This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Contracts (publishing - various countries)".
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
Series 1: 1961/no/no? |
other[x] |
AGREEMENT made this ____ day of _______ , 19 __ , by and between the Abbey of Gethsemani, |
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Series 1: Art and Worship, Book of Feast Days, Collected Ess... [Art and Worship, Book of Feast Days, Collected Essays, Disputed Questions and The New Man - Farrar, Straus and Cudahy publishers]
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| 2. |
Series 2: 1961/10/10 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 10 Octobre 1961 entre l'Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Gethsemani Inc., |
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Series 2: The Behavior of Titans... [The Behavior of Titans in French - Editions du Seuil publishers]
«detailed view» |
| 3. |
Series 2: 1962/11/no? (#02) |
other[x] |
ADDENDUM aux contrats intervenus entre l'Abbaye de Gethsemani Inc. Trappist-Kentucky (U.S.A.) |
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Series 2: The Behavior of Titans... [addendum to contract for The Behavior of Titans in French - Editions du Seuil publishers]
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| 4. |
Series 3: 1963/11/27 |
other[x] |
CONTRAT No 1.436 [-] OBJET : THE BLACK REVOLUTION, par le Révérend Père Thomas MERTON |
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Series 3: The Black Revolution... ["The Black Revolution" - les Editions Casterman, S.A. Editeurs from Tournai, Belgium]
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| 5. |
Series 3: 1964/06/01 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le ler Juin 1964 entre l'Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Gethsemani Inc., |
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Series 3: The Black Revolution... ["The Black Revolution" - M. Aldo Garzanti editor from Milan, Italy]
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| 6. |
Series 3: 1964/07/08 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 8th day of July, 1964 BETWEEN Abbey of Gethsemani, |
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Series 3: The Black Revolution... ["The Black Revolution" - Verlag Herder from Freiburg, Germany]
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| 7. |
Series 3: 1964/07/22 (#01) |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 22 Juillet 1964 entre l'Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Gethsemani Inc. |
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Series 3: The Black Revolution... ["The Black Revolution" in Castilian Spanish - Ediciones Estela in Barcelona, Spain]
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| 8. |
Series 4: 1964/07/22 (#02) |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 22 day of July 1964, between The Abbey of Gethsemani |
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Series 4: Clement of Alexandria... [see Section C.6, Series 11, for original - "Clement of Alexandria" - published by New Directions]
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| 9. |
Series 5: 1966/04/19 |
TNS from Krieger, Ellen E. / to Lisa Ray |
The attached list of acknowledgments should appear on the copyright page of the above book. |
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Series 5: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander... [to Lisa Ray (carbon copy to Gay Ellis) from Ellen E. Krieger regarding the acknowledgements to be included on the copyright page of Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander - the list of acknowledgements comprises her attached page]
«detailed view» |
| 10. |
Series 5: 1966/04/27 |
TNS from Krieger, Ellen E. / to Lisa Ray |
Further to the acknowledgements we sent you on April 19th, we have just received word from New |
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Series 5: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander... [to Lisa Ray (carbon copy to Gay Ellis) from Ellen E. Krieger regarding a correction to the acknowledgements to be included on the copyright page of Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander]
«detailed view» |
| 11. |
Series 5: 1966/06/29 |
telegram from Delaney, John / to John A. Goodwine |
URGENT WE HAVE NEWS OF MERTON'S CONJECTURES OF A GUILTY BYSTANDER |
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Series 5: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander... [Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander]
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| 12. |
Series 5: 1966/07/01 (#01) |
TNS from Goodwine, John A. / to John Delaney |
Just received this today. Galleys will follow under separate cover. I know you have been anxious |
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Series 5: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander... [first page is note to John Delaney of Doubleday from John A . Goodwine, Censor Librorum for the Archdiocese of New York - second page is the Nihil obstat and Imprimatur from the Archdiocese of New York for Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander]
