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Photograph of James Merrill in a purple turtle neck standing amid the ginkgo trees at Washington University, November 18, 1994.

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

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…

Autograph [photocopy] notes for James Merrill's reading during "James Merrill: A Life in Writing," sponsored by Washington University Libraries, November 19, 1994. In commemoration of the Modern Literature Collection’s 30th anniversary.

Merrill discusses his relationship with the Modern Literature Collection and Mona Van Duyn at Washington University's Simon Hall in 1994.

James Merrill reads his poem "An Upward Look" at Washington University's Simon Hall in 1994.

James Merrill reads his poem "164 East 72nd Street" at Washington University's Simon Hall in 1994.

James Merrill reads from "The Changing Light at Sandover" with Peter Hooten at Washington University's Simon Hall in 1994.

Audio recording of James Merrill reading "Pola Diva," (a translation of Alexandrian poet Ayoub Sinano) in Brown Hall at Washington University in Saint Louis, 1968.

James Merrill reads "Mandala" in the Women's Building at Washington University, 1971.