Thomas Merton Center

Manuscripts in Sub-Section B.6:

Bread in the wilderness

Item 1 - 

First Lines:  + for Fr R Friedrich in the Lord [-] Thomas Merton

Sub-Type:  Published material

Draft:  

Copy Type:  Book with signature and inscription

Date:  no-month no-day, no-year

Number of pages:  146

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Inscription to Fr. Richard Friedrich (see also Section A, Correspondence). Later 1953 printing as smaller edition with red cloth and missing dust jacket. New York : New Directions, ©1953.

Location:  Archive - Stack 4

Item 2 - 

First Lines:  to Fathe Vitus of the clerics of St. John's Abbey - from the scholastics of Our Lady of Gethsemani -

Sub-Type:  Published material

Draft:  

Copy Type:  Book with signature and inscription

Date:  no-month no-day, no-year

Number of pages:  146

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Inscription to Father Vitus of St. John Abbey (likely Fr. Vitus Bucher, O.S.B.) with Latin text from the Rule of St. Benedict, "ut ab ipsius magisterio numquam discedentes in ejus doctrina usque ad mortem in monasterio perseverantes, passionibus Xti per patientiam participemus, ut et regno ejus mereamur esse consortes." Signed "f M Louis, O.C.S.O." First edition, red cloth. New York : New Directions, ©1953. Donated by Gethsemani Abbey July 1, 1976.

Location:  Archive - Stack 4

Item 3 - 

First Lines:  +to Beatrice Lillie with my best wishes for the New Year 1954 [-] God bless you[-] fr m Louis Merton

Sub-Type:  Published material

Draft:  

Copy Type:  Book with signature and inscription

Date:  no-month no-day, no-year

Number of pages:  146

Additional authors/contributors:  

Language:  English

Notes:  Inscription to actress Beatrice Lillie. First edition, no cover. New York : New Directions, ©1953.

Location:  Archive - Stack 4