"Days of 1941 and '44" draft

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Merrill, James. 1980. “‘Days of 1941 and ’44’ Draft”. James Merrill Papers - Series_IV_Manuscripts, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38414

Title: "Days of 1941 and '44" draft
Description: Published in Late Settings, "Days of 1941 and '44" recalls Lawrenceville School and Merrill using his diaries to become a "poet of memory." The poem is dedicated to David Mixsell, his arch-nemesis at Lawrenceville, who died on D-Day in World War II.
Date: circa 1980-85
Type: Manuscripts
Format: paper; jpeg
Creator: Merrill, James
Extent: one page recto and verso; one page recto only
Language: English
Relation: James Merrill Papers - Series_IV_Manuscripts; Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love and Money; James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 58, 61-2; See also Journal 57
Source: James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 129, Folder 3101
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Rights: In copyright
Subject: Merrill, James, 1926-1995

Item sets: Merrill; Merrill Life Archive

Site pages: Love and Money - Manuscripts

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