Thomas Merton Center

Manuscripts in Sub-Section E.1:

Monastic peace

Item 1 - 

First Lines:  I. Blessed are the Peacemakers. 1. Never before have men talked so much about peace, and never has

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  1st Draft

Copy Type:  Typescript with holograph corrections and additions

Date:  no-month no-day, 1958?

Number of pages:  53

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Handwritten note by Merton, "Don't type this copy-- there is a better one." Pages run to 54 but no page 32 (seemingly skipped in pagination and no content missing).

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6

Item 2 - 

First Lines:  I. Blessed are the Peacemakers. (i) Never before have men talked so much about peace, and never has

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  2nd Draft

Copy Type:  Typescript carbon

Date:  no-month no-day, 1958

Number of pages:  62

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Accession from Gethsemani Abbey, December 2013.

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6

Item 3 - Insert 1 p. 4 Monastic Peace - additions

First Lines:  At this point one might be expected to conclude, without further questioni[ng] that peace is found

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  

Copy Type:  Typescript

Date:  no-month no-day, no-year

Number of pages:  1

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  From a Gethsemani Abbey collection of mimeographs, integrated into this sub-section, December 10, 2013.

Location:  Archive - File Cabinet 6