A. C. Greene Papers 1848-1998 1925-1997

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A. C. Greene Papers 1848-1998 1925-1997

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Alvin Carl Greene was born in 1923, in Abilene, Texas. He was a newspaper columnist and editor for the the , and the , author, teacher, bookstore owner, musician, poet, and radio and television talk show host. Greene is best known for his numerous books and articles, both fiction and nonfiction, about or set in Texas. He served in the Navy during World War II. In 1968, he left the newspaper business to write full time although he did continue to write columns for the . Winning the prestigious Dobie-Paisano Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968, Greene completed and published his first book, . Greene was the first successful heart transplant patient at St. Paul’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, in 1988, after which he wrote . The papers include correspondence, diaries, biographical information, manuscripts, essays, financial records, legal documents, photographs, oral histories, awards and certificates, reviews, essays, posters, newspapers, clippings, scrapbooks, book covers, publications, maps, printed materials, research materials, notes, sound and video recordings, and memorabilia, including his green mailbox. The papers reflect Greene’s creative and historical writing; business transactions; newspaper, radio, television, and teaching careers; and personal and family life. Abilene Reporter-News, Dallas Times Herald Dallas Morning News Dallas Morning News A Personal Country Taking Heart

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