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Merrill Moore Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2505

  • Staff Only

This collection contains three items related to Merrill Moore: a letter from Moore (dated February 1, 1946); an article about his sonnet writing; and a photograph of Moore.

Dates

  • 1946

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection contains three items related to Merrill Moore: a letter from Moore (dated February 1, 1946); an article about his sonnet writing; and a photograph of Moore.

Biographical/Historical Note

Austin Merrill Moore (1903-1957) was born in Columbia, Tennessee, to novelist and historian John Trotwood Moore and Mary Brown Daniel Moore. He attained a bachelor's degree in 1924 and a doctorate of medicine in 1928 from Vanderbilt University. As a member of the Fugitive Group with Robert Penn Warren, Allen Tate, and others, Moore published many poems from 1922 to 1926 in the poetry magazine, The Fugitive, and in Fugitives, An Anthology of Verse (1928). Over his life, he published more than forty volumes of poetry and wrote between 50,000 and 500,000 sonnets. In 1935, Moore established a private practice in Boston. He also taught neurology at Harvard Medical School and at Boston City Hospital where he carried out research on alcoholism and drug addiction. During World War II in New Zealand and the South Pacific, Moore volunteered his services to aid soldiers in the U. S. Army.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480