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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Lewis W. Green |
| Title: | Collection 197. Lewis W. Green Papers, 1934 - 2003, undated |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Lewis W. Green Papers are the working manuscripts and newspapers of Lewis W. Green, who published small newspapers about political and cultural events in Asheville, North Carolina and surrounding counties. |
| The Lewis W. Green Papers include correspondence, working manuscripts, and almost complete runs of Green's newspapers. Newspapers include The Native Stone, Overtones, and The Independent Torch: A Journal for The Outraged and the Outrageous. Miscellaneous documents and memorabilia are also included. | |
| Extent: | 10 linear feet, 20 archival boxes |
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[Identification of item], Collection 197. Lewis W. Green Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
Lewis Green donated the bulk of Lewis Green Papers to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection prior to 1994. Additional donations of Independent Torch: A Journal for The Outraged and The Outrageous issues were received during spring 2000, March 2001. This collection was opened to the public on 14 November 2003.
Processed by Kristi Harris, Kathryn Staley, 14 November 2003
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, 30 June 2005
Lewis Green (b. ~1932) is a native of Haywood County, North Carolina. He married and divorced Daisy Jones and had two sons. He received five battle stars in the Korean War (1950-1951). He worked with as an Asheville Citizen reporter during the 1960s. He founded a weekly Asheville newspaper The Native Stone, a monthly political journal Overtones, and the Independent Torch: A Journal for The Outraged and The Outrageous. He also authored The Year of the Swan (1966), And Scatter the Proud (1969), The High-Pitched Laugh of a Painted Lady (1980), The Silence of Snakes (1984), and Spirit Bells: A Novel of the Korean War (1995). Many stories tend to be about mountain people and were set in the 1930s. He taught creative writing and journalism at Warren Wilson College, Haywood Technical College, and was an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He was also a guest lecturer at several universities. In 2000, he was excommunicated by the Episcopal Church in part due to remarks in The Independent Torch. Green won the Associated Press features contest in 1962 and 1964 and third prize in 1968.
Considering himself a populist, Green writes about Buncombe County's political and social controversies and corruption. Independent Torch: A Journal for The Outraged and The Outrageous follows the style and content of a 'zine; however, he identifies it as a newspaper. He reported about isssues in law enforcement, religious matters, and city government. An opponent to non-celibate homosexual-inclusive within the Episcopal Church, Green publicly denounced their inclusion within his church, All Souls Episcopal Cathedral. He uses sometimes offensive puns on individuals' names for humourous effect.
The Lewis W. Green Papers are organized into five series: Series 197A. Correspondence, Series 197B. Books (And Scatter the Proud, The High-Pitched Laugh of a Paint Lady, The Silence of Snakes, Poetry, Miscellaneous), Series 197C. Serial Publications (The Native Stone, Overtones, The Independent Torch: A Journal for The Outraged and The Outrageous), Series 197D. Miscellaneous, Series 197E. Addendum. The one photograph, two three-dimensional objects and oversized papers are stored separately. Autographed books were transferred to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Closed Stacks.
| Appalachians (People) -- Attitudes |
| Asheville (N.C.) -- Newspapers |
| Authors, American -- Appalachian Region, Southern |
| Authors, American -- North Carolina -- Haywood County |
| Episcopal Church |
| Excommunication -- Episcopal Church |
| Green, Lewis W., 1932- |
| Green, Lewis W., 1932- -- Political and social views |
| Politics, Practical -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Periodicals |
| Politics, Practical -- North Carolina -- Haywood County -- Periodicals |
| Collection 197D. Miscellaneous Series. (undated) | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous Series contains two political coins of George Wallace. | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||
| 1 | George Wallace Coins. | ||||||||