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| 13. |
Series 5: 1966/07/01 (#02) |
TL from Pavincich, Irene / to Lisa Ray |
Below is copy for the imprimatur and nihil obstat that is to appear on the copyright page |
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Series 5: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander... [Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander - Nihil obstat and Imprimatur]
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| 14. |
Series 5: 1966/07/12 |
TL from Stone, Naomi Burton / to John Delaney |
I have talked to Dan Levant and have loaned him some pictures which we can't permission to LIFE |
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Series 5: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander... [from Merton's literary agent, Naomi Burton Stone to John Delaney of Doubleday - Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander photos]
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| 15. |
Series 6: 1948/07/06 |
other Merton |
Certificate of Registration of a Claim to Copyright in a book published in the United States |
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Series 6: Copyright Registration Forms... [Exile Ends in Glory : The Life of a Trappistine]
«detailed view» |
| 16. |
Series 6: 1958/04/25 |
other |
Certificate of Registration of a Claim to Copyright in a published book manufactured in the United |
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Series 6: Copyright Registration Forms... ["Monastic Peace"]
«detailed view» |
| 17. |
Series 6: 1958/06/01 |
other |
Certificate of Registration of a Claim to Copyright in a published book manufactured in the United |
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Series 6: Copyright Registration Forms... ["Prometheus"]
«detailed view» |
| 18. |
Series 6: 1958/12/06 |
other |
Certificate of Registration of a Claim to Copyright in a published book manufactured in the United |
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Series 6: Copyright Registration Forms... ["Nativity Kerygma"]
«detailed view» |
| 19. |
Series 6: 1959/12/01 |
other |
Certificate of Registration of a Claim to Copyright in a published book manufactured in the United |
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Series 6: Copyright Registration Forms... ["The Christmas Sermons of Blessed Guerric of Igny"]
«detailed view» |
| 20. |
Series 6: 1966/07/25 |
other |
Certificate of Registration of a Claim to Copyright in a published book manufactured in the United |
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Series 6: Copyright Registration Forms... ["Non-Violence and the Christian Conscience"]
«detailed view» |
| 21. |
Series 6: undated/no/no (#02) |
other |
Application for Registration of a Claim to Copyright in a published book manufactured in the United |
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Series 6: Copyright Registration Forms... [blank form]
«detailed view» |
| 22. |
Series 7: 1961/01/28 |
other |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT MADE THIS Twenty-eighth day of January of 1961 BETWEEN: |
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Series 7: Disputed Questions (foreign)... [Disputed Questions in Spanish - Editora y Distribuidora from Barcelona, Spain]
«detailed view» |
| 23. |
Series 7: 1961/03/08 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT MADE THIS ____ BETWEEN: THE ABBEY OF GETHSEMANI |
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Series 7: Disputed Questions (foreign)... [Disputed Questions in Spanish - South American rights - Editorial Sudamericana]
«detailed view» |
| 24. |
Series 7: 1961/03/16 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 16 Mars 1960 entre l'Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Gethsemani Inc., Trappist-Kentucky |
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Series 7: Disputed Questions (foreign)... [Disputed Questions in French - Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
| 25. |
Series 7: 1961/04/no? |
other[x] |
ADDITIF AU CONTRAT INTERVENU LE 16 MARS 1961 ENTRE L'ABBAYE DE N.D. DE GETHSEMANI |
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Series 7: Disputed Questions (foreign)... [addendum to the contract for Disputed Questions in French - Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
| 26. |
Series 7: 1962/05/29 |
TLS[x] from Faveret, Affonso D. / to James Fox |
Thank you for your kind letter of May 9, about the book "DISPUTED QUESTIONS". We would |
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Series 7: Disputed Questions (foreign)... [DISPUTED QUESTIONS]
«detailed view» |
| 27. |
Series 7: undated/no/no (#01) |
HN |
1) U.S. - English (see 5-title F.S.G. Contract) (no contract for British Ed?) 2) France - French |
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Series 7: Disputed Questions (foreign)... [contents list of contracts from folder - states that US edition for Disputed Questions is in another file - filed with Art and Worship et al.]
