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James Tipton's America the Elephant

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3257

  • Staff Only

This collection consists of James Tipton's poem America the Elephant on broadsheet from 1974. The poem is based on James Agee's final letter to Episcopal priest, Father James Harold Flye.

Dates

  • 1974

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

Abstract

This collection consists of James Tipton's poem America the Elephant on broadsheet from 1974.

Biographical/Historical Note

James Tipton lives in Fruita, Colorado, where he is a beekeeper and poet. He has been published in The Nation, South Dakota Review, Southern Humanities Review, The Greensboro Review, Esquire, Field, and American Literary Review. His collection of poems, Letters from a Stranger, won the 1999 Colorado Book Award in Poetry.

Arrangement

This collection consists of one folder.

Acquisition Note

Purchased by Special Collections, November 18, 2006.

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