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Typescript outline and notes for Omensetter’s Luck revised version, March 1954
Typescript outline and notes for Omensetter’s Luck revised version, March 1954
Typescript draft of “Sweets”
Typescript draft of “Sweets.” A fictional memoir published as “Sweet Things” in Harper’s Magazine (February 1992) and included in The Tunnel.
Typed manuscript of “Proust at 100”
Typed manuscript of “Proust at 100.” Published as “One Hundred Years of Proust” in The New York Times Book Review (July 11, 1971) and in The World Within the Word.
Reading version of "Invisible Cities"
Reading version of "Invisible Cities,"lecturegiven to Washington University's School of Architecture, March 26, 1984. First published in VIA (1986) and later included in Tests of Time (2002).
James Merrill's foreword to Recitative edited by J.D. McClatchy
Typescript drafts of the James Merrill's foreword to Recitative edited by J.D. McClatchy, July 1985.
Interview with William H. Gass - August 15, 1995
Corrected transcript of an interview with William H. Gass - August 15, 1995. Unknown interviewer.
“On Experimental Writing: Some Clues for the Clueless” - Corrected Printout Draft
Faxed, corrected printout draft of the essay, “On Experimental Writing: Some Clues for the Clueless,” published in The New York Times Book Review, August 21, 1994. Essay was reprinted/revised as "Anywhere But Kansas" in:The Iowa Review,…
Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife - Reading Version
Typescript draft of reading version of a passage ofWillie Masters' Lonesome Wife.Contains alternate draft of first page, introductory text, multiple color type and light autograph corrections.
The Tunnel Master Proof
A portion of the master proof of The Tunnel: includes cover letter, memo, routing slips, dust jacket, acknowledgement, artwork and title pages and the first three chapters of the novel. Includes light proof corrections.
The Bait by James Merrill
Typescript draft of The Bait by James Merrill.