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National Book Award Acceptance Speech

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Title

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995

Description

National Book Award Acceptance Speech for Merrill's first NBA, for Nights and Days. There was a sideshow at that year's ceremony, with a large group in the audience walking out in protest of the Vietnam war when Hubert Humphrey spoke.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 144, Folder 3785

Date

1967:March 8

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Relation

Series_IV_Manuscripts

Exhibit Cases 5-6: Greece

James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 409-10

Format

1 leaf. Recto.

1 jpeg. 600 ppi.

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

National_Book_Award_Acceptance_Speech_Mar_8_1967-001.jpg

Rights Holder

Washington University in St. Louis

Citation

Merrill, James, “National Book Award Acceptance Speech ,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 3, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/12671.