Water Street - Journals
- Title
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Journal 4 - Ouija séance transcript
- Description
- A Ouija séance transcript regarding Wallace Stevens in the afterlife. This serves as one example of Merrill and Jackson frequently communicating with recently-deceased writers and friends, and also of the topics of literary vocation and sexual identity discussed quite often in the early séances.
- Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Merrill, James
- Source
- James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 116, Folder 2899
- Date
- 1955: September 16
- Relation
- Series_II_Journals
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Exhibit Cases 3-4: Water Street
- James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 204
- Format
- 1 leaf. Verso. 2 leaves. Recto and verso.
- 3 jpegs. 600 dpi.
- Language
- English
- Type
- Manuscript
- Identifier
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Journal_4_Sep_16_1955_001.jpg
Journal_4_Sep_16_1955_002.jpg
Journal_4_Sep_16_1955_003.jpg - Rights Holder
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Title
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David Jackson Journal
- Description
- Journal entry by David Jackson about jealousy and promiscuity between James Merrill and Jackson.
- Date
- 1959 : June 12
- Relation
- Series_II_Journals
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Exhibit Cases 3-4: Water Street
- James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 271-2
- Format
- 1 leaf. Recto and verso
- 2 jpegs. 600 dpi.
- Language
- English
- Type
- Manuscript
- Identifier
-
David_Jackson_Journal_June_12_1959_001.jpg
David_Jackson_Journal_June_12_1959_002.jpg - Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Jackson, David
- Source
- David Jackson Papers (MSS060) - Box 23, Folder 402
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Title
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Journal 64 - thoughts on Ephraim and Cold War
- Description
- A poem draft with examples of wordplay, an important exercise for James Merrill throughout his writing life. This entry also contains notes on Ephraim and Cold War nuclear annihilation worries.
- Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Merrill, James
- Source
- James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 117, Folder 2903
- Date
- 1961: October 26
- Relation
- Series_II_Journals
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Exhibit Cases 3-4: Water Street
- James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 294
- Format
- 1 leaf recto. 1 leaf verso.
- 2 jpegs. 600 dpi.
- Language
- English
- Type
- Manuscript
- Identifier
-
Journal_64_Oct_26_1961_001.jpg
Journal_64_Oct_26_1961_002.jpg - Rights Holder
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
