stint as acting president of Bellarmine College I have retired to half dozen jobs | |
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| | 1973/12/18 | TLS | to Center from Ellis, John Tracy | Only about three months ago I promised to leave my papers to the archives of the Catholic University | |
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| | 1984/04/06 | TLS[x] | from Shannon, William / to Anthony Zito | This is a follow-up of our conversation of this morning regarding the letters that Thomas Merton | |
| seeking copies of other letters written to Msgr Ellis by Merton |
| | 1984/04/13 | TLS | from Zito, Anthony / to William Shannon | In response to your letter of April 6, 1984, I must tell you that both the card index to the John | |
| no letters found and Msgr's memory is vague as to correspondence |
| | undated/no/no (#01) | other | | Ellis, John Tracy, b. Seneca, ILL, July 30, 1905. | |
| biographical information / source ? |
| | undated/no/no (#02) | other | | JOHN TRACY ELLIS | |
| biographical notes by x Wm. Shannon |
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