B - Backdrop: The dining room at Stonington.

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Draft 1: Photocopy of eighth draft[5406-003 and 5406-005]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before 5400-035 and 5400-049 but after 5401-247. Based on textual clues we placed this between folder 5400-035-049 and folder 5401_247; possible photocopy from same as folder 5400

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5406

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.f notes. Series V-12 notes

Format
draft; letter-size sheets, recto and blank verso; holograph corrections and other handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 2: Photocopy of eighth draft[5400-035 and 5400-049]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Possible photocopy of folder 5406

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5400

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12 drafts

Format
draft; letter-size sheets, recto and blank verso; photocopied; holograph corrections and other handwriting in blue and black marker
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 3: Photocopy of eighth draft[5405-047 and 5405-049]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Based on textual clues we placed this between folder 5405-037-041 and folder 5400_035-049

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 405

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12 drafts

Format
draft; letter-size sheets, recto and blank verso; holograph corrections and other handwriting in blue and black marker
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 4: Typewritten draft[5405-037 and 5405-041]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5405-047-049 also before 5400

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5405

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.f notes

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; first letter of stanza handwritten with black felt-tip pen indicating ornamental first capital letter; handwriting in pencil, blue felt-tip pen, and black felt-tip pen
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 5: Typewritten draft[5395-005 and 5395-007]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before two manucripts in folders 5393 and 5394, also before draft in 5396

Creator
Merrill, James

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

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12 drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; first letter of stanza handwritten with black felt-tip pen indicating ornamental first capital letter; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 6: Typewritten draft[5399-005 and 5399-007]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Photocopy of 5395; after ornamental caps, but before corrections

Creator
Merrill, James

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

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12 drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; first letter of stanza handwritten with black felt-tip pen indicating ornamental first capital letter; handwriting in pencil, handwriting in red pen
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 7: Typewritten draft[5396-007 and 5396-009]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Photocopy of 5395; after corrections, more corrections added

Creator
Merrill, James

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

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12 drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; first letter of stanza handwritten with black felt-tip pen indicating ornamental first capital letter; handwriting in pencil, handwriting in blue felt-tip pen
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 8: Typewritten draft[5393-007 and 5393-009]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Typescript reflects holograph corrections made in 5393 draft and related photocopies

Creator
Merrill, James

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

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12 typescripts/manuscripts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto; holograph (page) number in the upper lefthand corner of recto; brown liquid damage, possible wine stains, on top left corner of all pages; typed; first letter of stanza omitted to leave room for ornamental first capital letter
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 9: Typewritten draft[5394.1-009 and 5394.1-011]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Photocopy of manuscript in folder 5393; copy made before liquid damage to 5393

Creator
Merrill, James

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

Date
June 1975

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Relation
Series V-12 typescripts/manuscripts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; three-hole punched on left margin; holograph (page) number in the upper lefthand corner of recto; photocopied from typed and annotated pages; first letter of stanza handwritten in larger size with red marker to indicate ornamental first capital letter; no additional corrections
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 10: Photocopied draft[5394.2-009 and 5394.2-011]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Photocopy of manuscript in folder 5393; copy made before liquid damage to 5393

Creator
Merrill, James

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

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12 typescripts/manuscripts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; three-hole punched on left margin; holograph (page) number in the upper lefthand corner of recto; photocopied from typed and annotated pages; first letter of stanza handwritten in larger size with red marker to indicate ornamental first capital letter; no additional corrections
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Draft 11: Possibly oldest full draft found[5397-063 and 5397-065]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Like 5394, photocopy of typed manuscript in folder 5393; copy made before liquid damage to 5393; probably made around the same time as 5394 (June 1975), though it looks like it was done on a different copier

Creator
Merrill, James

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

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12 drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto and blank verso; photocopied from typed manuscript; first letter of stanza handwritten in larger size with red marker to indicate ornamental first capital letter
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Fragment 1[5401-247]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5406-003 and 5406-005 but after 5401-235

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5401

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; minimal handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Fragment 2[5401-235]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5401-247 but after 5398-157

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5401

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Fragment 3[5398-157]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5401-235 but after 5398-153

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Fragment 4[5398-153]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5398-157 but after 5398-115

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
Date stamp of 17.i.74

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Fragment 5[5398-115]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5398-153 but after 5398-141

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
23 December 1972

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
partial draft; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil; handwriting in blue marker
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Fragment 6[5398-141]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5398-115 but after 5398-137

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Fragment 7[5398-137]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5398-141 but after 5398-117

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts

Fragment 8[5398-117]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5398-137 but after 5403-023 and 5403-065

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
partial draft; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil and black felt-tip pen
600ppi.

Language
English

Fragment 9[5403-023 and 5403-065]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Very early prose version; corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5398-117 but after 5398-131

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 175, Folder 5403

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.f notes

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil, black felt-tip pen
600ppi.

Language
English

Fragment 10[5398-131]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description
Corrections suggest this was likely produced before manucript 5403-023 and 5403-065

Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter-size sheets, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil, black felt-tip pen, blue felt-tip pen, blue pen, and purple felt-tip pen
600ppi.

Language
English

Fragment 11[5405-145]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description


Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 175, Folder 5405

Date
March 28

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Relation
Series V-12.f notes

Format
manuscript; small square sheet, recto only; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Fragment 12[5398-116]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description


Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
notes; letter sheet, recto only; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Fragment 13[5398-118]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description


Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
notes; letter size sheet, recto only; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Fragment 14[5398-142]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description


Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
fragment; letter-size sheet, recto only; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Fragment 15[5398-154]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description


Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5398

Date
undated

Rights
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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter sheet, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Fragment 16[5400-177]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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

Description


Creator
Merrill, James

Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5400

Date
undated

Rights
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Relation
Series V-12.e drafts

Format
manuscript; letter sheet, recto only; typed; handwriting in pencil
600ppi.

Language
English

Galley proof[5389-034 and 5389-035]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - B

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 and blue pencil, including standard proofreading marks
600ppi.

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts