Record #:

34695

Author(s):

Edwards, Brian

Abstract:

W.O. Saunders was a prominent figure in Elizabeth City in the early 20th century, decades after the Transcendentalist movement swept through New England. Despite this, he is known for his work mirroring the Transcendentalists Walt Whitman and Elbert Hubbard, among others, and that he emphasizes several tenants of the movement: self-reliance, spirituality, man’s relationship with nature, and women’s rights.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 27 Issue , 2018, p40-51, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Saunders, W.O. (William Oscar), 1884-1940; Elizabeth City--History; Social movements

Record #:

19629

Author(s):

Jackson, George

Abstract:

Editor W.O. Saunders had a great impact on those around him in North Carolina, especially journalists David Stick and Dick Gonder. Both Stick and Gonder discuss Saunder's influence on other journalists and politics local to North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 14, 2005, p54-57, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Saunders, W.O. (William Oscar), 1884-1940

Record #:

4428

Author(s):

Beaman, Thomas E., Jr.; Robinson, Kenneth W.; Mintz, John J.; Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

In 1794, John Beam bought land in what is now Cleveland County and began farming. The family would farm the property, now on the National Register of Historic Places, for over 100 years. The authors describe the site's architectural and archaeological features, look at the placement of the farmstead on the Piedmont landscape, and describe farm changes during the 100 years of Beam family ownership.

Source:

North Carolina Archaeology (NoCar E 78 S55 S6), Vol. 47 Issue , Oct 1998, p66-82, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Saunders, W.O. (William Oscar), 1884-1940; Beam, John Teeter, 1732-1807; Historic farms--Cleveland County

Record #:

21171

Author(s):

Baker, James T.

Abstract:

This article examines the war between fundamentalism and modernism that swept the nation in the first part of the 20th century as it was manifested in a conflict between Kentucky evangelist Mordecai F. Haim and editor of the weekly newspaper, the 'Independent,' W.O. Saunders, which took place in Elizabeth City in the autumn of 1924. Haim led the forces of fundamentalist Christianity in a mission to rid the country of the 'pantheistic agnosticism' of the modernists, while Saunders defended the forces of secular idealism and American animosity towards protestant authority.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 54 Issue 4, Oct 1977, p395-408, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Saunders, W.O. (William Oscar), 1884-1940

Record #:

14079

Author(s):

Dean, G.E.

Abstract:

An Elizabeth City newspaper called The Independent was a respected both within North Carolina and nationally. The article focuses on the newspaper and it's editor, W.O. Saunders, impact on the community. His antics gained him a certain amount of infamy as well as his hard work on The Independent.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 2, June 1948, p10

Subject(s):

Newspaper editors--Elizabeth City; Saunders, W.O. (William Oscar), 1884-1940; The INDEPENDENT (Elizabeth City)