Jim Boatwright

Item

Merrill, James. n.d. “Jim Boatwright”. Series_VI_Audiovisual, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38556

Title
Jim Boatwright
Description
Jim Boatwright, a.k.a. "the Colonel," was a professor at Washington and Lee University and editor of the literary magazine Shenandoah. Merrill had gotten to know Boatwright in Athens, although he also lived in Key West. Like Merrill, Boatwright died of AIDS.
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 196, Folder 4
Relation
Series_VI_Audiovisual
Exhibit Cases 9-10: Love and Death
James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 622
Type
Photograph
Format
1 photograph.
1 jpeg. 600 ppi.
Identifier
MSS083_VI-1-c_013.jpg
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Merrill, James. n.d. “Jim Boatwright”. Series_VI_Audiovisual, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38556