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from "In the Cemetary Where Al Jolson is Buried" by Amy Hempel, 2018

 Item — Oversized box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 14
Identifier: MSS 0586- File 3- Item 14

Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection includes 77 broadsides of poetry and prose by various authors collected by UNCG professor and poet Emilia Phillips. Each broadside contains a poem or excerpt, the poet's name, and a colophon describing printing information. There are various printmaking processes used, including digital, letterpress, and relief printing. Papers used include both handmade and machine-made. The broadsides were collected between 2009 and 2020, though some are undated.

Dates

  • 2018

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet (1 oversized flat storage box.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

A gray print image of a bassinette at the bottom of the excerpt. Letterpress print.

General

Designed by Lindsay Lusby and James Allen Hall and printed by hand by Mike Kaylor on a Vandercook 4 Proof Press in honor of the visit of Amy Hempel. This is an excerpt of the short story which is published in the collection Reasons to Live (Harper Perennial, 1995).

Repository Details

Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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