James Merrill letter to Tony Parigory

Item

Merrill, James. 1973. “James Merrill Letter to Tony Parigory”. Series_I_Correspondence, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38392

Title
James Merrill letter to Tony Parigory
Description
James Merrill letter to Tony Parigory discussing typing the Ouija transcripts to make a prose memoir. Merrill also mentions his problem of losing the novel manuscripts.
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 8, Folder 138
Date
1973: November 27
Relation
Series_I_Correspondence
Exhibit Cases 7-8: Other World
James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 541
See also "Lost 70s Novel," "The Will," "Tony: Ending the Life" manuscript pages, and photograph of Merrill and Parigory.
Language
English
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
JM_To_Tony_Parigory_Nov_27_1973_001.jpg
Format
1 leaf. Recto.
2 jpegs. 600 dpi.
See also "Tony: Ending the Life", photograph of Merrill and Parigory, and For James Merrill: A Birthday Tribute.
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Merrill, James. 1973. “James Merrill Letter to Tony Parigory”. Series_I_Correspondence, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38392