In one of his earliest volumes of poetry, Water Street (1962), James Merrill was already inquiring into what would become one his primary poetic projects: the problem of poetic “double vision.” Poetic double vision, or seeing art as both a…
Comprises both single leaves and gatherings of 2 and 4 leaves, all from volume 1 ("The translators to the reader" and the opening of Genesis). Dates range from 1901 to 1903. Includes first and second specimen pages sent to subscribers in 1901 and…
Speakers at the County Convention of the Freedom Democratic during Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964. Photo taken during the filming of "A Regular Bouquet," a documentary film by Richard Beymer on the activities of volunteers and residents during the…
Speaker at an organizational meeting during Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964. Speaker stands in front of a wall with maps, images, and signs, one of which reads, "We Shall Overcome."
Photo taken during the filming of "A Regular Bouquet," a…