Date Original
1960-2016
Description
This collection contains thousands of handwritten poetry manuscripts by Curtis Lee Sulcer on legal pads, notebooks, and loose papers as well as one published pamphlet of the poet's work.
Biographical/Historical Note
Curtis Lee Sulcer was born in Forrest City, Arkansas, on June 9, 1937. He was one of 14 children of Mack and Nannie Sulcer. He attended Shawnee High School in Joiner, Arkansas, and graduated from Memphis Technical High School in Memphis, Tennessee. He served in the Army for two years and in the Army Reserve for three years. He lived in Memphis, working at the Health Department, and in Alabama, working as an industrial painter. He retired in Osceola, Arkansas, where he continued to write poetry. He died on September 9, 2016 in Osceola.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000899
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Curtis Lee Sulcer papers, MS.000899
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Curtis Lee Sulcer papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
