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Olio, Amherst College's yearbook featuring James Merrill, 1946.

Typescript drafts of the James Merrill's foreword to Recitative edited by J.D. McClatchy, July 1985.

Clippings from "Lit Review" by Mr. W. L. Frederici concerning Merrill from The Lawrence at Amherst College, January 15, 1943.

Autograph draft of "The Next to Last Scene" by James Merrill written in his journal the day before his death.

Typescript of the 1979 National Books Award for Poetry citation for Mirabell: Books of Number by James Merrill.

Program for the Thirtieth Annual National Books Awards, April 25, 1979. James Merrill was awarded the prize in poetry for Mirabell: Books of Number.

Photograph of James Merrill receiving an honorary doctorate at Amherst College from Calvin H. Plimpton, June 7, 1968.

Typescript [photocopy] draft of Amherst College's President Calvin H. Plimpton's introduction for James Merrill's honorary doctorate, June 7, 1968.

Program for The Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry awarded to James Merrill, October 29, 1990.

Autograph draft of "Autobiography" by James Merrill. Most likely written during his time at Amherst, circa 1946.