James Merrill and David Jackson's second séance

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Merrill, James. 1953. “James Merrill and David Jackson’s Second séance”. Series_III_Ouija, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38410

Title: James Merrill and David Jackson's second séance
Description: James Merrill and David Jackson's second séance (and the first that Merrill transcribed and preserved), in which they reached the spirit of "Kabel Barnes," a colonial farmer.
Subject: Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator: Merrill, James
Source: James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 126, Folder 2967
Date: 1953 : November 14
Relation: Series_III_Ouija; Exhibit Cases 3-4: Water Street (1953-61); James Merrill: Life and Art, p.170
Format: 1 leaf. Recto and verso; 2 jpegs. 600 dpi.
Language: English
Type: Manuscript
Identifier: Nov_14_1953- JM_and_David_Jackson's_second_séance_Kabel_Barns-001.jpg
Nov_14_1953- JM_and_David_Jackson's_second_séance_Kabel_Barns-002.jpg
Rights Holder: Washington University in St. Louis
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets: Merrill; Merrill Life Archive

Site pages: Water Street - Ouija Materials

Media: Nov_14_1953- JM_and_David_Jackson's_second_séance_Kabel_Barns-001.jpg; Nov_14_1953- JM_and_David_Jackson's_second_séance_Kabel_Barns-002.jpg