Writing and Related Materials
name: label: Collection Author
content: Shaffer, Earl V., 1918-2002
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content: Earl Shaffer Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1910-2011, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0828, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series contains Shaffers writings both prose and poetry.  His lifelong passion for writing was inspired by his mother.  Of interest are Shaffer's writings covering his army years and his later Appalachian writings.  This series is arranged chronologically and topically. This series contains the page proofs for Shaffer's last book, Calling Me Back to the Hills.  There is one compact disc of songs by Takoma Tedd based on poetry by Shaffer and a compact disc of Shaffer singing, Trail of the Tropic Moon.  The bulk of this series is undated. The compact discs are the only two items for the years 2004 and 2007.