mc00203 Guide to the Lee Marshall Smith Papers, 1956-2006 MC 00203 Finding aid prepared by Processed by: Caroline Weaver;machine-readable finding aid created by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble Special Collections Research Center 2005 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-10-28T16:14-0400 Finding aid written in English. Lee Marshall Smith Papers MC 00203 Special Collections Research Center 14.75 Linear feet 1956-2006 This collection documents Lee Marshall Smith's career as a reporter, film critic, newspaper editor, educator and novelist. Also documented are some of Smith's numerous awards and honors, including the Robert Penn Warren Fiction Prize in 1991 and the North Carolina Award for Fiction in 1984. Subject files contain biographical information, including a vita, documentation from her time as Writer-In-Residence at Hollins College, and correspondence with her publishers (Harper and Row, 1968-1973). The Writings series includes extensive drafts of Smith's writings, including typescripts, manuscripts, reproductions, and handwritten notes. Among Smith's published novels are Black Mountain Breakdown (1981), Oral History (1983) , Fair and Tender Ladies (1988), The Devil's Dream (1992), Saving Grace (1995), and The Last Girls (2002). Her short stories include "Mom (Life As We Knew It)", "The French Revolution, A Love Story", "Bob, A Dog", "Me and My Baby View the Eclipse" (with accompanying artwork) and "Camera Obscura". The collection also contains plays adapted from Smith's novels and short stories. A Reviews series includes reviews and critical essays about Smith's work from 1968 to the present. The Audiovisual Materials series includes sound tapes (Lee Smith reading from books and short stories, radio interviews, etc.), a compact disc, and VHS tapes. A popular author of novels and short stories, Lee Smith earned a B.A. in English from Hollins College in 1967. Immediately after college she worked as a reporter for the Richmond News Leader and the Tuscaloosa News. Smith was an English teacher at Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, 1971-1975, and at the Carolina Friends School in North Carolina, 1975-1977. She taught creative writing at Duke University in 1977 and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1978-1981. From 1979 to 1980 she was the director of a summer writing workshop for the University of Virginia. In 1981, she came to North Carolina State University, where she taught for 19 years. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. 27 archival boxes, 1 card box, 2 flat files Smith, Lee, 1944- Restrictions to Access

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 Acquisitions Information

Gift of Lee Smith, 1991-2007.

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 Biographical Note

Lee Marshall Smith was born in Grundy, Virginia. As a college student, she studied in France during her junior year and interned at the Richmond News Leader with chief editorial writer James J. Kilpatrick. Ms. Smith was awarded a Book-of-the Month Club Writing Fellowship in June 1967, immediately following her graduation from Hollins College with a B.A. in English. She continued her writing career as a reporter for the Tuscaloosa News in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1968-1969 and then became the feature writer, film critic, and editor of the newspaper's Sunday magazine. She switched from journalism to teaching English at Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tennessee, 1971-1974, and the Carolina Friends School in Durham, North Carolina, 1975-1977. During this period Ms. Smith was married and raised two boys.

Lee Smith pursued her writing career and was selected as the writer-in-residence at Hollins College during the spring semester of 1976. She continued to teach creative writing as an instructor at Duke University in 1977, a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1978-1981, and the director of a summer writing workshop for the University of Virginia, 1979-1980. In 1981 she took a position at North Carolina State University, where she taught for 19 years. Ms. Smith has given numerous lectures in addition to her extended visits to various schools and conferences teaching writing and conducting workshops. She has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards including two O. Henry Awards, the John Dos Passos Award, the Robert Penn Warren Fiction Prize, and the North Carolina Award for Fiction in 1984. As of 1997, she had published 15 books:

The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed, 1968

Something in the Wind, 1971

Fancy Strut, 1973

Black Mountain Breakdown, 1981

Cakewalk, 1981

Oral History, 1983

Family Linen, 1985

Fair and Tender Ladies, 1988

Bob, A Dog, 1988

Me and My Baby View the Eclipse, 1990

The Devil's Dream, 1992

We Don't Love with Our Teeth, 1994

Saving Grace, 1995

The Christmas Letters: A Novella, 1996

News of the Spirit, 1997

In 2002, Smith published The Last Girls, which was inspired by an actual raft trip she made down the Mississippi River with other Hollins girls in 1966. On Agate Hill, an historical novel set in piedmont North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, was published in 2006.

 Scope and Content Note

The papers of Lee Marshall Smith are divided into eleven series. This collection documents Lee Smith's career as a reporter, film critic, newspaper editor, educator, and novelist. The collection primarily documents Smith's professional endeavors and contains limited personal materials. Also documented are Smith's numerous awards and honors, including the North Carolina Award for Literature (1984), the Lyndhurst Prize (1990-1992), the Robert Penn Warren Fiction Prize, and her promotion to professor at North Carolina State University in 1990. Subject files contain biographical information, including a vita and documentation from her time as Writer-In-Residence at Hollins College. Correspondence chiefly contains letters to and from Smith's publishers (Harper and Row, 1968-1973). Interviews and Articles are predominantly news clippings of interviews with Smith and articles about her. The Lectures, Readings, Speeches, Book Signings series includes programs, news clippings and other evidence of Smith's professional activities. The Miscellaneous series contains notes for stories, information about other writers, and various memorabilia.

The bulk of the collection is contained in the Writings series which consists of five subseries, including Reviews by Lee Smith, Drafts of Novels, Short Stories, Miscellaneous Writing, and Essays. The series documents Smith's writing and the process of creating a novel. It contains extensive drafts of Smith's writings, including typescripts, manuscripts, reproductions, and handwritten notes. Among the short stories are "Mom (Life As We Knew It)", "The French Revolution, A Love Story", "Bob, A Dog", "Me and My Baby View the Eclipse" (with accompanying artwork) and "Camera Obscura". The collection also contains plays adapted from Smith's novels and short stories. A Reviews series includes reviews and critical essays about Smith's work from 1968 to the present. The Audiovisual Materials series includes sound tapes (Lee Smith reading from books and short stories, radio interviews, etc.), a compact disc, and VHS tapes.

 Collection Arrangement

Collection is arranged into series:

1. Subject Files, 1962-1987

2. Correspondence, 1968-2006

3. Honors and Awards, 1967-2001

4. Interviews and Articles, 1968-2003

5. Lectures, Speeches, Readings, Book Signings, 1981-2003

6. Miscellaneous, 1970, undated

7. Photographs, 1964, 1990-2000, undated

8. Writings, 1956-2003

9. Plays Adapted from Novels and Short Stories, 1984-1998

10. Reviews, 1968-2002

11. Audiovisual Materials, 1988-1994

 North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. Smith, Lee, 1944- --Criticism and interpretation Smith, Lee, 1944- American fiction--North Carolina--Women authors American literature--Women authors Authors, American--20th century Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence Authors, American--North Carolina--20th century Interviews Lecture notes Letters (correspondence) North Carolina--Fiction North Carolina--Intellectual life Novelists, American--20th century Photographs Short stories, American--Women authors Speeches Virginia--Fiction Women authors, American--North Carolina--20th century Women novelists, American--20th century Subject Files MC 203 Series 01 0.2 Linear feet 1962-1987, undated Scope and Contents note

The Subject Files series consists of biographical information about Smith and various items and clippings that accompanied the manuscripts. The material in this series is scant and relates primarily to Smith's experience at Hollins College and as a reporter for the Tuscaloosa News.

 Anthologies: Michigan Quarterly Review Accession no. 2007-0376 23 2 1987 Anthologies: The Carolina Quarterly Accession no. 2007-0376 23 1 1978 Biographical Information, Vita 1 Carolina Friends School 1 1975 Coastal Storm - Maryland, Virginia 1 March 1962 Grundy, Virginia 1 Grundy, Virginia Accession no. 2007-0376 23 3 1962-1990 Grundy, Virginia Accession no. 2007-0376 28 1962-1990 Scope and Contents note

Ornament Removed from Box 23 folder 3

 Hollins College: Miscellaneous 1 Hollins College: Raft Trip Down the Mississippi River 1 Hollins College: Writer-In-Residence 1 Reporter, The Tuscaloosa News 1 Correspondence MC 203 Series 02 0.1 Linear feet 1968-2006, undated Scope and Contents note

This series is limited and covers correspondence, 1968-1973, with Harper and Row, and miscellaneous correspondence in 1981, 1987, 1992, and 2006. For additional correspondence, see Series 8, Writings, which includes letters and notes which accompany manuscript materials.

 Correspondence concerning The Devils Dream Accession no. 2007-0376 23 4 1992 Correspondence 1 1981, 1987, 1992, no date Correspondence, Harper and Row 1 1968-1973 Ivy Anne Hughes Baby Announcement Accession no. 2007-0376 23 5 1999 Honors and Awards MC 203 Series 03 0.1 Linear feet 1967-2001 Scope and Contents note

The Honors and Awards series documents some of the awards and prizes that Smith has earned as a writer. This series also includes information regarding her graduation from Hollins College.

 Book-of-the-Month Club Writing Fellowship 1 1967 June Distinguished Scholarly Achievement Award, NCSU 1 1991 0ctober 23 Distinguished Service Award 1 1990 April 11 Fellow, Fellowship of Southern Writers 1 1991 April 5 Hollins Graduation 1 1967 May 28 Lee Smith Festival - Emory and Henry College 1 1985 October 10-11 2 copies Lyndhurst Prize 1 1990-1992 NC Award for Literature 1 1984 November 15 Pembroke Magazine Lee Smith Special Issue Accession no. 2007-0376 23 6 2001 Promotion to Professor, North Carolina State University 1 1990 August 16 Robert Penn Warren Fiction Prize 1 1991 April 5 Southwest Virginia Community College - 1st Cultural Ambassador Award 1 1993 September 16 St. Catherine’s School distinguished alumna 1 1975 April W.D. Weatherford Award - Berea College 1 1989 May 23 Interviews and Articles MC 203 Series 04 0.2 Linear feet 1968-2003 Scope and Contents note

The Interviews and Articles series documents Smith's career from her first novel in 1968 to 2003. The series consists of newspaper clippings of articles about and interviews with Lee Smith. Publications range from the Hollins College Bulletin to The New York Times Book Review. The series also contains a book titled Notable North Carolina Women by Jennifer Ravi.

 “A mystical mix of Southern life,” by Lynn Jessup, Greensboro News and Record 1 27 September 1987 2 copies “A Southern voice in her own write,” by Ken Ringle, The News and Observer 1 9 December 1988 Ad for Lee Smith’s Oral History, New York Times Book Review 1 17 July 1983 “An Interview with Lee Smith,” by DLB 1 [circa 1984] “An Interview with Lee Smith,” by Tom McKnight, Appalachian Heritage 1 Spring/Summer 1988 “Area’s best known author, Lee Smith, honored,” by Charlotte Williamson, Daily Telegraph 2 19 September 1993 Articles removed from Box 23 Folder 7 Accession no. 2007-0376 2 1986-2003 “Artists Picture Lee Smith’s Stories,” by Melissa Clement 1 26 Sept. 1991 “Author paints realistic picture of region but not without fight over cultural differences,” by Kathy Sill, Bristol Herald Courier/Virginia-Tennessean 2 18 September 1993 “Author’s hometown a big help,” by J. Sebastian Sinisi, The Denver Post 2 9 July 1992 2 copies “Buchanan-Born Author Writes Her Roots,” Bluefield Daily Telegraph, by Maryanne Stevens 1 25 January 1981 2 copies “Chapter and Verse,” by Margaret Carlin, Rocky Mountain News 2 6 July 1992 “College News From Around the Quadrangle,” Hollins College Bulletin 1 January 1971 Conversations with Lee Smith by Linda Tate Accession no. 2007-0376 23 11 2001 “Despite fame, Smith’s roots remain strong,” (part 2 of article) (from a West Virginia newspaper) 1 [circa 1983-84] “Down From the Mountain,” by Michael McFee, Spectator 1 21 July 1983 2 copies “Fair and Tender Fiction,” by Robert Draper, American Way 1 1 February 1989 “Flight of Fancy,” article about Hollins Professor Richard H. W. Dillard, with quote by Lee Smith (former student) Roanoke Times and World News 1 6 September 1987 “Good writer has gift of the telling detail,” by James J. Kilpatrick, (from a Central Florida Newspaper) 1 [circa 1985-86] “Homecoming for Lee Smith ‘An Emotional Experience’,” by Cathy St. Clair, The Grundy Mountaineer 1 20 September 1990 “Homespun-Tales of Appalachia Have Authentic-Sounding Twang,” by Teresa Lazazzera, The Winchester Star 1 12 May 1987 “Hot Off the Presses,” by Susan Toepfer, City Lights 1 29 December 1985 “In her books, Lee Smith goes home again,” by Melanie Sill, The News and Observer 1 21 August 1983 2 parts - 2 copies Interview with Claudia Loewenstein Southern Book Review Transcript Accession no. 2007-0376 23 8 1993 Interview with Lee Smith, Durham Morning Herald 1 8 December 1974 “Interview: Lee Smith,” by Cathy Cruise, Phoebe 2 Spring/Summer 1992 Interviews and Articles Various Publications Accession no. 2007-0376 23 7 1986-2003 Interviews with Five North Carolina writers (including Lee Smith), by William W. Starr, The State 1 6 December 1981 “Journalism stimulating says our newest novelist,” by Joy Williams, The Birmingham News 1 8 September 1968 2 copies “Lee Smith - Interview,” by Nancy Parrish, Appalj 2 Summer 1992 2 copies Lee Smith, Annie Dillard and the Hollins Group by Nancy Parris Chapter 5 (pgs 225-283) typescript Accession no. 2007-0376 23 12 1993-1999 “Lee Smith, At Home With Her Muse,” by Ken Ringle, The Washington Post 1 4 December 1988 2 copies “Lee Smith,” by Katherine Kearns, DLB Yearbook 1 “Lee Smith,” by Ray Sawhill, Interview 1 January 1990 “Lee Smith,” interview by Michelle Lodge, Publisher’s Weekly 1 20 September 1985 “Lee Smith: Her People Will Do Anything,” by Joanne Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal 1 17 October 1985 2 copies “Lee Smith’s Life Not Daily Novel,” by Eve Zibart, The Nashville Tennessean 1 12 March 1972 “Lee Smith’s Raft of Appalachian Novels,” by Ken Ringle, International Herald Tribune 1 10-11 December 1988 “Lee Smith’s Stories Eavesdrop On Life,” by Ruth Moose, The Charlotte Observer 1 4 October 1981 “Lee Smith’s Stories Spill Longhand From The Anecdotes of Her Life,” by Dannye Romine, The Charlotte Observer 1 [1980] "Life in fiction,” by Lynne Lucas, The News 1 [circa 1985] Mississippi Quarterly Accession no. 2007-0376 23 9 1998-99 NC State Magazine "Southern Class" Accession no. 2007-0376 23 10 1999 Notable North Carolina Women, by Jennifer Ravi, (includes Lee Smith), copyright 2 1992 “On Regionalism, Women’s Writing, and Writing as a Woman: A Conversation with Lee Smith,” by Virginia A. Smith, The Southern Review 1 Autumn 1990 “On The Mountaintop,” by Priscilla Brown, The Fayetteville Observer/The Fayetteville Times 1 2 October 1983 Oversized articles and interviews removed from Box 23 folder 7 Accession no. 2007-0376 1 1989 “Prize money lets Lee Smith luxuriate in language,” by Bridgette A. Lacy, The News and Observer 20 8 January 1995 “Publishing Good Books, The Good Old-Fashioned Way,” by Dean King, Connoisseur 1 January 1989 Scope and Contents note

(Article about Louis D. Rubin, Jr. - mentions Lee Smith)

 “Rednecks, Belles, and K-Mart Gals - Southern Women Stake Their Claim,” by Thulani Davis, Voice Literary Supplement 1 February 1986 “She can go home again,” by Laura Alderson, Roanoke Times and World News 1 1 March 1981 “She Writes While Children Sleep,” by Johanna Seltz, The Chapel Hill Newspaper 1 22 January 1976 “Smith becomes book ‘character’,” by Charlotte Williamson, Daily Telegraph 2 19 September 1993 “Southern writing is in their bones,” by Laura Alderson, The Canberra Times 1 29 April 1990 “Stare at life very hard, fix image in your mind,” by James J. Kilpatrick, The Birmingham News 1 [circa 1983] (original & copy syndicated column) “SVCC honors Lee Smith,” by Kathy Kish, Daily Telegraph 2 19 September 1993 “Talking True,” by Nelljean McConeghey, The Arts Journal 1 June 1984 “That Mountain Music,” by Dannye Romine, The Charlotte Observer 2 5 July 1992 “The Power and the Story,” by Ben Cleary, Style Weekly 1 29 August 1989 “The South Rises Again,” by Gene Lyons, Newsweek 1 30 September 1985 “Virginia Voices,” by Robert Merritt, Richmond Times-Dispatch 1 25 February 1990 “What Some Carolinas Writers Are Reading,” by Dannye Romine, The Charlotte Observer 1 22 August 1982 “Words to Remember - How Mothers Influenced 6 Budding Writers,” by Dannye Romine, The Charlotte Observer 1 13 May 1984 “Writers’ Renaissance in North Carolina,” by Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal 1 1 November 1989 “Writes about curse,” 1 [circa 1983] “You Can’t Take the Country Out of the Girl,” by L. Stroud, NCSU - The Alumni Magazine of NCSU 2 January-February 1992 2 copies Lectures, Readings, Speeches, Book Signings MC 203 Series 05 0.2 Linear feet 1981-2003 Scope and Contents note

The Lectures, Readings, Speeches, Book Signings series chiefly contains news clippings about events in which Smith participated. It documents the wide range of events that Smith has attended in conjunction with her writing career.

 11th Annual Queens Book and Author Luncheon 2 18 January 1983 Scope and Contents note

Article in The Charlotte Observer, by Dannye Romine

 1993 Commencement Address by Lee Smith, Hollins 2 October 1993 35th Annual Book and Author Luncheon of North Carolina, “Authors at book club luncheon probe distinctive assets of South,” by Abe D. Jones, Jr., The Greensboro Record 2 15 February 1984 3rd Annual Cumberland Valley Writers’ Conference, 2-8 August 1981, Application and Program Meet the Author Night - Richlands Area Friends of the Library, 10 September 1981, Newspaper clipping, article by Sarah Davis, Richlands News Press, 9 September 1981 2 1981 4th Annual Southern Festival of Books - poster with program on the back (Lee Smith is a speaker) 2 9-11 October 1992 70th Annual Commencement of Bluefield College, (Lee Smith gave Address) 2 2 May 1992 “Appalachian writer spending time at UC,” by Dan Trevas. -- In Charleston Daily Mail, University of Charleston 2 26 April 1990 Arts and Education Council Conference on Southern Literature, Chattanooga, TN 2 22-23 February 1985 “Author to read at McIntyre’s,” 2 15 March 1990 "Author, critic to meet at book luncheon,” by Frances Hallam Hurt, Danville Register and Bee 2 4 March 1990 Bennington Writing Workshops 2 30 June-27 July 1985 "Best Selling Author Makes Guest Appearance at Russell County Public Library,” by Richard Fulgham, The Lebanon News 2 5 December 1990 Book Club Related Accession no. 2007-0376 24 4 2002-2003 Book Fair International Schedule, Miami Herald 2 8 November 1985 “Book Festival Schedule of Events,” The Tennessean 2 14 October 1989 “Bookmark,” by Roy Parker, Jr. (includes Lee Smith at 10th Annual Southern Writers Symposium at Methodist College, Fayetteville Observer-Times 2 21 September 1991 Conference Programs Accession no. 2007-0376 24 2 1991-1999 Cumberland Valley Writers’ Conference 2 30 July-7 August 1982 Schedule of Events Eleventh Annual Distinguished Woman Scholar’s Lecture featuring Lee Smith 2 7 March 1990 2 copies of flyer "Foote enchants 1,100 with talk on fiction, history at conference,” by Carolyn Mitchell, The Chattanooga Times 2 6 April 1991 “Grundy’s linen aired by Author,” by Harriet McLeod, The Richmond News Leader 2 15 November 1985 Handwritten partial list of readings/speeches 2 [Spring 1989] Hollins College Commencement, Lee Smith gave Address 2 15-16 May 1993 “Inspiration: Southern writer collects ideas from elders,” (Lee Smith at Southern Writers Seminar), by Sheri Guessford, The Daily Beacon 2 22 February 1988 “Lee Smith to speak,” , and advertisement, Knoxville News-Sentinel 2 14 February 1988 Meet the Author Night, newspaper clipping 2 10 September 1981 Methodist College Tenth Annual Southern Writer’s Symposium - Lee Smith, Storyteller 2 27-28 September [1991] 2 copies and a map Miami Book Fair International 2 3-10 November 1985, Scope and Contents note

Program - Book Fair

 Mindful of Her Place, Symposium organized by the Virginia Women’s Cultural History Project 2 30 November-1 December 1984 New Woman of the South 2 8 May 1985 2 copies Oversized Pamphlet from "The World of Lee Smith Symposium" removed from Box 24 folder 1 Accession no. 2007-0376 1 1998 PEN Gala Accession no. 2007-0376 24 3 1998 PEN/Faulkner Reading 2 24 February 1989 Poetry and Literature program (including Lee Smith as one of the writers of one of the best short stories) PEN Syndicated Fiction Project 2 12 December 1991 2 copies Reading at the University of Richmond, newspaper clipping 2 [1985] Reading at Three Lives, New York, NY, 3 October 1985, clipping from The Village Voice 2 8 October 1985 Schedule for Lee Smith at University of Charleston 2 26-27 April 1984 Seventh Annual Appalachian Writers Workshop and Writers Colony 2 5 August 1984 Seventh Annual Bennington Writing Workshops 2 3-30 July 1983 “Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word,” schedule, Nashville Banner 2 13 October 1989 Speech to Chi-O’s 2 10 April 1990 Susan B. Anthony Birthday Dinner, NC State 2 20 February 1989, Program and flyer 2 copies of flyer “The Autonomous Voice,” 10th Alabama Symposium on English and American Literature 2 13-15 October 1983 2 copies The Dr. Robert L. Palmer Memorial Lecture, Cumberland College, Lee Smith - lecturer 2 29 October 1992 The Southern Writers Program, University of Tennessee 2 17-18 February 1988, Program 2 copies The Work of the Southern Writer - in conjunction with the Cumberland Valley Writers’ Conference 2 5-7 August 1982 2 copies Tributes and Events Accession no. 2007-0376 24 1 1997 University of Kentucky’s 8th Annual Women Writers Conference 2 2-5 April 1986 “UR hosts Virginia author, Buckley,” Richmond Times-Dispatch 2 10 November 1985 VCU Writers’ Conference - Lee Smith 2 7 July 1989 Visiting Writers Series at Virginia Tech 2 16 November 1983 Writing as a Human Activity, Conference 2 23-25 September 1982 2 schedules and a map “Writing, Reading - A Day For Creating,” by Whitney Vanderwerff, Durham Morning Herald 2 16 May 1987, Scope and Contents note

Spring Writing Conference at Carolina Friends School

 Miscellaneous MC 203 Series 06 0.1 Linear feet 1970, undated Scope and Contents note

The Miscellaneous series is a small series which consists of notes for stories, information about other writers, and various memorabilia.

 Lee Smith Photo Postcards Accession no. 2007-0376 24 5 1970 Lee Smith Photo Postcards Accession no. 2007-0376 24 6 1970 Miscellaneous 2 Notes for Stories 2 Other Writers:Anna Darnell Arnoult Miscellaneous 2 Photographs MC 203 Series 07 0.1 Linear feet 1964, 1990-2000, undated Scope and Contents note

The Photographs series consists of photographs and slides of Lee Smith and various other people.

 Photographs : Lee Smith: Wearing blue blouse (2); in office wearing grey sweater & turtleneck; at North Carolina Awards Ceremony; 1964, w/ Santa Claus; Hollins students on Mississippi; Page on his birthday w/ guitar; black & white photo of a man playing tennis in US Open?; school picture of boy w/ one tooth missing & striped brown shirt. 2 1964 Slides : Lee Smith wearing red turtleneck & grey sweater in office, next to television screen & at a seminar in a lobby with a group of people. The box is marked CCR/Advent. Slides by Jim Strickland Accession no. 2007-0376 24 7 1990-2000 Writings MC 203 Series 08 5.0 Linear feet 1956-2003 Scope and Contents note

The Writings series is divided into five subseries, which include Reviews by Lee Smith, Drafts of Novels, Short Stories, Miscellaneous Writing, and Essays.

The series documents Smith's prolific work as a writer. Drafts of Novels are arranged by chronological order of novels. Many of the records regarding novels document the process of creating a novel from Smith's handwritten text to a computer generated manuscript to the blue lines of the novel. Notes and editorial comments accompany drafts of novels. The Short Stories are divided into published and unpublished.

 Reviews by Lee Smith MC 203 Subseries 08.01 1987-1988 “Dickey’s ‘Wayfarer’ Is Rich With Mountain Dialogue,” by Lee Smith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2 13 November 1988 Review of John Shelton Reed’s Southern Folk, Plain and Fancy, by Lee Smith, Spectator, 16 April 1987 Reviews of In Coal Country, by Judith Hendershot and Trouble at the Mines, by Doreen Rappaport, Reviews by Lee Smith, New York Times Book Review 2 17 May 1987 Published MC 203 Subseries 08.03.01 1956-1994 Note:

For Short Stories: “Little Arthur”, “The Red Parts”, “Paralyzed: A True Story”, “The Mystery In the Hills”, and “Nonnie and the Melungeon” - see Drafts of Novels

 Bob, A Dog, Proof #6 12 1988 Book Jackets Accession no. 2007-0376 24 9 1971-1990 “Cakewalk,” typescript draft with corrections 12 2 copies Cakewalk Ballentine Paperback Edition Accession no. 2007-0376 24 8 1993 "Intensive Care," Special Report, Fiction, p. 23-31. 2 February-April 1990 “Making It To Tuscaloosa,” Redbook 12 May 1982, Scope and Contents note

pp. 156-159 and typescript draft “Son of the South”

 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse 13 1990 Scope and Contents note

Typescript Manuscript - 2 copies

 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse 13 1990 Scope and Contents note

Various pages typescript with corrections

 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse 13 1990 Scope and Contents note

Proof - 7 November 1989 with corrections - 3 copies

 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse 14 1990 Scope and Contents note

Proof - 7 November 1989 with corrections - 3 copies (continued)

 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse 14 1990 Scope and Contents note

Proof - 22 November 1989

 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse 14 1990 Scope and Contents note

Proof - miscellaneous pages with corrections - 22 November 1989

 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse 14 1990 Scope and Contents note

Artwork

 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse 14 1990 Scope and Contents note

Blue lines - 2 copies

 “Mound Burial,” Comment 11 Fall 1968, Scope and Contents note

pp. 5-12 - 2 draft copies - typescript

 Short Stories in Cakewalk 11 1981 1985 Scope and Contents note

“Between the Lines,” Prize Stories - The O. Henry Awards 1981, 1981, pp. 81-93 (See Special Collections Books), Atlanta Weekly - The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, 4 April 1982, pp. 6, 7, 18-22, Clearings in the Thicket: An Alabama Humanities Reader,

 Short Stories in Me and My Baby View the Eclipse [1 of 2] 12 1990 pp. 48-54, 134 (see also books) -- “Bob, A Dog” (“Love the One You’re With”) - 4 copies of draft - Also in Redbook and published as a book. -- “Mom” (“Life As We Knew It”) - typescript draft - 2 copies -- “Life On the Moon,” New Stories From The South - The Year’s Best 1987, 1987, pp. 41-56 (See Special Collections Books) typescript copy with corrections and notes - 2 copies -- “Tongues of Fire” - 2 copies of typescript drafts -- “Dreamers” (“The Man of the House”) - 2 copies of typescript Scope and Contents note

Short description - handwritten -- “Bob, A Dog,” (“Love the Ones You’re With”), Redbook, August 1987,

 Short Stories in Me and My Baby View the Eclipse [2 of 2] 13 1990 Scope and Contents note

-- “Intensive Care,” four typescript drafts with corrections -- “Me and My Baby View the Eclipse,” (“No One Will Ever Love You As Much”) Redbook, September 1988 - 2 copies, pp. 44-52 -- “Me and My Baby View the Eclipse” - Also in Redbook - typescript draft with corrections - 2 copies

 Story with Adlai Stevenson and Jane Russell (handwritten) - 11 1956 Story with Adlai Stevenson and Jane Russell, Books 11 Summer 1968 “The Bubba Stories,” The Southern Review 14 Winter 1991, Scope and Contents note

pp. 115-135 - 2 copies

 The Bubba Stories Notes Accession no. 2007-0376 24 10 1990-1998 “The Celebration,” Sandlapper 11 July 1976, Scope and Contents note

pp. 28-38

 “The French Revolution: A Love Story,” Ingenue 12 February 1970, Typescript draft with corrections - 3 copies Scope and Contents note

pp. 40, 72-75

 We Don’t Love With Our Teeth - handwritten draft 15 1994, Scope and Contents note

limited edition

 “White Parts or The Last Moments of Eula Lebel,” Cargoes 11 Spring 1967, Scope and Contents note

pp. 55-62 - 3 draft copies

 Drafts of Novels (includes short stories related to novels) MC 203 Subseries 08.02 1966-2003 Black Mountain Breakdown 3 1981 Scope and Contents note

“Paralyzed: A True Story” - typescript with corrections - 2 copies

 Black Mountain Breakdown 3 1981 Scope and Contents note

Outline of section one - handwritten

 Black Mountain Breakdown 3 1981 Scope and Contents note

First page, explanation - typescript

 Black Mountain Breakdown 3 1981 Scope and Contents note

Notes - handwritten

 Black Mountain Breakdown 3 1981 Scope and Contents note

“Coal Town Hangs On, Finds It’s Booming,” by Ben A. Franklin, The New York Times

 Black Mountain Breakdown 3 1981 Scope and Contents note

“The Bible,” by Sam Varney, Jr. - 2 columns

 Black Mountain Breakdown 3 1981 Scope and Contents note

“from Black Mountain Breakdown,” Carolina Quarterly, Winter 1977

 Black Mountain Breakdown 3 1981 Scope and Contents note

"Black Mountain Breakdown,” Redbook, February 1981, pp. 151-173

 Covers Accession no. 2007-0376 24 11 1980-2003 Fair and Tender Ladies Uncorrected Proof Accession no. 2007-0376 24 12 1988 Fair and Tender Ladies 4 1988 Scope and Contents note

Handwritten Notes

 Fair and Tender Ladies 4 1988 Scope and Contents note

Handwritten draft with notes

 Fair and Tender Ladies 4 1988 Scope and Contents note

Drafts and correspondence (typescript with corrections)

 Fair and Tender Ladies 5 1988 Scope and Contents note

Drafts and correspondence (typescript with corrections)

 Fair and Tender Ladies 6 1988 Scope and Contents note

Typescript Draft with corrections

 Fair and Tender Ladies 6 1988 Scope and Contents note

Manuscript with corrections (typescript) and correspondence

 Fair and Tender Ladies 6 1988 pages) Scope and Contents note

Master Sets with corrections (4 copies plus extra

 Fair and Tender Ladies 7 1988 Scope and Contents note

Master Sets with corrections (continued)

 Fair and Tender Ladies 7 1988 Scope and Contents note

Repro

 Fair and Tender Ladies 7 1988 Scope and Contents note

Bluelines - old copies

 Family Linen 3 1985 Scope and Contents note

Drafts - typescript (not in order)

 Family Linen 4 1985 Scope and Contents note

Drafts - typescript (not in order)

 Family Linen 4 1985 Scope and Contents note

Authors Galleys

 Fancy Strut 3 1973 Scope and Contents note

Handwritten draft

 Fancy Strut 3 1973 Scope and Contents note

1st Version - typescript

 Fancy Strut 3 1973 Scope and Contents note

Draft - typescript

 Oral History 3 1983 Scope and Contents note

“Oral History” - short story - typescript

 Oral History 3 1983 Scope and Contents note

Letter to Faith

 Oral History 3 1983 Scope and Contents note

Notes

 Oral History 3 1983 Scope and Contents note

“The Mystery In the Hills,” Redbook, May 1983, pp. 122-126, 156-178, 181-184

 Saving Grace Notes Accession no. 2007-0376 24 16 1990-1995 Saving Grace 19 1995 Scope and Contents note

Handwritten Notes (plus some typed notes)

 Saving Grace 19 1995 Scope and Contents note

Handwritten Draft with notes - 4 parts

 Saving Grace 19 1995 Scope and Contents note

Draft (typescript with a few corrections) - 4 parts

 Saving Grace 19 1995 Scope and Contents note

Notes written by Anna (copy editor)

 Saving Grace 20 1995 Scope and Contents note

Proof - 2 parts

 Saving Grace 20 1995 Scope and Contents note

Related Correspondence: The correspondence with Harper and Row was placed in the Correspondence - Harper and Row (1968-1973) file (MC 203, Box 1). The letter regarding the Book-of-the-Month Award (1967) was placed in the Honors and Awards, Miscellaneous file(MC 203, Box 1)

 Something in the Wind 3 1971 Scope and Contents note

Part of novel (main character’s name is Alley)

 Something in the Wind 3 1971 Scope and Contents note

“The Red Parts” - typescript - 2 copies

 Something in the Wind 3 1971 Scope and Contents note

“The Red Parts,” Cargoes, Hollins College, Fall 1966, pp. 44-55

 Something in the Wind 3 1971 Scope and Contents note

Section from work in progress (main character’s name is Alley), Hollins College Bulletin, May 1969, p. 8 - 2 copies

 The Christmas Letters: A Novella 20 1997 Scope and Contents note

Draft (typescript with corrections) - xerographic copy

 The Christmas Letters: A Novella 20 1997 Scope and Contents note

Draft (typescript with corrections) - includes notes of Lee Smith and Shannon

 The Devil’s Dream 7 1992 Scope and Contents note

Handwritten Notes (plus some typed notes)

 The Devil’s Dream 7 1992 Scope and Contents note

Handwritten Draft with notes

 The Devil’s Dream 8 1992 Scope and Contents note

Handwritten Draft with notes (continued)

 The Devil’s Dream 8 1992 Scope and Contents note

“Nonnie and the Melungeon,” Southern Exposure, Spring 1991

 The Devil’s Dream 9 1992 Scope and Contents note

Draft (typescript with corrections) - four

 The Devil’s Dream 10 1992 Scope and Contents note

Draft (typescript with corrections) - continued

 The Devil’s Dream 10 1992 Scope and Contents note

Draft (part of a chapter - typescript with corrections) and handwritten notes

 The Devil’s Dream 10 1992 Scope and Contents note

Master Set - 4/13/92 - Parts I-III

 The Devil’s Dream 11 1992 Scope and Contents note

Master Set - 4/13/92 - Part IV

 The Devil’s Dream 11 1992 Scope and Contents note

Paste-ups of title page and chapter titles

 The Devil’s Dream 11 1992 Scope and Contents note

Publicity schedule 22 June-19 July 1992

 The Devils Dream notes Accession no. 2007-0376 27 1 1989-2002 The Devils Dream Notes Accession no. 2007-0376 24 14 1989-1990 The Devils Dream Notes removed from Box 24 folder 14 Accession no. 2007-0376 1 1989-1990 The Devils Dream Publicity Accession no. 2007-0376 24 15 1993 The Devils Dream Research Accession no. 2007-0376 24 13 1992 The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed 3 1968 Scope and Contents note

Letter from James Jackson Kilpatrick

 The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed 3 1968 Scope and Contents note

“Little Arthur” - short story - typescript with corrections - 3 copies

 The Last Girls Cover Proofs Accession no. 2007-0376 26 2 2002 The Last Girls Research - Timeline and Notes on Entire Novel Accession no. 2007-0376 25 1 1998-2002 The Last Girls Research 1966 Raft Trip Newsclippings Oversized Items Removed from Box 24 folder 19 Accession no. 2007-0376 27 2 1966 The Last Girls Research Copies of Honorary Citizens Awards Accession no. 2007-0376 24 22 1966 The Last Girls Research Correspondence Accession no. 2007-0376 24 21 1966-1967 The Last Girls Research Newsclippings and Photocopies Accession no. 2007-0376 24 19 1966 The Last Girls Research Notebooks (1 of 3) Accession no. 2007-0376 25 3 1999-2002 The Last Girls Research Notebooks (1 of 3) Accession no. 2007-0376 25 4 1999-2002 The Last Girls Research Notebooks (1 of 3) Accession no. 2007-0376 25 5 1999-2002 The Last Girls Research Notes on Mississippi River Summer Cruise Accession no. 2007-0376 25 2 1999-2002 The Last Girls Research oversized materials removed from Box 24 Folder 18 Accession no. 2007-0376 2 1999 The Last Girls Research Oversized Printed Materials Removed from Box 24 folder 18 Accession no. 2007-0376 27 3 1966 The Last Girls Research Oversized Printed Materials Removed from Box 24 folder 18 Accession no. 2007-0376 1 1966-2001 The Last Girls Research Photographs and Copies Accession no. 2007-0376 24 20 1966 The Last Girls Research Photographs Removed from Box 24 folder 20 Accession no. 2007-0376 28 1966 The Last Girls Research Printed Materials Mississippi River Cruise Accession no. 2007-0376 24 18 1999 The Last Girls Sample Chapter Accession no. 2007-0376 24 17 2000 The Last Girls Summaries by Lee Smith Accession no. 2007-0376 26 1 2002 The Last Girls Typescript (1 of 3) Accession no. 2007-0376 25 7 2002 The Last Girls Typescript (2 of 3) Accession no. 2007-0376 25 8 2002 The Last Girls Typescript (3 of 3) Accession no. 2007-0376 25 9 2002 Short Stories MC 203 Subseries 08.03 1956-1994 Unpublished MC 203 Subseries 08.03.02 undated “All the Angels” - Handwritten draft, typescript draft 15 “Ambushed By the Naked Ones” - handwritten draft, typescript draft 15 “Baby’s Breath” - typescript 15 “Best Wishes” - typescript with corrections 15 2 copies “Camera Obscura” - typescript with corrections (The Yellow 15 “Children of Cronus” - typescript with corrections 15 “Counted Cross Stitch” - 15 2 copies typescript with corrections “Emergencies” - handwritten & typescript 15 2 copies “Fatback Season” - handwritten 15 “Flowers For Percival King” 15 2 typescript copies “Goldie Coe’s New Teeth” 15 1 handwritten copy & 2 typescript copies “I Have To Laugh” - typescript 15 “Miss Beetworth-Mole and the Horny Barbarians” 15 2 typescript copies “Miss Hawthorne and the Beautiful Song” - typescript - 15 2 copies “Mysteries” 15 2 typescript copies (“Shoes”) “Night Life” 15 typescript - 2 copies “Passion and Crime” 16 2 typescript copies “Rufus Brillingham: A Tragedy of the Farm” 16 2 typescript copies “Still Life” 16 typescript - 2 copies “Temporary Help” - typescript draft 16 “The Auction” 15 typescript. 2 copies “The Button Game” - handwritten copy and typescript copy with 15 “The Celebration” - typescript with corrections 15 “The Dance” - handwritten 15 “The Grateful Dead” 15 typescript - 3 copies “The Honeymoon House” - (“Give My Dog A Bone”) - 2 typescript 15 “The Swamp” - (“Ring Around the Moon”) 16 handwritten and 3 typescript copies “The Universal Donor” 16 3 typescript copies “Thunder Road” 16 2 typescript copies “What I Hear You Saying” - typescript draft 16 Miscellaneous Writing MC 203 Subseries 08.04 1961-2001, undated Article in Allure on southern accents 20 August 1995 Blurb on Appalachian Portraits, text by Lee Smith 20 Spring 1994 Daniel the Spaniel 16 2 typescript copies Early writing - 20 1961-1962 Satori; or Who Is Andrew Canto? - A play - typescript 16 Script with Lee Smith and Kathy - typescript and handwritten 16 Essays MC 203 Subseries 08.05 1985-2000 "Art is My Life" American Way Magazine Accession no. 2007-0376 26 4 1995 "Blue Heaven" NC Home Magazine Accession no. 2007-0376 26 3 1992 "Our Stories Our Worlds" 64 Magazine Accession no. 2007-0376 26 6 2000 "Southern Exposure" Allure Magazine 1995 Accession no. 2007-0376 26 5 1995 “The Voice behind the Story,” Voicelust, copyright 16 1985 pp. 93-100 Plays Adapted from Novels and Short Stories MC 203 Series 09 0.3 Linear feet 1984-1993 Scope and Contents note

This series consists of programs, invitations, articles, and memorabilia regarding plays that are adaptations of Smith's writings.

