Frank Dell'Isola compiled and updated bibliographies of Thomas Merton's writings, as well as writing books and articles on Scripture studies.
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1955/01/02 |
TLS[x] to Merton |
Enclosed herewith is the Winter (1954-1955) number of THOUGHT, the Fordham University Quarterly, |
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1958/01/17 |
TL[x] from Merton |
Thank you very much for Thought and for the bibliography. A great deal of the items were |
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1965/06/09 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
It was good to hear from you after a long silence. I have often wondered what had become of you |
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1967/03/21 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
It was good to hear from you again. I often wonder what has become of you. It is true that I have |
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undated/no/no (#01) |
other[x] from Merton |
+ to Frank - best wishes in Xt [-] f m Louis (preface by a Dutch Protestant professor) |
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[see Sub-Section B.6 for original - copy of inscription by Merton inside Ter overweging, the first Dutch edition of Seeds of Contemplation]
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undated/no/no (#02) |
other[x] from Merton |
+for Frank Dell'Isola with cordial good wishes and blessings - may the Divine Christ bring you peace |
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[see Sub-Section B.6 for original - copy of inscription by Merton inside The Christmas Sermons of Bl. Guerric of Igny]
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| 7. |
undated/no/no (#03) |
other[x] from Merton |
+to Frank [Mattson? / Merton?] with very best wishes f m Louis Merton |
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[see Sub-Section B.6 for original - copy of inscription by Merton inside Thoughts in Solitude - a catalogue by rare book dealer Glenn Horowitz theorized that this edition was inscribed to Frank Dell'Isola, Merton's first bibliographer, but that Merton had, as a joke, written "Frank Merton." The name begins with "M" but does not appear to be Merton]
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undated/no/no (#04) |
other[x] from Merton |
(Thoughts in Solitude, but you couldn't guess!) + to Frank from f m Louis |
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[see Sub-Section B.6 for original - copy of inscription by Merton to Frank Dell'Isola inside Les chemins de la joie, the first French edition of Thoughts in Solitude]
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undated/no/no (#05) |
other[x] from Merton |
to Frank Dell'Isola with best wishes and blessings [-] f m Louis |
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[see Sub-Section D.9 for original - copy of inscription by Merton to Frank Dell'Isola inside offprint copy The Christmas Sermons of Bl. Guerric, from Collectanea Ordinis Cisterciensium Reformatorum oct.-déc. 1955]
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| 10. |
undated/no/no (#06) |
other[x] from Merton |
+for Frank - an interesting experiment in art [-] f m Louis |
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[see Sub-Section B.6 for original - copy of inscription by Merton to Frank Dell'Isola inside Poemas, a Spanish language edition of selected poems, translated and edited by Ernesto Cardenal]
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undated/no/no (#07) |
other[x] from Merton |
+to Frank cordially, in Christ [-] f m Louis |
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[see Sub-Section B.6 for original - copy of inscription by Merton to Frank Dell'Isola inside Que são estas chagas? (edition of What Are These Wounds? in Portuguese)]
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| 12. |
undated/no/no (#08) |
other[x] from Merton |
+to Frank - with all good wishes and blessings in the Risen Christ [-] f m Louis |
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[see Sub-Section B.6 for original - copy of inscription by Merton to Frank Dell'Isola inside Monastic Peace]
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undated/no/no (#09) |
other[x] from Merton |
+to Frank - with best wishes in Xt [-] f m Louis |
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[see Sub-Section B.6 for original - copy of inscription by Merton to Frank Dell'Isola inside Praying the Psalms]
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