«detailed view» |
| 28. |
Series 8: 1961/05/03 |
TLS[x] from Burns, T.F. / to James Fox |
This letter, which I am sending in duplicate, confirms the proposal I made in my letter to Fr. Louis |
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Series 8: Elected Silence (UK version of The Seven Storey Mo... [Elected Silence - for a paperback edition in England published by Burns and Oates]
«detailed view» |
| 29. |
Series 9: 1963/10/15 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 15th day of October 1963, between The Abbey |
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Series 9: Emblems of a Season of Fury... [Emblems of a Season of Fury - New Directions publishers]
«detailed view» |
| 30. |
Series 9: 1964/04/03 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 3 Avril 1964 entre : ABBAYE DE NOTRE DAME DE GETHSEMANI INC. |
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Series 9: Emblems of a Season of Fury... [Emblems of a Season of Fury in French - Editions Albin Michel publishers]
«detailed view» |
| 31. |
Series 9: 1964/09/09 |
TL[c] from MacGregor, Robert / to Erich Linder |
Thanks much for your September 3rd letter with the two copies of the signed agreement with Garzanti |
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Series 9: Emblems of a Season of Fury... [Emblems of a Season of Fury / list of poets that Merton has translated - rights information]
«detailed view» |
| 32. |
Series 10: 1965/04/05 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 5th day of April 1965, between The Abbey of Gethsemani |
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Series 10: Gandhi on Non-Violence... [Gandhi on Non-Violence - New Directions publishers]
«detailed view» |
| 33. |
Series 11: 1962/10/25 |
other[x] |
AGREEMENT made this 25th day of October, 1962, between HERDER AND HERDER, Incorporated of New York |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [see "Fox, James" file under the series titled, "Publishers' Correspondence: Herder and Herder" / agreement, later modified, for a book published as Life and Holiness (here under the title, "Grace, Work, and Holiness")]
«detailed view» |
| 34. |
Series 11: 1962/12/01 |
other[x] |
AGREEMENT between THE ABBEY OF GETHSEMANI, INCORPORATED and HERDER AND HERDER |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [Life and Holiness - published by Herder and Herder]
«detailed view» |
| 35. |
Series 11: 1962/12/20 |
other[x] |
Addition to the Contract between the Abbey of Gethsemani, Inc., and Herder and Herder |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [Life and Holiness - published by Herder and Herder]
«detailed view» |
| 36. |
Series 11: 1962/12/26 |
TLS[x] from Schworer, Frank / to James Fox |
Thank you very much for your kind letter of December 20, with regard to our agreement for LIFE |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [RE: Life and Holiness - from Schworer of Herder and Herder]
«detailed view» |
| 37. |
Series 11: 1962/12/28 |
TLS[x] from Schworer, Frank / to James Fox |
Thank you very much for your kind letter of December 27, which crossed ours of the day before. |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [RE: Life and Holiness - from Schworer of Herder and Herder]
«detailed view» |
| 38. |
Series 11: 1963/03/12 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 12 Mars 1963, entre HERDER and HERDER, Inc. New York, |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [Life and Holiness in French - published by les Editions du Seuil]
«detailed view» |
| 39. |
Series 11: 1963/04/08 |
other[x] |
AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made this eight day of April 1963 between Geoffrey |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [Life and Holiness for publication in England - published by Geoffrey Chapman Ltd.]
«detailed view» |
| 40. |
Series 11: 1963/04/25 |
other[x] |
AGREEMENT made this twenty-fifth day of April 1963 between Herder and Herder, |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [Life and Holiness for publication in Brazil in Portuguese - published by Herder Editoria Livraria]
«detailed view» |
| 41. |
Series 11: 1963/05/31 |
other[x] |
AGREEMENT made this thirty-first day of May 1963 between Herder and Herder, |
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Series 11: Life and Holiness... [Life and Holiness for publication in the Netherlands in Dutch - published by Uitfeverij Het Spectrum]
«detailed view» |
| 42. |
Series 12: 1958/07/06 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 16 juillet 1958 entre, Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Gethsemani, Trappist - |
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Series 12: Monastic Peace... [Monastic Peace in French - published by les Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
| 43. |
Series 13: 1965/05/25 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 25 Mai 1965 entre : ABBAYE DE NOTRE DAME DE GETHSEMANI INC. |
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Series 13: Monastic Vocation and the Modern Mentality... [see Section C.6, Series 13, for original - Monastic Vocation and the Modern Mentality in French - published by les Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
| 44. |
Series 14: 1962/03/05 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 5 mars 1962, entre l'Abbaye de Gethsemani Inc. Trappist-Kentucky (U.S.A.) |
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Series 14: The New Man... [The New Man in French - published by les Editions du Seuil]
«detailed view» |
| 45. |
Series 14: 1962/11/no? (#01) |
other[x] |
ADDENDUM aux contrats intervenue entre l'Abbaye de Gethsemani Inc. Trappist-Kentucky (U.S.A.) |
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Series 14: The New Man... [addendum to the contract for The New Man in French - published by les Editions du Seuil]
«detailed view» |
| 46. |
Series 14: 1964/08/28 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 28th day of August 1964 BETWEEN The Abbey |
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Series 14: The New Man... [The New Man in German - published by Rex Verlag in Switzerland]
«detailed view» |
| 47. |
Series 14: 1965/02/12 |
TLS[x] from Fox, James / to Ernst Fromm |
We received your gracious letter of February 3 in regard to the contract for THE NEW MAN by |
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Series 14: The New Man... [to Ernst Fromm, Director of Livraria AGIR Editoria - letter from 1962/02/03 attached with the agreed upon terms of condition]
«detailed view» |
| 48. |
Series 15: 1962/02/06 |
other[x] |
ADDENDUM aux contrats intervenue entre l'Abbaye de Gethsemani Inc. Trappist-Kentucky (U.S.A.) |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [addendum to the contract for New Seeds of Contemplation in French - published by les Editions du Seuil]
«detailed view» |
| 49. |
Series 15: 1962/04/13 |
other[x] |
CONTRATO DE EDIÇAO [-] A "EDITORA VOZES LTDA.", antiga Tipografia da Escola Gratuita São |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [New Seeds of Contemplation in Portuguese - published in Brazil by Editora Vozes Ltda.]
«detailed view» |
| 50. |
Series 15: 1962/06/27 |
other[x] |
NEW SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION - Rights in Spain [-] MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [New Seeds of Contemplation in Spanish - published by Editorial Sudamericana for distribution in Latin America]
«detailed view» |
| 51. |
Series 15: 1962/06/28 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 28th day of June 1962 BETWEEN THE ABBEY |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [New Seeds of Contemplation - published by New Directions]
«detailed view» |
| 52. |
Series 15: 1962/08/01 |
TL[c] from MacGregor, Robert / to A. López Llausás |
Thank you for returning the two copies of the contract between you and the Abbey of Gethsemani |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [copy of letter sent to James Fox - RE: New Seeds of Contemplation in Spanish for distribution in Latin America]
«detailed view» |
| 53. |
Series 15: 1962/10/08 |
other[x] |
Amendment to Contract with Editorial Sudamerica S.A. for Latin American Rights to NEW SEEDS |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [addendum to contract for New Seeds of Contemplation in Spanish - published by Editorial Sudamericana for distribution in Latin America]
«detailed view» |
| 54. |
Series 15: 1962/no/no? |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this ____ day of ___ 1962 BETWEEN The Right Reverend |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [New Seeds of Contemplation - published in England by Burns and Oates]
«detailed view» |
| 55. |