 Ear Rings : Adapted from Oral History MC 203 Subseries 09.01 1984-1986 “Ear Rings,” play Adapted by Don Baker 16 Lime Kiln Arts 1986 Season program includes “Ear Rings” 16 1986 Scope and Contents note

2 copies

 “Lime Kiln Production Reunites Old Friends,” News-Gazette, Lexington, VA 16 9 July 1986 Scope and Contents note

2 copies

 “Show Adapted from Lee Smith Novel Coming to Grundy,” 16 [circa 1984-85] I Remane, Forever, Ivy Rowe : Adapted from Fair and Tender Ladies MC 203 Subseries 09.02 1989-1998 “Barbara Smith brings ‘Ivy Rowe’ to Lakeland,” by Brad Beahan, The Ledger, Lakeland, FL 16 15 February 1990 Bill for Anchor Inn in Grundy for Barbara Smith and Mark Hunter 16 “Bravo for Ivy Rowe,” by Lorraine Schneeberger, Southern Exposure 16 Fair and Tender Ladies Accession no. 2007-0376 26 8 1997-1998 Flyer for “I remane, forever, Ivy Rowe,” Grundy High School 16 16 September 1990 “Grundy native’s play gets warmup in region before Broadway stint,” Bristol Herald Courier 16 11 September 1990 Scope and Contents note

2 copies

 “Homecoming for Lee Smith ‘An Emotional Experience,’” The Grundy Mountaineer 16 20 September 1990 Scope and Contents note

2 copies

 Invitation to “I remane, forever, Ivy Rowe,” Grundy High School Auditorium 16 16 September 1990 Ivy Rowe Accession no. 2007-0376 26 7 1989-1991 “Ivy Rowe on Stage,” St. Petersburg Times 16 6 October 1989 Scope and Contents note

2 copies

 “Ivy Rowe” flyer [no date given] 16 Scope and Contents note

2 copies

 “Play Adapted from a Lee Smith Novel Can Be Seen By Local Audience,” The Virginia Mountaineer 16 6 September 1990 Program for “I remane, forever, Ivy Rowe,” Grundy High School 16 16 September 1990 “Smith and Smith meet in ‘Ivy Rowe’,” The Tampa Tribune 16 5 October 1989 Scope and Contents note

2 copies

 The New Harmony Theatre, 1992 Season program - includes “Ivy Rowe” 16 1992 Family Linen : Adapted from Family Linen MC 203 Subseries 09.03 1991 “Family Linen,” by Lee Smith, Adapted for the Stage by Lee R. Yopp 16 “‘Family Linen’ Adaptation Remains True To Novel,” [Fayetteville Observer-Times 16 27 September 1991] “Methodist College Airs Lee Smith’s ‘Family Linen’,” 16 [1991] Tongues of Fire MC 203 Subseries 09.04 1992-1993 “Tongues of Fire,” Adapted by William Stevens, NC School of the Arts, 4-6 December 1992, North Carolina School of the Arts 1992-93 Playbill 16 1992-1993 Reviews MC 203 Series 10 1.2 Linear feet 1968-2002 Scope and Contents note

The Reviews series is divided into General Reviews and Critical Reviews. General Reviews include newsclippings of reviews from publications ranging from The Oskaloosa Herald to Harper's. The Critical Reviews are from academic journals and books.

 General Reviews MC 203 Subseries 10.01 1968-2002 Scope and Contents note

General Reviews include newsclippings of reviews from publications ranging from The Oskaloosa Herald to Harper's.

 The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed MC 203 Subseries 10.01.01 1968-1969, 1994 “A Child’s Introduction To the Ways of Power,” by Melissa Colvin, Journal and Sentinel, Winston-Salem, NC 16 16 March 1969 “‘Adult’ child’s story by Tuscaloosa writer,” by Joy Williams, The Birmingham News 16 6 October 1968 “Between The Bookends,” by Faunce Pendexter, Lewiston, Maine Journal 16 7 September 1968 “Book By Former Buchanan Girl Gets Recognition Of Book-Of-Month Club,” by Rachel Riggsby, Bluefield Daily Telegraph 16 29 September 1968 “Buzzings Over Fistful of Novels,” by Gene Shalit, Los Angeles Times 16 26 May 1968 “Columnist Praises Novel of Former Grundy Girl,” 16 [circa 11 September 1968] “Cover to Cover,” Trenton, NJ Trentonian 16 9/10/1968. “Dogbushes Bloom In Everyone’s Life,” by Janette Younkin, Tuscaloosa, Ala. News 16 14 September 1968 “Farewell to Childhood: A Brilliant First Novel,” by Hilda N. Schroetter, Times-Dispatch 16 22 September 1968 “Hollins Graduate Wins With Novel,” 16 [circa 1968-69] “Innocence Looking on Evil,” by Millard Dunn, The Roanoke Times 16 8 December 1968 “Look hard at everything,” by James J. Kilpatrick - syndicated column with various titles, Boston, Mass. Evening Globe, 9/9/1968; Staten Island, NY Advance, 9/10/1968; 9/10/1968; Washington, DC Star, 16 “New Books in Alabama,” by Joy Williams, In Dixieland/This Week 16 6 October 1968 “News Staffer, Novelist, Too,” by Howell Raines, Tuscaloosa, Ala. News 16 8 September 1968 “Novel of Childhood,” Nashville Tenn. Banner 16 23 August 1968 “Novels,” by Fanny Butcher, Chicago, Ill. Tribune 16 25 September 1968 Picture and blurb, Savannah, GA News 16 15 September 1968 “Stare at life very hard, fix image in your mind,” by James J. Kilpatrick, Syndicated column, The Birmingham News 16 [circa 1983-84] “Talented Writer In Debut,” by G. Frank Burns, The Nashville Tennessean 16 6 October 1968 “The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed,” Kirkus Reviews, Louisiana State University Press 16 Spring-Summer 1994 Something in the Wind MC 203 Subseries 10.01.02 1971 “A substitute self,” by B.H.H., The Anniston (Ala.) Star 16 10 January [1971] 2 copies Ad for Something In The Wind, New York Times Book Review 16 17 January 1971 “City’s Lee Seay Has Second Book Published,” by Doris P. Flora, The Tuscaloosa News 16 10 January 1971 “Delightful Tale of Love,” Reviewed by B.J.G., Jr., The Sioux City/Iowa Journal 16 14 February [1971] “Girl Looks Back On First Year At College,” by Damaris Steele, The Nashville Banner 16 15 January [1971] “Iowa Bookshelf,” 16 22 January 1971 “Novel details campus life before political ferment,” by Howell Raines, 16 “Pretty Face, Empty Head,” by Eugenia Thornton, LA Times 16 24 January 1971 “Something In the Wind,” 16 [1971] “Something In The Wind,” Asheville (NC) Citizen Times 16 10 January [1971] “‘Something In The Wind’ Whispers ‘Human Truths’,” by Fran Gibson, Newport-News Times-Herald 16 30 January 1971 2 copies “Such a Person in 1953 Was Known as a Maverick,” by Theodore M. O’Leary, Kansas City Star 16 17 January [1971] The Birmingham (Ala.) News 16 24 January [1971] “Three Novels of Different Flavors,” Review by John Gosnell, (Norfolk) Virginia-Pilot 16 7 February [1971] “Youthful Searcher With a Difference,” by Betty Leighton, Journal Sentinel (Winston-Salem, NC) 16 7 March 1971 Fancy Strut MC 203 Subseries 10.01.03 1973 “Ala. Town Celebrates In Novel,” by Polly Wilson, Nashville Tenn. Banner 16 13 October 1973 Cover of paperback 16 “Lee Smith Is Author Of New Book,” no date 16 “Lee Smith’s Hilarious Third Novel,” by Anna Lawson 16 The RoanokeTimes, Scope and Contents note

23 December 1973

 “Much Adoing in Speed, Ala.,” by Arn Shackelford, Grand Rapids, Mich. Press 16 28 October 1973 Review by M.C., Ft. Worth, Texas Press 16 14 October 1973 “Third book by Virginian wins acclaim,” Roanoke, VA World News 16 23 October 1973 Between the Lines MC 203 Subseries 10.01.04 1981 “Have An Intense Appeal Award-Winning Stories,” The State 16 24 May 1981, Reviewed by Helen Rudnick Kirkus Reviews: includes O. Henry Awards 16 1981 “Sampling the Best of the Small Presses,” by Rod Steier 16 7 June 1981 Black Mountain Breakdown MC 203 Subseries 10.01.05 1981 “2 Novels Indict Materialism,” by Joan Huber Berardinelli, Pittsburgh, PA Press 16 7 May 1981 “A Jaunty Novel of the South,” by Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Star 16 18 January 1981 - 2 parts “A Soapy Southern Gothic,” by Alice Digilio, The Washington Post 16 Ad for Black Mountain Breakdown 16 “Appalachian novel evokes a musical Southern cadence,” by Michele Ross Baird, Atlanta Journal Constitution 16 22 February 1981 “Back home in Southwest Va.,” by Mary Ann Johnson 16 “‘Black Mountain Breakdown’ describes southwest Virginia,” by John Willis, Richland News-Press 16 27 May 1981 Scope and Contents note

