Abstract This collection includes many materials from Creekmore’s writing career including notes, drafts, photographs, correspondence, financial documents, publicity materials, and works that were never published. Personal papers include family correspondence, photographs, and mementos. These are about Creekmore, her family, and several ancestors. Records from Creekmore’s civic engagement come from her work with the Garden Club, Dogwood Arts Festival, Junior League, and various historic concerns...

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This collection houses posters announcing the artists and authors who spoke at the University of Tennessee as part of a lecture series hosted by the Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature.

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This collection includes “Songs and Tales from Fairyland” by Alexander Abbey Piper. The verses and songs are dated June 1927–June 1931. The subjects of the verses and songs include love, spirituality, and stories for children. The book was a present to John C. Hodges from Piper and includes a handwritten inscription by Piper in the front of the book dated June 1931.

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This collection consists of a tabloid-sized story paper entitled The Young Men of America dated August 23, 1888. It contains a number of serialized children's stories, including Davy Crockett, Jr., as well as factual articles, letters to the editor, and advertisements.