James Merrill's Baby Book

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“James Merrill’s Baby Book”. 1920. Series_IX_Realia, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/39812

Title: James Merrill's Baby Book
Description: James Merrill's baby book with birth announcement. Discussed in Merrill's memoir, A Different Person, the baby book contains the list of gifts Merrill received at birth, including stock shares, silver spoons, gold diaper pins, etc.
Subject: Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Source: James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 278
Date: Circa 1920s
Relation: Series_IX_Realia; Exhibit cases 1-2: Love and Money; James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 18
Format: Book; 6 loose leaves; 26 jpegs. 600 ppi
Language: English
Type: Album
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Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets: Merrill; Merrill Life Archive

Site pages: Love and Money - Realia

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