Includes note from John Willis - 2 copies

 “Book of the Times,” by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times 16 30 January 1981 2 copies and 1 copy dated 31 January 1981 “Buchanan-Born Author Writes Her Roots,” by Maryanne Stevens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph 16 25 January 1981 “Clear-Eyed Look At Life Of Black Mountain Beauty,” by Minnie Hite Moody, Columbus, Ohio Dispatch 16 24 May 1981 “Crystal Exists In Lives Of Many,” by Polly Paddock, The Charlotte Observer 16 25 January 1981 “Despite one flaw, Black Mountain’s good reading,” by 16 Trudy Krisher, Dayton Journal-Herald “Family and the land, in the resonant Southern tradition,” by Michael Berryhill, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 16 1 March 1981 “Fine Appalachian Novel Sidesteps Stereotypes,” by Mona Moore, Asheville, NC Citizen-Times 16 “Former Tuscaloosan’s book praised,” The Tuscaloosa News 16 9 January 1981 “Heroine tries to shape own destiny,” by Linda McManus, Southbend Tribune 16 “Hit and Miss: Two revelations of Southern ways,” by Catherine Bancroft, Philadelphia Inquirer 16 24 May 1981 “Kleenex Carnations,” by John Eskow, Soho Weekly News, New York, NY 16 4 February 1981 2 copies (2 parts) “Lee Smith, native author,” by John Willis, Richland News-Press 16 27 May 1981 “Lee Smith,” review by W.B.H., Booklist 16 15 March 1981 “Lee Smith’s powerful tale of a woman who wants to belong,” by Marianne Gingher, Greensboro Daily News/Record 16 12 April 1981 2 copies “Life & energy,” by Carol Ascher 16 “Lusty, Rich, Sad, Funny - New Southern Writing,” by Joseph Barbato, Express 16 February 1981 “Madness Offers Retreat for Beauty Queen,” by Judi Goldenberg, Richmond News Leader 16 18 February 1981 “Mountain’s shadow keeps drawing young woman back,” Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 16 14 March 1981 “Novel has lots of ‘character’,” by Carolyn Hull-Ryde Sowers, Louisville Times, KY 16 7 March 1981 Paperback cover 16 “Return to Black Rock,” by Michael McFee, Spectator 16 12 February 1981 2 copies Review by Bill Rise, Best Sellers 16 April 1981 Review by Carol Flake, Voice 16 10-16 June 1981 Review by Charles Horton, The Chapel Hill Newspaper 16 7 June 1981 Review by Howard Pugh, St. Catherine’s Now 16 Winter 1982 Review by Jeff Nelson, Illini Times 16 30 April 1982 Review by Parks Lanier, Radford University Magazine 16 October 1983 Review by Rosalie Murphy, Commonwealth 16 February 1981 Review by Rosanne Coggeshall, The Hollins Critic 16 April 1981 Review by Virginia L. Anderson, Grand Rapids Mich. Press 16 22 March 1981 Review in Erie, PA Times-News 16 29 March 1981 Review in Publishers Weekly 16 12 December 1980 “Richmond, Vicksburg, Atlanta: New books for Southern history buffs,” by Margaret D. Sizemore, Birmingham, Ala. News 16 1 March 1981 “Smith: Miss Best All-Around,” by Gloria Morris, Houston Chronicle 16 14 June 1981 “Story of a Mountain Family Living Amid Shadows,” by Betty Leighton, Winston-Salem Journal 16 15 February 1981 “The girl who wanted to ‘have it all’,” by Jonathan Yardley, The New American 16 18 January 1981 “The Particulars of Crystal Gazing,” by Caroline Thompson, Los Angeles Times 16 16 February 1981 “The pleasures of Appalachia,” by Roberta Smoodin, Los Angeles, CA Herald-Examiner 16 29 March 1981 2 copies “Three Hapless Heroines,” by Annie Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review 16 29 March 1981 “Three Hapless Heroines,” by Annie Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review 16 29 March 1981 “UNC writer Lee Smith has new novel,” by Walter Spearman, The Courier-Times, Roxboro, NC 16 5 February 1981 Very short review, Philadelphia Inquirer 16 22 November 1981 “Wit, Humor Balance Tale of Melancholia,” by Gail Logan 16 “Women and Home,” by Perre Magness, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. 16 22 February 1981 Cakewalk MC 203 Subseries 10.01.06 1981-1982 “Appealingly atmospheric tales of South,” by Mitzi M. Brunsdale 17 6 December 1981 “‘Cakewalk’ an admirable collection,” by Deborah Pines, Indianapolis Star 17 27 December 1981 “‘Cakewalk’: An excellent collection of stories,” by Mary Ann Johnson, Roanoke Times & World News 17 6 December 1981 2 copies “Lee Smith’s Stories Eavesdrop On Life,” by Ruth Moose, The Charlotte Observer 17 4 October 1981 2 copies “Lee Smith’s Stories Southern in Heart,” by Sara Dunne, The Tennessean 17 11 October 1981 Paperback cover 17 “Portrayals of the distances between people,” by Alane Rollings, Chicago Tribune 17 18 October 1981 Review by Beth Rogers, The Charlotte News 17 November 1981 Review by Martha Ullman West, San Francisco Review of Books 17 January 1982 Review by W.B.H., Booklist 17 November 1981 Review for WUOT, Knoxville and Chattanooga, TN 17 Review in the New Yorker 17 9 November 1981 Review 17 1 August 1981 Review 17 circa 1981 “Smith’s stories ring true,” by Margaret E. Wiggs, [probably the Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel] 17 5 December 1981 “Southern writer’s style deserves our attention,” by Michele Ross, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 17 27 September 1981 “Taking the Cake,” by Michael McFee, Spectator Magazine 17 19 October- 4 November 1981 2 copies “Tales of New South focus on oddballs,” by James E. Alexander, Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 17 1982 “The Literary Lantern,” by Walter Spearman (column appears in six NC papers and Danville, VA Register) 17 11 November 1981 Scope and Contents note

from The Pilot, Southern Pines, NC - 2 copies

 “UNC’s Lee Smith takes readers on ‘cakewalk’,” by Walter Spearman, The Courier-Times, Roxboro, NC 17 2 November 1981 2 copies Oral History MC 203 Subseries 10.01.07 1983 “A Magical Story Of a Family Hex,” by Ursula Hegi, Newsday 17 24 July 1983 “Bewitched in Hoot Owl Holler,” by Pam Cansler, The Plain Dealer 17 17 July 1983 “Bewitching Voices,” by Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post 17 15 June 1983 2 copies Blue cover of paperback 17 2 copies “Book Is A Record of Vanishing Life,” by Chester B. Goolrick, News-Gazette, Lexington, Va 17 20 July 1983 “Book of The Times,” by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times 17 29 July 1983 “Down-home Cantrell clan of Hoot Owl Holler,” by Nancy Bales, South Bend, Indiana Tribune 17 [circa 1983] “Fifth Novel Shows Lee Smith Is First-Class,” by Rod Steier, Hartford Courant 17 7 September 1983 “Folksy novel ‘Oral History’ proves a literate find,” by Barbara Salsini,Milwaukee Journal 17 17 July 1983 “Lee Smith’s best novel yet,” by Fred Chappell, Roanoke Times and World-News 17 17 July 1983 “Novel catches tone of hills,” by Annie Lee Terry, Wichita Falls Times,TX 17 7 August 1983 2 copies “Novel comes alive with many voices,” by Earl Waters, Chattanooga Times 17 3 August 1983 “Of Appalachian tragedy and earthy human splendor,” by Catherine Bancroft, Star-Telegram 17 10 July 1983 2 copies “‘Oral History’ Remembers The Family Ties That Bind,” by Polly Paddock, The 17 Charlotte Observer, Scope and Contents note

24 July 1983

 “Past Talks in ‘Oral History’,” by Vickie Kilgore East, The Tennessean,Nashville 17 31 July 1983 2 copies Review by Debra L. Bragg, The Virginia Mountaineer 17 7 July 1983 2 copies Review by Frances Taliaferro, Harper’s 17 July 1983 2 copies Review by Roy Parker Jr., The Fayetteville Observer - Times 17 19 June 1983 Review by Susan Bernhardt, Peninsula Herald 17 19 June 1983 2 copies Review in People 17 1 August 1983 “Tale of witchcraft, roots in Appalachia brings mountain characters to life,” by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The Oregonian 17 2 August 1983 “Tales Of Hoot Owl Holler,” by Thomas Fox, The Commercial Appeal,Memphis 17 7 August 1983 “Talking and Knowing,” by Edwin T. Arnold, The Washington Book Review 17 Fall 1983 “Two Views of Family Life in the Changing Upper South,” by Edmund Fuller, The Wall Street Journal 17 6 September 1983 “Voices from Virginia hills and Carolina back roads,” by Kathryn Morton, The Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star 17 19 June 1983 “Voices of Hoot Owl Holler,” by Frederick Busch, The New York Times Book Review 17 10 July 1983 2 copies White cover of paperback 17 Family Linen MC 203 Subseries 10.01.08 1985 “A new novel from Lee Smith,” by William W. Starr, The State, Columbia, SC 17 29 September 1985 “Airing the linen,” by Deborah R. Barchi, The Providence Sunday Journal 17 6 October 1985 “All the ‘skinny’ on a loopy Southern family,” by Carter Wilson, San José Mercury News 17 6 October 1985 “Author Smith weaves threads of family life into novel,” by Susan Larson, The Houston Post 17 10 November 1985 Book cover - brown 17 Book cover - paperback - white 17 “Booker Creek Breakdown,” by Scott L. Malcomson, Village Voice 17 15 October 1985 2 copies “Books are ideal for gift-giving,” (part 2), Daily Press, Newport News, VA 17 [circa 1985] “Books for chilly autumn nights,” by Susan Toepfer, Daily News 17 25 August 1985 “Comic Southern novel airs one family’s dirty linen,” by Greg Johnson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 17 29 September 1985 “Coping, Southern-style,” by Earl Waters, The Chattanooga Times 17 11 September 1985 “Don’t Ax Why,” by Maude McDaniel, The Washington Post 17 23 September [1985] 2 copies “‘Family Linen’ a credible look at hidden past,” by Catherine Petroski, Chicago Tribune 17 3 November 1985 “‘Family Linen’ a fine Southwest Va. tale,” by Mike Mayo, Roanoke Times and World News 17 22 September 1985 2 copies “‘Family Linen’ comes off clean,” in Oskaloosa Herald 17 Oskaloosa, Iowa, and The News, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Scope and Contents note

25 September 1985

 Family Linen Review Accession no. 2007-0376 26 12 1985 “Father’s murder recalled while hypnotized,” by Gail Hinchion, South Bend, Indiana Tribune 17 [circa 1985] “Fiction roundup,” by Jane Stewart Spitzer, The Christian Science Monitor 17 16 October 1985 “Forceful It is; Funny It Ain’t,” by Patricia Holt, San Francisco Chronicle 17 15 October 1985 “Home-Style Mayhem,” by John Ehle, The New York Times Book Review 17 6 October 1985 Scope and Contents note

Original

 “Home-Style Mayhem,” by John Ehle, The New York Times Book Review 17 6 October 1985 - copy “How Alone One Can Be, Even Within the Family,” by Lois Fry, The Grand Rapids Press 17 29 September 1985 “Humor Laces Family Whodunit,” by Jay Strafford, Richmond News Leader 17 18 September 1985 2 copies “In the Cast, A Hypnotist and a Hush-Puppy Maker,” by John Howland, Jr., Newsday 17 1 September 1985 “In Which Sybill Spills the Beans,” by Susan Toepfer, City Lights 17 15 September 1985 “It’s A Good Year For Southern Writers,” by Miriam Marty Clark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 17 24 November 1985 Kirkus Reviews 17 1 July 1985 “Lee Smith Weaves Tale of Emotional Skeletons,” by Dannye Romine, The Charlotte Observer 17 15 September 1985 “Lee Smith: Her People Will Do Anything,” by Joanne Kaufman, TheWall Street Journal 17 17 October 1985 “Lee Smith’s Hess family: ‘They’re such a mess’,” by Walter Spearman, The Courier-Times, Roxboro, NC 17 19 September 1985 “Lee Smith’s Latest Is Funny and More,” by Linda Brinson, Winston-Salem Journal 17 22 September 1985 “Lee Smith’s novel ‘Family Linen’,” by Gail Smith Wallace, The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC 17 8 September 1985 “Light books provide a good laugh,” by Glen Evans, Greenwich Times 17 15 December [1985] “Linen is unfolded with deft touch,” by Fredric Koeppel, Memphis 17 20 October 1985 Mentioned in B. Dalton 17 11 October [1985] “Novel spreads ‘family linen’,” by Bob Gingher 17 [1985] “Of their teensy weensy affairs, and the sister who won’t shut up,” by Karen Ray, Star-Telegram 17 10 November 1985 “Out of the pain of old ‘ Family Linen’,” by Barbara Hodge Hall, The Anniston Star 17 15 September 1985 “Outhouse Murder Inspires Novel,” by Dannye Romine, The Charlotte Observer 17 3 November 1985 “Paperback or hardback, these books bound to succeed,” by John Peck, 17 The Arizona Daily Star, Scope and Contents note

