Record #:

3353

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Elizabeth City newspaper editor W. O. Saunders' visions for the Outer Banks included the Wright Memorial, Lost Colony pageant, and bridging Oregon Inlet, but it was a 1934 article on 400 Pasquotank County outhouses that brought him national fame.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 65 Issue 1, June 1997, p14-15, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

The INDEPENDENT (Elizabeth City)

Record #:

7747

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

W.O. Saunders, newspaper publisher and editor of the Elizabeth City THE INDEPENDENT, was a leading advocate for identifying North Carolina as the birthplace of English civilization in America and of aviation in the world. Saunders predicted that the Outer Banks would be a tourist destination if bridges were built over the inlets. He also wrote the play “The Lost Colony,” which would be performed for years to come on Roanoke Island. During his lifetime, Saunders was never recognized for these visions. Walking the streets of Elizabeth City and New York in pajamas to protest the practice of wearing three piece suits in the summer, however, did not go unnoticed.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Aug 1986, p17-19, il

Subject(s):

The INDEPENDENT (Elizabeth City)

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)

Record #:

15716

Author(s):

White, O. Mac; White, Buxton

Abstract:

W. O. Saunders, late editor and publisher of the Elizabeth City Independent, was, in his time, perhaps the most widely known North Carolinian in the world. He was a crusader and a nonconformist, and his antics gained him a certain amount of infamy and many enemies. Yet his was the first newspaper to issue a special edition (now a collector's item) on outdoor privies, and he put America in slacks, dreamed up The Lost Colony pageant, promoted the Wright Memorial Bridge, and conceived the monument to the Wright Brothers at Kill Devil Hills.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 9, Sept 1954, p13, 46, por

Subject(s):

The INDEPENDENT (Elizabeth City)

Record #:

19617

Author(s):

Edwards, Brian

Abstract:

North Carolina native W.O. Saunders was a defining individual during the early 20th century in North Carolina. Saunders began as the editor of the Independent, a small weekly newspaper based out of Elizabeth City, North Carolina he founded in 1908 and spent several years as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He spent most of his life championing progressive reform in North Carolina and the South in general.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 14, 2005, p44-57, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

The INDEPENDENT (Elizabeth City)