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

James Merrill reads "Days of 1964" in January Hall at Washington University in St. Louis, 1985.

James Merrill reads "In Monument Valley" in the Women's Building at Washington University in St. Louis, 1971.

James Merrill reads his sonnet sequence "The Broken Home" in Brown Hall at Washington University, 1968.

Photograph William H. Gass teaching at Washington University.

William H. Gass giving a commencement speech for the School of Architecture at Washington University, May 17, 1991.

Photograph of William H. Gass, Washington University campus, 1980s

"Philosopher-Critic Joining Washington U. Faculty," St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Shirley Baker, Helen Vendler, and James Merrill at "James Merrill: A Life in Writing" symposium at Washington University, Nov. 18-19, 1994. Vendler is an esteemed professor and poetry critic who had been championing Merrill's work at least since…