Created from transfer of Ackerman Inventory, needs to be verified for accuracy, did not compare against PP at the time of transfer: b61918076
The T. Kilgore Splake Papers is comprised of two series: Series 1: Publications Series 2: Professional Activities
[identification of item],T. Kilgore Splake, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0198, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
Contains DVDs.
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Processed by: Nicole Miller, 2017 June; Finding aid written by: Nicole Miller, 2017 June
As of 2017, T. Kilgore Splake is an American poet, photographer, and editor. Splake was born Thomas Hugh Smith in 1936 in Three Rivers, Michigan. Splake received his Bachelors of Arts degree in 1959, and his Masters of Arts degree in 1963, both from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Splake was a teacher in Michigan between 1959 and 1964, and became a college professor beginning in 1964. Splake taught political science at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan until his retirement in 1989. In the late 1970s, Splake adopted the pen name T. Kilgore Splake, taking the T. from his first name Thomas, Kilgore from a character in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Breakfast of Champions” named Kilgore Trout, and the Splake from the name of a genetically engineered trout. Splake also refers to himself as the “Ren (renaissance) Man” and “Gray Dancer”. After his retirement in 1989, Splake moved to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In addition to publishing his own poetry and photography, as of 2017, Splake is the co-editor of the literary journal “Cliffs Soundings."
The T. Kilgore Splake Papers range from 1979-2006, and are comprised of chapbooks, broadsides, DVDs, and photographs, along with several editions of “Cliff Soundings." Biographical information, photographs of Splake, correspondence, ephemera, a curriculum vitae, and several articles about the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are also included.
The Publications series contains chapbooks, broadsides, and DVDs with the published works of T. Kilgore Splake. Several editions of the literary journal “Cliff Soundings" are also included. The subjects covered in this series range from family, daily life and thoughts, to works about the Upper Peninsula of Michigan published between 1979 and 2005. Materials in the series are arranged chronologically by publication date, with undated publications organized alphabetically by title thereafter.
cover and title page only
The Professional Activities series contains photographs, biographical information, correspondence, business cards, announcements, reviews, a curriculum vitae, and ephemera. Several articles about the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are also included. Materials in this series are arranged alphabetically by topic.