Thomas Merton Center

Manuscripts in Sub-Section E.1:

Seven words (for Ned O'Gorman)

Item 1 - 7 Words for Ned O'G

First Lines:  Death To say that death is 'the end of life' is really to say like or nothing about it

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  1st Draft

Copy Type:  Xerograph of holograph

Date:  no-month no-day, 1966

Number of pages:  2

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Photocopy from reading notebook 1966, #3 of 4, p. 31b, 32 and 33. Original is at Syracuse University.

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6

Item 2 - Seven words for Ned O'Gorman

First Lines:  "Death is the end of life" This statement, which at seems at first sight seems

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  2nd Draft

Copy Type:  Typescript with holograph corrections and additions

Date:  May no-day, 1966

Number of pages:  23

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6

Item 3 - Seven words for Ned O'Gorman

First Lines:  Naomi - I wrote this for a friend who is editing an incomprehensible project at Random House -

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  2nd Draft (incomplete)

Copy Type:  Xerograph of typescript with holograph notation

Date:  May no-day, 1966

Number of pages:  1

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Copy of a title page with a holograph notation from Merton to Naomi Burton Stone. Copied from the St. Bonaventure University archives.

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6

Item 4 - Seven words for Ned O'Gorman

First Lines:  "Death is the end of life" This statement, seems at first sight quite obvious. It appears to say

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  3rd Draft

Copy Type:  Mimeograph with holograph corrections

Date:  no-month no-day, no-year

Number of pages:  20

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6