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• 0079 - Photo by Merton
• 1968-10-15: Letter from Jean Leclercq to Thomas Merton
  In this letter from Benedictine scholar Dom Jean Leclercq, there is a reminder that Thomas Merton's final journey was cut short and that he had planned to travel to Japan.
• Thomas Merton's reflection to Gethsemani Abbey novices on the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Thomas Merton reads excerpts of a letter from June Yungblut. She describes the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Thomas Merton's reflection to Gethsemani Abbey novices on the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Thomas Merton reads excerpts of a letter from June Yungblut and mentions Martin Luther King's plans to come to Gethsemani Abbey for retreat which was postponed due to King's trip to Memphis during which he was assassinated.
• Thomas Merton and the Monsters (the Mugwumps)
  Two humorous selections from Thomas Merton's final address as novice master before moving full-time to his hermitage.
• 1959-12-18: Letter from Ernesto Mejía Sánchez to Thomas Merton
  Ernesto Mejía Sánchez was born in Nicaragua and lived his later life as a poet, essayist, literary critic, anthologist, and diplomat in Mexico. He can be placed with the "Generación del 40" and noted alongside other Nicaraguan poets, like Merton's friend Ernesto Cardenal and José Coronel Urtecho.
• Venerable Fulton Sheen at Gethsemani Abbey centenary, 1949
  Footage from the Gethsemani Abbey centenary celebration on June 1, 1949. Footage contains images of Monsignor Fulton Sheen, Dom James Fox (Abbot of Gethsemani), and Earle C. Clements, governor of Kentucky, who both spoke at the celebration.
• Photograph of Joseph Zarrella in uniform, ca. 1943
  Images of Joseph Zarrella in uniform for the American Field Service. ca. 1943
• Merton reads his curriculum vitae in his hermitage at Gethsemani, May 20th, 1967.
  Audio clip of Merton in his hermitage at Gethsemani, May 20, 1967
• Excerpt from Merton's final address as novice master before his permanent move to the hermitage, August 20, 1965
  This excerpt is from Merton's final address as novice master before his permanent move to the hermitage. Beginning in April 1962 Thomas Merton's lectures to the novices, and then later to the community, were recorded. Merton describes "a life without care."