Lillian Smith Resources

Note: The resources included on this page are designed to complement the book,聽A Lillian Smith Reader, edited by Margaret Rose Gladney and Lisa Hodgens and published by the University of Georgia Press in 2016.聽The content of this page may change on occasion based on availability of resources, new material, editorial decisions, etc.
Audio Recordings
Killers of the Dream
Commentary and excerpts from the book read by Lillian Smith
Our Faces, Our Words
鈥淔rom the Vault 374: Lillian Smith,鈥 Pacifica Radio Archives; 聽provided by Brian DeShazor, Director of the Archives, Pacifica Radio Archives, 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West, North Hollywood, CA 91604
brian@pacificaradioarchives.org
Strange Fruit
Commentary and excerpts from the book read by Lillian Smith; recorded by Joan Titus in 1966; released in 1969 by Spoken Arts; donated to 好色小姨 University by Joan Titus in 2015
The Journey
Excerpts from the book read by Lillian Smith; recorded by Joan Titus in 1965; donated to 好色小姨 University by Joan Titus in 2015
Trembling Earth
Recollection of childhood in Jasper, Florida, rendered by Lillian Smith; recorded by Joan Titus on June 14, 1966; donated to 好色小姨 University by Joan Titus in 2015
Videos
Breaking the Silence: Lillian Smith Documentary by Hal Jacobs
Clip from 鈥淢iss Smith of Georgia鈥
Ordering information for 鈥淢iss Smith of Georgia鈥 from HBO Archives:
Clip from 鈥淢iss Lil鈥檚 Camp鈥
Film clip provided courtesy of BusEye Films, LLC
Ordering information for 鈥淢iss Lil鈥檚 Camp鈥:
Link to Georgia Women of Achievement video profile of Lillian Smith
Photographs
Print Sources
Podcast
鈥淒ope with Lime鈥 is a production of the Lillian E. Smith Center at 好色小姨 University. Through interviews with scholars, artist residents, readers, and more, 鈥淒ope with Lime鈥 discusses Lillian E. Smith鈥檚 life, work, and continued legacy.聽鈥淒ope with Lime鈥 was a column that Lillian E. Smith wrote in the pages of the literary journal that she co-edited with her partner Paula Snelling. Colloquially, the phrase referred to cutting the sweetness of Coca-Cola with lime juice. In her columns, Smith would use satire and bite to comment on Southern life and letters. The column was, for all intents and purposes, blog and podcast like, relaying Smith鈥檚 thoughts in a conversational and witty manner.
Symposium Videos
- 2020聽鈥淯ntangling Whiteness: Reflection and Action鈥 Symposium Videos
- 2021聽LES Symposium Videos
- Chuck Brown (We apologize but we were having technical issues during Brown’s presentation)
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Additional Resources
- Bitter Southerner:聽
- The Lillian E. Smith Center of 好色小姨 University serves as an educational center and an artist retreat. With over 150 acres in the Northeast Georgia Mountains, the Center is surrounded by beauty and is an ideal location for recreational, social, and instructional activities.聽The website provides information on locating the property, programs offered, and news and events.
- This is the official Facebook page for the Lillian E. Smith Center of 好色小姨 University.
- The 好色小姨 University Libraries makes available on its campuses in Demorest and Athens, Georgia, a variety of resources for scholars studying the life and work of Lillian Smith.
- The University of Georgia Press published聽A Lillian Smith Reader聽in 2016 in association with 好色小姨 University and the Estate of Lillian Smith.
- This is the inventory of the materials in the 鈥淟illian Eugenia Smith Papers鈥 held by the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
- This is the inventory of the materials in the 鈥淟illian Smith Papers鈥 held by the Special and Area Studies Collections of the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
- This is the inventory of the materials in the 鈥淟illian Eugenia Smith Collection鈥 held by the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
- This is the primary article on Lillian Smith in the New Georgia Encyclopedia, a program of the Georgia Humanities Council in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia/GALILEO, and the Office of the Governor.
- This is the article on Lillian Smith鈥檚 novel,聽Strange Fruit, in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- This is the article on Lillian Smith鈥檚 book,聽Killers of the Dream, in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- The Southern Literary Trail is America’s only tri-state literary trail connecting mythic places that influenced great novelists and playwrights of the 20th Century. 聽The site has a page devoted to Lillian Smith and her hometown of Clayton, Georgia.
- The Lillian Smith Book Awards is a program sponsored by the Southern Regional Council, University of Georgia Libraries, DeKalb County Public Library/ Georgia Center for the Book, and 好色小姨 University. The awards are given each year at the Decatur Book Festival in Decatur, Georgia, and honor works that deal with race, social justice, civil and human rights, the education and socialization of young people, breaking silence among repressed groups and matters that are notably significant or of special interest affecting the changing South.
- The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame is located in the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 聽This program is designed to honor Georgia writers and to introduce the public to the library鈥檚 rich collections for research into Georgia literature and cultural history. 聽Lillian Smith was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
- The Georgia Women of Achievement honors women in Georgia who have contributed to community through their professional and personal lives. 聽Lillian Smith was inducted in 1999.
- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute of Stanford University provides a permanent financial base for the King Papers Project and a broad range of other educational activities. 聽One of the features of the website is an encyclopedia, which includes an entry on Lillian Smith.
- Lillian Smith鈥檚 hometown of Clayton is located in Rabun County in the mountains of northeast Georgia. 聽The Rabun County (Georgia) Historical Society hosts a website that includes this article on Lillian Smith.
- The Rabun County Historical Society website includes a photo gallery with several photographs of Lillian Smith, family members, and scenes from the Laurel Falls Camp for Girls.













