Journal 10 - “18 W 11th St.” notes and drafts
Item
Merrill, James. 1970. “Journal 10 - ‘18 W 11th St.’ Notes and Drafts”. Series_II_Journals, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38402
- Title
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Journal 10 - “18 W 11th St.” notes and drafts
- Description
- Early holograph notes and drafts toward the poem that would become “18 W 11th St.” The poem regards his childhood NYC home, which was accidentally blown up by radicals living there and making homemade bombs in the basement.
- Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Merrill, James
- Source
- James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 118, Folder 2912
- Date
- 1970: April 8
- Relation
- Series_II_Journals
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Exhibit Cases 5-6: Greece
- James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 462, 478-80
- Format
- 1 leaf, Recto
- 1 jpeg. 600 dpi.
- Language
- English
- Type
- Manuscript
- Identifier
- Journal_10-Apr_8_1970-001.jpg
- Rights Holder
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Site pages
- Greece - Journals
Merrill, James. 1970. “Journal 10 - ‘18 W 11th St.’ Notes and Drafts”. Series_II_Journals, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38402