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Draft 1: Oldest full draft found, typewritten [5395-049, 5395-051, and 5395-053]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - L

Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Divine Comedies
Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description
Draft 1; consisting of 5395-49, 5395-51, 5395-53; followed by 5399-47, 5399-49, 5399-51.

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5395

Date
undated

Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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Relation
Series V-12-drafts

Format
Typewritten draft on recto side; begins with decorative initial; catchword on bottom right-hand corner.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 2: Photocopy of first draft [5399-047, 5399-049, and 5399-051]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - L

Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Divine Comedies
Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description
Draft 2; consisting of 5399-47, 5399-49, 5399-51; preceded by 5395-49, 5395-51, 5395-53; followed by 5396-51, 5396-53, 5396-55.

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5399

Date
undated

Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. For information on procedures and policies governing the use of materials, see http://library.wustl.edu/spec/access/forms/. For requests to reprint previously published works by James Merrill, please contact the Wylie Agency: http://www.wylieagency.com/permissions.html.

Relation
Series V-12-drafts

Format
Photocopied draft; begins with decorative initial; catchword on bottom right-hand corner

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 3: Photocopy of first draft [5396-051, 5396-053, and 5396-055]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - L

Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Divine Comedies
Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description
Draft 3; consisting of 5396-51, 5396-53, 5396-55, preceded by 5399-47, 5399-49, 5399-51; followed by 5393-53, 5393-55, 5393-57.

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5396

Date
undated

Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. For information on procedures and policies governing the use of materials, see http://library.wustl.edu/spec/access/forms/. For requests to reprint previously published works by James Merrill, please contact the Wylie Agency: http://www.wylieagency.com/permissions.html.

Relation
Series V-12-drafts

Format
Photocopied draft; begins with decorative initial; catch word on the bottom right-hand corner;page number on top right-hand corner

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 4: Typewritten draft [5393-053, 5393-055, and 5393-057]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - L

Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Divine Comedies
Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description
Draft 4; consisting of 5393-53, 5393-55, 5393-57; preceded by 5396-51, 5396-53, 5396-55; followed by photocopied draft 5394.1-55, 5394.1-57, 5394.1-59.

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5393

Date
undated

Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. For information on procedures and policies governing the use of materials, see http://library.wustl.edu/spec/access/forms/. For requests to reprint previously published works by James Merrill, please contact the Wylie Agency: http://www.wylieagency.com/permissions.html.

Relation
Series V-12-drafts

Format
Typewritten draft on recto side; brownish stain on top left-hand corner; some water damage on top left-hand corner; page number on top left-hand corner; catch-word on bottom right-hand corner

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 5: Photocopy of 5393 [5394.1-055, 5394.1-057, and 5394.1-059]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - L

Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Divine Comedies
Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description
Draft 5; consisting of 5394.1-55, 5394.1-57, 5394.1-59; preceded by 5393-53, 5393-55, 5393-57; followed by 5394.2-55, 5394.2-57, 5394.2-59.

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5394.1

Date
undated

Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. For information on procedures and policies governing the use of materials, see http://library.wustl.edu/spec/access/forms/. For requests to reprint previously published works by James Merrill, please contact the Wylie Agency: http://www.wylieagency.com/permissions.html.

Relation
Series V-12-drafts

Format
Phototyped draft; phototyped from 5393; begins with a decorative initial; catch-word on bottom right-hand corner

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 6: Photocopy of 5393 [5394.2-055, 5394.2-057, and 5394.2-059]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - L

Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Divine Comedies
Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description
Draft 6; consisting of 5394.2-55, 5394.2-57, 5394.2-59; preceded by 5394.1-55, 5394.1-57, 5394.1-59; followed by 5397-109, 5397-111, 5397-113.

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5394.2

Date
undated

Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. For information on procedures and policies governing the use of materials, see http://library.wustl.edu/spec/access/forms/. For requests to reprint previously published works by James Merrill, please contact the Wylie Agency: http://www.wylieagency.com/permissions.html.

Relation
Series V-12-drafts

Format
Phototyped draft; phototyped from 5393; begins with a decorative initial; catch-word on bottom right-hand corner; page number on top left-hand corner

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 7: Photocopy of 5393 [5397-109, 5397-111, and 5397-113]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - L

Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Divine Comedies
Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description
Draft 7; consisting of 5397-109, 5397-111, 5397-113, preceded by 5394.2-55, 5394.2-57, 5394.2-59.

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5397

Date
undated

Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. For information on procedures and policies governing the use of materials, see http://library.wustl.edu/spec/access/forms/. For requests to reprint previously published works by James Merrill, please contact the Wylie Agency: http://www.wylieagency.com/permissions.html.

Relation
Series V-12-drafts

Format
Photocopied draft; photocopied from 5393; begins with decorative initial; catch-word on bottom right-hand corner; page number on top right-hand corner of page

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Galley proof[5389-056 and 5389-059]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - L

Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Divine Comedies
Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description
Considered final extant draft in collection because it is a galley proof; also, timestamp on first page of proofs very close to book publication date.

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5389

Date
Date stamp of 24 NOV 1975 on first sheet of proofs

Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. For information on procedures and policies governing the use of materials, see http://library.wustl.edu/spec/access/forms/. For requests to reprint previously published works by James Merrill, please contact the Wylie Agency: http://www.wylieagency.com/permissions.html.

Relation
Series V-12 galley proofs

Format
Galley proofs; recto only; three pages per sheet; holograph corrections in pencil, green pen, red pen, and blue pencil, including standard proofreading marks

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts