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Contains 12 Results:

Correspondence regarding image rights for Thomas Merton: A Pictorial Biography, 1979 October-1980 February

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: III
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondents include Forest's publisher (the Paulist Press), Patrick Hart (secretary to Thomas Merton), Naomi Burton Stone (Merton's agent), Edward Rice, Michael Mott, James Laughlin, Henri Nouwen, J. F. Brouwer, W. H. "Ping" Ferry, Anne H. McCormick, Bob Giroux, John Eudes Bamberger, Robert Lax, John Howard Griffith, and Gerry Twomey.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1979 October-1980 February

Jim Forest with Uitgeverij J.H. Gottmer-Haarlem (Dutch publisher), 1979-1984

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 2
Identifier: III
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondents include Forest's publisher (the Paulist Press), Patrick Hart (secretary to Thomas Merton), Naomi Burton Stone (Merton's agent), Edward Rice, Michael Mott, James Laughlin, Henri Nouwen, J. F. Brouwer, W. H. "Ping" Ferry, Anne H. McCormick, Bob Giroux, John Eudes Bamberger, Robert Lax, John Howard Griffith, and Gerry Twomey.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1979-1984

Correspondence regarding Merton: A Film Biography, 1984 January-July

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 3
Identifier: III
Scope and Contents

Forest was interviewed for the film.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1984 January-July

Jim Forest to Robert Grip, regarding FBI file about the Catholic Peace Fellowship, 1985 September 23

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 4
Identifier: III
Scope and Contents

Includes a copy of the redacted FBI file.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1985 September 23

"The Gift of Merton: a friend remembers", 1969 January

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 5
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1969 January
Found in: / Jim Forest papers / Writings

"Some Thoughts About Dorothy Day", 1973 February

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 6
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1973 February
Found in: / Jim Forest papers / Writings

"Thomas Merton: A Brief Biography" (2 versions), between 1979-1988

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 7-8
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
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Collection is open for research.

Dates: between 1979-1988
Found in: / Jim Forest papers / Writings

"Thomas Merton: Bridging Prayer and Activism", between 1980-1988

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 9
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
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Collection is open for research.

Dates: between 1980-1988
Found in: / Jim Forest papers / Writings

Reviews of books about Dorothy Day, 1983

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 10
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1983
Found in: / Jim Forest papers / Writings

"Thomas Merton's Struggle with Peacemaking", probably 1983

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 11
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
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Collection is open for research.

Dates: probably 1983
Found in: / Jim Forest papers / Writings

"Thomas Merton, His Faith and His Time," Lowell Humanities Series, Boston College, 1995 November 13

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
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This videocassette is not available for playback due to format impermanence and has not been reformatted.

Dates: 1995 November 13
Found in: / Jim Forest papers / Writings

"Thomas Merton's Advice for Peacemakers", 1996 November

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 13
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1996 November
Found in: / Jim Forest papers / Writings