Series 15: 1963/03/11 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, made this Eleventh (11th) March, 1963 between Abbey of |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [New Seeds of Contemplation in Italian - published by Aldo Garzanti Editore]
«detailed view» |
| 56. |
Series 15: 1963/03/13 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 13th day of March, 1963 BETWEEN ABBEY OF |
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Series 15: New Seeds of Contemplation... [New Seeds of Contemplation in German - published by Verlag Räber & CIE from Switzerland]
«detailed view» |
| 57. |
Series 16: 1962/03/01 |
other[x] |
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 1st day of March, 1962, between The Abbey |
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Series 16: Original Child Bomb... ["Original Child Bomb" - published by New Directions]
«detailed view» |
| 58. |
Series 17: 1964/08/11 |
other |
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETS, Edited by Paris Leary and Robert Kelly [-] Reverend |
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Series 17: Poems... [Merton's poems published in Contemporary American Poets, including "A Baroque Gravure" and "Seneca"]
«detailed view» |
| 59. |
Series 17: 1966/07/12 |
other |
Contract of 12th July 1966/ Merton POEMS [-] Grace's House E 28 [-] Song for Nobody E 35 |
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Series 17: Poems... [a list of Merton's poems designating whether published in Emblems of a Season of Fury or Selected Poems and their page number - Agence Hoffman publishers - German department]
«detailed view» |
| 60. |
Series 18: 1964/09/15 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 15 Septembre 1964 entre: ABBAYE DE NOTRE DAME DE GETHSEMANI |
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Series 18: Seeds of Destruction... [Seeds of Destruction in French - published by Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
| 61. |
Series 18: 1964/11/21 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 21 Novembre 1964 entre l'Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Gethsemani Inc. |
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Series 18: Seeds of Destruction... [Seeds of Destruction in Italian - published by Aldo Garzanti Editore]
«detailed view» |
| 62. |
Series 18: 1965/03/17 |
other[x] |
CONTRATO que entre si fazem de um lado EDITORA VOZES LTDA. - Petrópolis - |
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Series 18: Seeds of Destruction... [Seeds of Destruction in Portuguese - published in Brazil by Editóra Vozes]
«detailed view» |
| 63. |
Series 19: 1964/02/17 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 17 Février 1964 entre : ABBAYE DE NOTRE DAME DE GETHSEMANI INC. |
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Series 19: Selected Poems... [Selected Poems in French - published by Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
| 64. |
Series 20: 1960/12/22 |
other[x] |
LICENSE AGREEMENT made this 22nd day of December, 1960, by and between The Abbey |
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Series 20: Soul of the Apostolate (by Dom J. B. Chautard, int... [The Soul of the Apostolate by Dom J. B. Chautard, translated and with a new introduction by Merton - published by Doubleday]
«detailed view» |
| 65. |
Series 21: 1960/10/20 |
other[x] |
Contrat intervenu le 20 Octobre 1960 entre Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Gethsemani, |
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Series 21: Spiritual Direction and Meditation... [Spiritual Direction and Meditation in French - published by Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
| 66. |
Series 21: 1961/01/17 |
other[x] |
CONTRATO DE EDIÇAO A "EDITORIA VOZES LTDA.", untiga Tipografia da Escola Gratuita |
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Series 21: Spiritual Direction and Meditation... [Spiritual Direction and Meditation in Portuguese - published in Brazil by Editôria Vozes Limitada]
«detailed view» |
| 67. |
Series 22: 1961/03/13 |
other[x] |
Entre les soussignés : Abbey of Gethsémani, Inc., Trappist, Kentucki [sic], U.S.A. désigné dan |
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Series 22: Thoughts in Solitude (French)... [Thoughts in Solitude in French (Les Chemins de la Joie) - published by la Société des Editions d'Histoire et d'Art, J. and R. Whittmann]
«detailed view» |
| 68. |
Series 23: 1961/03/15 |
other[x] |
ADDITIF [-] AU CONTRAT INTERVENU LE 15 MARS 1961 ENTRE L'ABBAYE DE N.D. DE |
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Series 23: The Wisdom of the Desert... [The Wisdom of the Desert in French - published by Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
| 69. |
Series 23: 1961/05/23 |
other |
Contrat intervenu le 23 Mai 1961 entre: ABBAYE DE NOTRE-DAME DE GETHSEMANI INC. |
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Series 23: The Wisdom of the Desert... [The Wisdom of the Desert in French - published by Editions Albin Michel]
«detailed view» |
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