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James Merrill's silver baby cup and spoon from Tiffany & Co.

James Merrill's baby book with birth announcement. Discussed in Merrill's memoir, A Different Person, the baby book contains the list of gifts Merrill received at birth, including stock shares, silver spoons, gold diaper pins, etc.

James Merrill as a cadet. Merrill was designated for "limited service only" because of poor eyesight.

James Merrill's National Book Award for Mirabell: Books of Number. It was Merrill's second National Book Award win in 12 years. Merrill gave the prize money to Hubbell Pierce, inventor of the bat wallpaper at 107 Water Street where many…

This photo album, entitled "Happy Days at Stonington," includes snapshots taken around James Merrill and David Jackson's home at 107 Water Street, along with colorful commentary.

Early artwork done by James Merrill. These cutouts of dancing ladies show a lifelong affinity toward drawing the female face and form, especially sophisticated, beautiful women, often in costume.

Excerpt from Voices from Sandover, a play by James Merrill based on Merrill and David Jackson's Ouija board seances. The performance was staged at the Agassiz Theatre at Radcliffee College, produced by Peter Hooten, and directed by Joan Darling. The…

Tom Vitale interviews James Merrill on the program "A Moveable Feast." In this episode, titled "Late Settings," Vitale and Merrill discuss the general themes in Merrill's poems and the emotions behind Merrill's writing process, as well as Merrill's…

James Merrill reads from his piece "The Changing Light at Sandover," a poem based on his and David Jackson's experiences with their Ouija board seances, at the first James Merrill Symposium. He is accompanied here by Peter Hooten voicing the…

James Merrill reads his poem "The Victor Dog" at Behrend College.