T. Kilgore Splake Collection

Collection — Box: 1-4

Identifier: MS-841

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, 1995-present, of T. Kilgore Splake, a poet, photographer, and editor from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Includes photographs, a partial manuscript on the history of copper mining, and various publications.

Dates

undated

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

T. Kilgore Splake (born Thomas Hugh Smith, December 8, 1937) is an American poet, photographer, and editor. Splake was born in, and still resides in Michigan. He attended Western Michigan University where he received his bachelors and masters degrees. He became a high school and college professor before an early retirement to become a writer. Splake was the founding editor of CLIFFS Soundings and his work has earned him a dozen Pushcart Prize nominations and has drawn international attention to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Splake is also the Editor in Chief of Angst Productions of Calumet, Michigan.

Extent

1.4 Cubic Feet (4 manuscript boxes (letter size))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series. I. Personal papers include the creator's correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clipings and reviews of the author's work. II. Publications, consists of published and self-published works by the T. Kilgore Splake.