Portrait of George Scarbrough
This portrait of George Scarbrough was most likely intended for publicity purposes.
Dates
- 1950 April 13
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This portrait of George Scarbrough was most likely intended for publicity purposes.
Biographical/Historical Note
George Addison Scarbrough was born to William Oscar and Louise Anabel (McDowell) Scarbrough in Polk County, Tennessee on October 20, 1915. He attended the University of Tennessee (1935-1936) and the University of the South (1941-1943) before teaching in several Tennessee schools. Scarbrough earned his BA from Lincoln Memorial University (1947) and returned to the University of Tennessee to complete his MA (1954). Always an avid reader, Scarbrough wrote both poetry and prose and published a number of works, including Tellico Blue (1949), The Course is Upward (1951), Summer So-Called (1956), New and Selected Poems (1977), A Summer Ago (1986), and Invitation to Kim (1989). He was elected to the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame in 2003 and died in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 2, 2008.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository