O - O’s of mildest light glance through the years.

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Draft 1: Oldest full draft found [5401_173, 5401_143, and 5401_145]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

Oldest dated draft found; the presence of lines that were later revised by Merrill indicates this is an earlier draft.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5401

Date

1972

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; holograph corrections and notes in pencil

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Draft 2: Typewritten draft [5401_173, 5401_147, and 5401_149]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

Appears to be a typewritten copy of 5401_173-145; the presence of lines that were later revised by Merrill indicates this is an earlier draft.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5401

Date

Undated

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; holograph corrections in pencil and black pen

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Draft 3: Typewritten draft [5399_061, 5399_063, and 5399_065]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

Begins with “Or selves not dead”, which Merrill later changed to “O’s mildest light glance” in 5393 indicating this draft precedes 5393.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5399

Date

Undated

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; holograph corrections in pencil and black pen

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Draft 4: Typewritten draft [5395_063, 5395_065, and 5395_067]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

Begins with “Or selves not dead”, which Merrill later changed to “O’s mildest light glance” in 5393 indicating this draft precedes 5393.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5395

Date

Undated

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; holograph corrections and notes in black felt pen and pencil

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Draft 5: Typewritten draft [5396_065, 5396_067, and 5396_069]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

Begins with “Or selves not dead”, which Merrill later changed to “O’s mildest light glance” in 5393 indicating this draft precedes 5393.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5396

Date

Undated

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; holograph corrections and notes in pencil, black felt pen, and blue pen.

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Draft 6: Typewritten draft [5393_067, 5393_069, and 5393_071]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

First known revision of the opening line from “Or selves not dead”, to “O’s mildest light glance”, indicating it is a later draft than 5396.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5393

Date

Undated

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; water stains on top left corner of each page.

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Draft 7: Typewritten draft [5394.1_069, 5394.1_071, and 5394.1_073]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

The opening line and other corrections indicates this draft is later than 5393 and 5396.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5394.1

Date

Undated

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; holograph corrections in red marker

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Draft 8: Typewritten draft [5394.2_069, 5394.2_071, and 5394.2_073]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

The typewritten text is similar to 5394.1; however, the handwritten revisions indicates this is a revised and thus later version than 5394.1.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5394.2

Date

Undated

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; holograph corrections in red marker and pencil.

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Draft 9: Typewritten draft [5397_123, 5397_125, and 5397_127]


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Title

Divine Comedies – The Book of Ephraim – O

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Divine Comedies

Merrill, James, 1926-1995—The Book of Ephraim

Description

This draft includes similar revisions that are present in 5394.2; however, it also includes additional and more extensive revisions, indicating this is a later draft than 5394.2

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) Box 174, Folder 5397

Date

Undated

Rights

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Relation

Series V-12 drafts

Format

Draft; letter-size sheets; typed; holograph corrections and notes in red marker and pencil.

600ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

 

Galley proof[5389-064 and 5389-066]


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Title
Divine Comedies - The Book of Ephraim - O

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
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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

Language
English

Type
Manuscripts