James Merrill letter to Hellen Ingram Plummer

Item

Merrill, James. 1955. “James Merrill Letter to Hellen Ingram Plummer”. Series_I_Correspondence, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38383

Title
James Merrill letter to Hellen Ingram Plummer
Description
Typed letter from James Merrill to his mother Hellen Ingram Plummer, explaining the spirit Ephraim and what Merrill is learning about patrons, representatives, and other topics.
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 81, Folder 2061
Date
1955: September 2
Relation
Series_I_Correspondence
Exhibit Cases 3-4: Water Street
James Merrill: Life and Art - pp. 196-7
See also Merrill's Aug. 5, 1950 letter to Plummer, Plummer's Nov. 26, 1972 letter to Merrill and Journal 47
Language
English
Type
Correspondence
Format
1 leaf. Recto and verso.
2 jpegs. 600 ppi.
Identifier
MSS083-I-2-a-i-JM-to-HIP-19550902-001.jpg
MSS083-I-2-a-i-JM-to-HIP-19550902-002.jpg
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Item sets
Merrill

Merrill, James. 1955. “James Merrill Letter to Hellen Ingram Plummer”. Series_I_Correspondence, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38383