1 September 1985

 Review by Campbell Geeslin, People 17 [circa 1985] Review by Irene N. Pompea, Best Seller 17 November 1985 Review by J.W., Booklist 17 1 December 1985 Review by Keith F. McLoughland, Daily Press, Newport News, VA 17 8 October 1985 Review by Marion Hanscom, Library Journal 17 August 1985 Review in “B. Dalton Merchandise Bulletin,” 17 19 July 1985 Review in Cultural Information Service 17 31 December 1985 Review in Publishers Weekly 17 5 July 1985 2 copies “Secrets dark and funny,” and “How writer dreamed fact into fiction,” by Nancy Pate, The Orlando Sentinel 17 29 September 1985 “Secrets,” by Robert Merritt, Richmond Times-Dispatch 17 15 September 1985 2 copies “Shaking the dirt from ‘Family Linen’,” by Charles Dickinson, The Detroit News 17 6 October 1985 “Southern novel airs ‘Family Linen’,” by Greg Johnson, The Plain Dealer 17 22 September 1985 Scope and Contents note

2 copies

 “Southern, Australian authors depend on heritage,” by Irene Page, ViewMagazine 17 16-22 November 1985 “The Literary Lantern,” by Walter Spearman, (column appears in 7 NC papers and the Danville, VA Register) 17 25 September 1985 “The Novel Wonders Of Fall,” by Dannye Romine, The Charlotte Observer 17 8 September 1985 2 copies “The South Rises Again,” in Newsweek 17 30 September 1985 “Things better left unsaid: a family novel with belly laughs and skeletons in the closet,” by Rich Quackenbush, Houston Chronicle, 17 29 September 1985 “Three Literary Graces,” by Roy Parker, Jr., The 17 Fayetteville Observer-Times, [circa 1985] Fair and Tender Ladies MC 203 Subseries 10.01.09 1988-1989 “A fiery woman writes letters that flower,” by Joyce Slater, Chicago Tribune 17 4 September 1988 2 copies “A Life in Letters,” in Living Room Learning Magazine 17 January 1989 “A Voice From the Mountains,” by Karen Rile, Review 17 18 September [1988] “An Appalachian Woman’s World of Southern Ladies,” by Carolyn See 17 17 October 1988 “Appalachia Folkways Echo in Lee Smith Novel,” by Stephanie Shapiro, The Buffalo News 17 9 October 1988 2 copies “Beautiful, Awful, and Misunderstood,” by Denise Giardina, Belles Lettres 17 Spring 1989 “Critic’s Choice,” People Magazine 17 5 December 1988 2 copies “Daughter Fulfills Mother’s Dream,” by J.G., Richmond News Leader 17 4 January 1989 “‘Fair and Tender Ladies’ life in Appalachia,” by Pam Hollar, Broadside 17 17 October 1988 “Fall Promises Healthy Crop Of New Books,” by Don O’Briant,The Atlanta Journal and Constitution 17 28 August 1988 - 2 parts “Giving Off Vibrations,” by Ray Sawhill, Newsweek 17 31 October 1988 2 copies “Just published,” The Indianapolis News 17 10 September 1988 “Lee Smith: Familiar Themes Sparkle in an Unusual Approach,” by Linda Brinson, Winston-Salem Journal 17 6 November 1988 “Lee Smith’s ‘Fair and Tender Ladies’ more than fair,” by Fern Long, Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH 17 20 November 1989 “Lee Smith’s Fair and Tender Ladies,” by Ellyn Bache, Encore Magazine 17 8 December 1988 “Lee Smith’s Fine ‘Fair and Tender Ladies’ Is Alive With Sounds of Mountain Folks,” by Vicki Covington, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution 17 25 September 1988 2 copies “Lee Smith’s new novel proves she’s no Southern clone,” by Bob Gingher, Greensboro News and Record 17 28 August 1988 “Left Behind on Blue Star Mountain,” by W.P. Kinsella, The New York 17 Times Book Review, Scope and Contents note

16 September 1988 - 2 copies, preview copy and correspondence

 “Letters address Appalachian rural roots,” by Nancy Pate, The Orlando Sentinel 17 9 October 1988 “Lingering letters of a ‘Fair and Tender’ lady,” by Cheryl Merser, USA Today 17 28 October 1988 2 copies + 1 note “Mother Lode Of Mountain People,” by Miriam Marty Clark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 17 9 October 1988 “Mountain Memories,” by Don O’Briant, The Atlanta Journal 17 3 November 1988 “Notable Books of 1988,” Booklist 17 15 January 1989 “Novel tenderly traces vanished culture,” by Fredric Koeppel, Rocky Mountain News 17 8 November 1988 “Novel’s letters bare a sparkling heart,” by Mary Davenport, The Star-News, Pasadena, CA 17 28 August 1988 “Ornery Ivy, Appalachian Heroine,” by Willard Spiegelman, The Wall Street Journal 17 28 November 1988 2 copies Paperback cover 17 Review by Jim Erickson, Wichita Eagle-Beacon 17 4 December 1988 Review by Miriam Marty Clark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 17 27 November 1988 Review in Fiction 17 15 July 1988 Review in Magill Book Reviews 17 2 October 1988 Review in Publishers Weekly 17 8 July 1988 2 copies Review in The Fayetteville Observer-Times 17 13 November 1988 Review in The Washington Post Book World 17 11 December 1988 Sheets of quotes for publicity for Fair and Tender Ladies 17 “The joys and hardships at Sugar Fork,” by Joanne Kennedy, The Virginian-Pilot and the Ledger Star 17 4 September 1988 2 copies “The lives and times of fair and tender ladies,” by Henry Taylor, The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC 17 4 September 1988 Transcript from WUNC Radio (Chapel Hill) review, by Michael McFee 17 13 September 1988 2 copies “Voices from Virginia’s heartland,” by Diane Manuel, Christian Science Monitor 17 25 November 1988 “Traumatic incident back into focus,” by Barbara Allen, The News &Courier/The Evening Post, Charleston, SC 17 24 November 1985 “Two ‘country’ protagonists seek self-knowledge,” by Charles H. Gold, Chicago Sun-Times 17 22 September 1985 2 copies “Unearthing Secrets,” by C. B. Jenkins, The Spectator 17 25 December 1985 “Words,” Village Voice 17 8 October 1985 “You can go home again, but it’s hard,” by Richard Krawiec, USA Today 17 9 October 1985 Me and My Baby View the Eclipse MC 203 Subseries 10.01.10 1990 “A gritty, revealing walk down Main Street,” by Nancy Stoetzer, The Topeka Capital-Journal 17 11 March 1990 “All the Lonely People,” by D. R. MacDonald, The Washington Post 17 1990 “An ironic, diamond-hard look at some ordinary lives,” by Shirley Ann Grau, Chicago Tribune 17 25 February 1990 2 copies “Appalachian Roots Permeate Smith’s Work,” by Alix Madrigal, San Francisco Chronicle 17 18 March 1990 - 2 sided “Appalachian writer spending time at UC,” by Dan Trevas, Daily Mail, Roanoke, VA 17 May 1990 “Big guns loaded for a book barrage,” by Nancy Pate, Orlando Sentinel 17 4 February 1990 “Blue Light Sales and Hair Dryers,” by Earl Waters, The Chattanooga Times 17 4 April 1990 “Briefly noted,” in Sunday Star-Ledger 17 28 January 1990 “Casual affairs and true love in hills of Appalachia,” by Diane White, The Houston Post 17 8 April 1990 “Casual sex and true love in Appalachia,” by Diane White, The Boston Globe 17 19 February 1990 “Comic Possibilities And Powerful Sadness,” by Miriam Marty Clark, St. Louis Post Dispatch 17 29 April 1990 “Darkness At Noon,” by Miriam Marty Clark, The Spectator 17 10 May 1990 2 copies “Eclipses, solar and of the heart,” by Diane White, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 17 18 March 1990 “Glimmers of insight in Lee Smith’s ‘Eclipse’,” by Suzanne Freeman, USA Today 17 23 February 1990 2 copies “Hairy legs and hyphenated names: Smith chronicles a new South,” by Ann Morris, Greensboro News & Record 17 4 February 1990 2 copies “Humdrum existences eclipsed by personal sorrow,” by M.A. Massaro, The Dallas Morning News 17 18 February 1990 2 copies “In the Throes of Divorce,” by Amy Engeler, Newsday 17 20 February 1990 “Lee Smith has written a wise and funny book about the not-so-happily-ever-after,” by Marianne Gingher, North Carolina Homes and Gardens 17 May/June 1990 “Lee Smith sketches memorable people in short stories,” by Doug Rice, The Pittsburg Press 17 29 May 1990 “Lee Smith: the offbeat as ordinary,” by William H. Nolte, The News and Observer 17 18 February 1990 “Lee Smith: the offbeat as ordinary,” by William H. Nolte, The News and Observer 17 18 February 1990 “Lee Smith’s fiction offers emotional power,” by Eve Zibart, Bookpage 17 March 1990 “Life in the South preserved in words,” by Philip Marchand, The Toronto Star, 17 8 February 1990 “‘Me and My Baby’ a collection of well-crafted Southern short stories,” by Reen McClements Smith, The Florida Times Union, Jacksonville 17 20 May 1990 “Miss Smith Unerringly Presents Characters’ Essence,” by Jere Real, The Richmond News Leader 17 14 March 1990 “More tender tales from the splendid Lee Smith,” The Vancouver Sun 17 28 April 1990 “Novelist’s humor spices short stories,” by Wendy Smith, The Plain Dealer 17 12 March 1990 “Ordinary women become interesting in Smith’s stories,” by Maude McDaniel, The Baltimore Sun 17 22 April 1990 Review by Ethan Canin, The New York Times Book Review 17 11 February 1990 2 copies Review by Liz Logan, Entertainment Weekly 17 16 February 1990 Review by Michelle Lodge, Library Journal 17 15 February 1990 2 copies Review by Ray Sawhill, Interview 17 January 1990 Review by Susan Toepfer, People 17 26 March 1990 2 copies Review in Kirkus Reviews 17 15 December 1989 2 copies Review in New York Times Book Review 17 18 February 1990 2 copies Review in Publisher’s Weekly 17 22 December 1989 Review in The Bookmark 17 Spring 1990 Review in the Erie, PA Times-News 17 24 June 1990 Review in The New York Times Book Review 17 24 February 1991 Review in the Salt River Arcadian 17 March 1990 (2nd part - 1st part missing) “Short Southern fiction resurging,” by Will Killhour 17 11 February 1990 “Smith has no equal in ‘ordinary’ South,” by Nancy Pate, The Orlando Sentinel 17 25 February 1990 “Smith stories strum heartstrings again,” by Fredric Koeppel, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN 17 22 April 1990 “Smith’s short stories as good as past novels,” by Libby Kennedy Holt, Daily Press, Newport News, VA 17 25 February 1990 “Smith’s Southern tales speak from heart,” by Bruce Cook, Los Angeles Daily News 17 3 May 1990 “Southern author Lee Smith redefines the ordinary,” by Mary C. Barbera, South Bend Tribune 17 20 May 1990 “Southern Exposure,” by Sherri Hallgren, San Francisco Chronicle 17 18 February 1990 “Southern life with sympathy and affection,” by Joanne Kennedy, Virginian- Pilot and Ledger 17 18 March 1990 “Southerners find light in face of ‘Eclipse’,” by Pam Durban, The Atlanta Journal 17 18 February 1990 2 copies “Spring books: Environment has publishers seeing green,” By Don O’Briant, The Atlanta Journal 17 4 February 1990 “Spring fare features fine novelists,” by Robert Wyatt, Tennessean (Nashville) 17 11 February 1990 “Still Magnolias,” by Rhoda Koenig, New York Magazine 17 12 February 1990 2 copies “Stories provide wealth of reading,” by William W. Starr, The State, Columbia, SC 17 28 January 1990 “Tales from modern South,” by Cynthia Vann, Philadelphia Inquirer 17 11 February 1990 “The Fabric of Life,” by Dannye Romine, The Charlotte Observer 17 4 February 1990 “Vignettes of life, minimalist and exhausting,” by Joanne Greenberg, Chicago Sun-Times 17 18 February 1990 “Virginia Voices,” by Robert Merritt, Richmond Times - Dispatch 17 25 February 1990 “Vivid Characters Face Life With Spirit in Latest Short Fiction by Lee Smith,” by Linda Brinson, Winston-Salem Journal 17 25 February 1990 “Where Love Is Nurtured and Confined,” by Barbara Kingsolver, Los Angeles Times 17 18 February 1990 Critical Reviews MC 203 Subseries 10.02 1981-1992 Scope and Contents note

