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Autograph draft of “The Next to Last Scene” by James Merrill, February 5, 1995. Written by Merrill in his journal from a hospital bed in Tucson, Arizona the day before his death from a heart attack. Begins with the line, “A room with every…

Broadside advertisement for The Bait by James Merrill performed by The Artists Theatre and directed by Herbert Machiz, May 18- 23, 1953.

Advertisement for The Immortal Husband by James Merrill and sponsored by the Artists Theatre in association with John Bernard Meyers at the Theatre de Lys in New York City.

Program for "James Merrill & Mona Van Duyn" sponsored by The Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y, October 3, 1983.

Program for "Ninth Annual Literary Festival" sponsored by Southern Methodist University, November 6 - November 11, 1983. Featured speakers included James Merrill, William H. Gass, Albert Goldbarth, Richard Howard, Rita Dove, Erica Jong, Glenda Adams,…

Advertisement for "James Merrill, Poet, Will Read His Poetry in Boll Theatre" sponsored by the University of Dayton, November 7, 1984.

Advertisement for “James Merrill: A Life in Writing” sponsored by Washington University Libraries, November 18-19, 1994. In commemoration of the Modern Literature Collection’s 30th anniversary.

Broadside advertisement for "Celebrating the Poetry of James Merrill" sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis and The Bookmark Society, April 21, 1985.

Postcard advertisement for "Writers & Key West Literary Seminar & Tour" sponsored by the Friends of the Monroe County Library, Key West, Florida, January 15-18, 1987. Featured speakers included James Merrill, Thomas McGuane, Peter Taylor, and Alison…

Program for "T.S. Eliot: A Centennial Appraisal" sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis, September 30-October 2, 1988. Featured speakers included James Merrill, Anthony Hecht, Amy Clampitt, Howard Nemerov, Richard Wilbur, and Gjertrud…