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Drafts of poems toward Divine Comedies. The first 32 pages are typescripts on cotton bond paper, with minimal corrections in Merrill's hand in pencil or blue felt-tip pen. Includes title page, WHITEBEARD ON VIDEOTAPE, MANOS KARASTEFANIS, THE KIMONO,…

Two typescript lists: "CHANGES & CORRECTIONS IN 'DIVINE COMEDIES': JUNE 1976"; "CHANGES & CORRECTIONS (1981) IN DIVINE COMEDIES (3rd printing)." Changes in wording listed for 12 pages of Divine Comedies (June 1976); Changes in resetting of lines for…

Typescript draft with holograph corrections-recto and verso- in pencil, black pen, brown pen, blue pen, pink & red pen; sketches of various images (facial, etc.) on recto and verso; holograph corrections in pencil on partial sheets of paper with…

Typescript and holograph drafts; several small pieces of paper with notes among the letter-size drafts; brown "air mail" envelope addressed to "Mr. James Merrill" at Greece address from Yenser in California; small envelope from France addressed to…

Typescript draft with holograph corrections; notes mostly on recto side; corrections in pencil, black ink, red ink, pink ink, blue ink; facial sketch; interview with Merrill on fold-out paper; a few of the drafts are on the verso side of Amherst…

Typescript draft--recto only; Each leaf of draft has a holograph (page) number in the upper lefthand corner of recto; Red pen is used for corrections to draft.

Typescript draft--recto only; Each leaf of draft has a holograph (page) number in the upper lefthand corner of recto; pencil is used for corrections to draft; Greek inscription in red pen by Merrill to Manos Karastefaris on title page, June 12, 1975.