The Critical Reviews are from academic journals and books.

 “‘Abandon Indeed All Symbol and Sign’: Artists in Lee Smith’s Fiction,” by Katherine Kearns, The Female Artist in Writings by Women 17 [circa May 1988] “Artists and Beauticians: Balance in Lee Smith’s Fiction,” by Lucinda H. MacKethan, Southern Literary Journal 17 [circa 1982] “Crystal’s Breakdown: The Dissociation of Self and Society in Lee Smith’s Black Mountain Breakdown, by Libby Broadwell 17 [circa 1981] “Hallucination, Allusions and Illustrations in The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed,” typescript 18 [circa 1991] “‘Just the doing of It’: Southern Women Writers and the Idea of Community,” by Linda Wagner-Martin, The Southern Literary Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 2 17 Spring 1990 2 copies & typescript copy “Lee Smith,” by Dorothy Combs Hill 18 [circa 1990] typescript manuscript [SEE ALSO SPECIAL COLLECTIONS BOOKS, Lee Smith] “Lee Smith,” by Katherine Kearns 17 [no date circa 1988] “Lee Smith,” Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 25, pp. 406-411 17 [circa 1982] 2 copies “Lee Smith: Stories at the Crossroads,” by Molly Mabe, typescript paper 17 [circa 1988] “Lee Smith’s Literary Apprenticeship in the Early Novels,” by Harriette C. Buchanan, [c 18 1991-92] “Lee Smith’s Smoking Pistol: Family Linen and William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying,”by Susie Paul Johnson, Postscript (Journal of the Philological Association of the Carolinas) 17 7 (circa 1989-90), Scope and Contents note

45-51 - 2 copies (1 xeroxed & 1 typescript)

 “Luminous Halos and Lawn Chairs: Lee Smith’s Me and My Baby View the Eclipse,” by Virginia A. Smith, The Southern Review 18 Spring 1991 pp. 479-485 Mentions of Lee Smith in: “Contemporary Fiction and Popular Culture,” by Constance Pierce; and Responses to question to a number of distinguished American fiction writers; Contemporary American Fiction, Vol. XXVI, No. 4 17 Fall 1987 “Regional Settings, Universal Concerns: Lee Smith’s Fair and Tender Ladies, by John Lang 18 [circa 1990-91] “The Feminine Predicament: The Quest for Balance in Lee Smith’s Fair and TenderLadies,” by Tammy Reese 18 Spring 1991 The Iron Mountain Review - Lee Smith Issue, Vol. III, No. 1 17 Winter 1986 Scope and Contents note

“Pro Tempore, Editors Page”; “Fair and Tender Ladies” - part of novel; “Language and Reality in Lee Smith’s Oral History,” by Ben Jennings; “The Orality of Oral History,” by Anne G. Jones; “Insiders and Outsiders: Point of View in Oral History,” by Frank Soos; and “‘Every Kind of Ritual’ - A Conversation,” Lee Smith and Dorothy Hill - 2 copies

 “The Power of Language in Lee Smith’s Oral History, by Corinne Dale, Southern Quarterly 18 Winter 1990 typescript “The Second ‘Rape’ of Crystal Spangler,” by John D. Kalb, The Southern Literary Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 1 17 Fall 1988 Tom Barton’s work on Lee Smith 18 1990 Audiovisual Materials MC 203 Series 11 1.0 Linear feet 1988-1994, undated Sound Recordings MC 203 Subseries 11.01 1989-1994 Scope and Contents note

The Sound Recordings subseries includes sound tapes and compact discs of interviews, readings, and performances of Smith's work and conferences in which Smith participated.

 “A Spring In The Burton Cove” by Sheila Adams Barnhill, Country/Folk music (Lee Smith is not on this tape) 21 undated Cassette “Between the Lines,” National Endowment for Humanities, Lee Smith talking and reading 21 undated Cassette “Fair and Tender Ladies,” on WMMT-FM, Kentucky students read and are inteviewed 21 undated Cassette Ivy Rowe in Concert 1990 - Lee Smith talking, news story with Barbara Bates Smith and Mark Hunter regarding the play on “All Things Considered” - Florida Report and play preview 21 1990 Cassette (sound very low on Smith and Hunter interview and side B difficult to hear) “Knox County Friends of the Library Book and Author Dinner,” Panel of authors featuring Lee Smith and Roy Blount, Jr. 21 27 September 1990 Cassette Lee Smith interview on WMMT-FM, The Devil’s Dream 21 circa 1992 Cassette Me and My Baby View the Eclipse, Soundings, readings and interview, National Center for Humanities 21 circa 1990 Cassette PEN/Faulkner Gala “Illusions,” 16 authors short talks/readings about Illusions - Lee Smith, side 2, 265 on the counter 21 5 October 1992 Cassette Soundings, Radio Show, National Humanities Center, Lee Smith reading and interview - readings from Oral History, The Devil’s Dream, and “The Bubba Stories” 1994 Compact Discs Sounds of the South Radio Show - WUNC with guest Lee Smith, interview related to music 21 November 1992 Cassette “The Interpretation of Dreams,” Talking Books, Duke University Medical Center, Lee Smith reading 21 circa 1991 Cassette. 3 copies “Virginia Writers,” (radio program with Ben Cleary) - Fair and Tender Ladies, 21 27 October 1989 Cassette (Sony) tape sound quality is poor. 2 copies Video Recordings MC 203 Subseries 11.02 1988-1994, undated Scope and Contents note

The Video Recordings subseries includes interviews with Smith, adaptations of some of Smith's short stories and novels, performances based on Smith's work, and interviews with performers.

 “A Song to Dream Nashville - 48 Hours,” News show about country music (Lee Smith is not in this video), taped from television, 22 undated videotape (VHS) “Appalachian State University 22 1991 Arts and Sciences Commencement,” Lee Smith is speaker - 19 May 1991 videotape (VHS) “Commonwealth,” News and cultural program, Virginia Commonwealth University, story on Grundy, Va and interview with Lee Smith, 22 4 October 1989 videotape (VHS) “Dear Phil,” adaptation for video/tv 22 1988 videotape (VHS) “Ear Rings,” St. Catherine’s and St. Christopher’s Schools 22 3 May 1990 videotape (VHS) “I Remane, Forever, Ivy Rowe,” Senior Citizen Matinee 22 5 November 1989 videotape (VHS) “Ivy Rowe,” Playbill, Provincetown Playhouse, Living Archives, Interview with Barbara Bates Smith, Mark Hunter, and Lee Smith 22 23 May 1991 videotape (VHS) “Lee Smith reading from The Devil’s Dream and the Tarwater Band,” Jones Auditorium, Meredith College 22 29 March 1993 videotape (VHS) “Lee Smith,” Reading from The Devil’s Dream and the Tarwater Band playing at Meredith College, 22 19 July 1992 videotape (VHS) Lee’s Interview on “North Carolina Now” 80 on the counter 22 1993 videotape (VHS) “North Carolina People: Lee Smith, interview, The Devil’s Dream 22 1992 videotape (VHS) “Playback,” North Carolina State University Broadcast featuring a short interview with Lee Smith 22 10 February 1988 videotape (VHS) “Talk About Writing: Lee Smith,” North Carolina State University Humanities Extension, interview and readings 22 1990 videotape (VHS) “Tongues Of Fire,” Musical adapted by William Stevens 22 undated videotape (VHS) Virginia Smith’s work on Lee Smith, typescript 17 [circa 1988] “Writer finds the art in neighborly gossip,” by Karen Weber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 17 18 March 1990 “Writer Lee Smith tells a good story, over and over again,” Birmingham Post Herald,” 17 10 June 1990 The Devil’s Dream MC 203 Subseries 10.01.11 1992 “A sweet song of Appalachia,” by Keith Graham, The AtlantaJournal/The Atlanta Constitution 17 21 June 1992 2 copies “Country Lyrics Come to Life,” by Linda Barrett Osborne, The Washington Post 17 3 July 1992 “Country Tunes,” by Wendy Smith, New York Newsday 17 5 July 1992 “Country-music novel always right on key,” by Timothy Hunter, Cleveland Plain Dealer 17 21 June 1992 The Devils Dream Accession no. 2007-0376 26 9 1992 “Down Home Country Tales,” by Fenton Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle Review 17 28 June 1992 “Family’s story is country music’s story,” by Nancy Pate, The Orlando Sentinel 17 12 July 1992 Review by Robert Houston, The New York Times 17 19 July 1992 Review in Spectator Magazine 17 9 July 1992 “Skillful saga probes history, heart of country music,” by Fredric Koeppel 17 28 June 1992 “Songs and Sinners,” by Sarah Catchpole, The Boston Globe 17 5 July 1992 “The music of Lee Smith,” The Raleigh News and Observer,” 17 12 July 1992 2 parts “You won’t forget the characters in Smith’s ‘The Devil’s Dream’,” by William W. Starr, The Columbia State 17 12 July 1992 The Last Girls MC 203 Subseries 10.01.12 2002 People Magazine review of the Last Girls Accession no. 2007-0376 26 10 2002 The Last Girls various reviews Accession no. 2007-0376 26 11 2002-2003