O
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
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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