Lawrence W. Neff

(1879-1970)
Texas & Georgia

"Lawrence W. Neff (1879-1970) began his career publishing a county newspaper in Texas in 1894 at age fourteen. For seventy years he worked as a newspaperman, lawyer, Methodist minister, author and publisher. From 1919 until his retirement in 1960 he owned the Banner Press in Atlanta, Georgia."

[Bio/History note, Lawrence W. Neff Papers, Special Collections Department, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University]

Poetry

Lawrence W. Neff (ed.), Poems of Trees (Atlanta: The Banner Press, Emory University, 1934)

_______________, The Hymn of Hate and the Law of Love: Poems by Lawrence W. Neff (Atlanta, Emory University Station, 1940-1949 ?)(Atlanta: Banner Press, 1960)

Writings

Lawrence W. Neff, The Legal Status of Woman in Texas (Dallas, Texas: Free Kindergarten & Industrial Association, 1905)

_______________, Constructive Modernism: Positive Factors in the Sanest and Strongest Spiritual Movement of the Christian Era (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1926)

_______________, Failling Fire: A Postlude to Pentecost, recounting the singular experiences of a precher who got religion (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1930)

_______________, Race Relations at Close Range: Watching the Negro Problem Settle Itself (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1931)

_______________ (ed.), , Voyages in VerseCraft (Atlanta: Banner Press, 1933)

_______________, The Final Failure of Christianity (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1935)

_______________, Youth, Religion and Revolt (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1940)

_______________, The Three Gospels, Printed Sid-By-Side (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1946)

_______________, A World United States: Present Political Contention May Compel America to Impose Peace (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1947)

_______________, What Next for the Negro (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1948)

_______________, The Quest [A Novel of Religious Revolution] (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1953)

_______________, The Passing of Brother Paul, a talk made to the Atlanta Writers Club (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1953)

_______________, The Birth of Novel, a talk made to the Manuscript Club of Atlanta (Emory University, Georgia: Banner Press, 1953)

_______________, Religion and Race: A House Divided Again (Atlanta: Banner Press, 1960-69 ?)

_______________, Jesus: Master Segregationist (Atlanta: Emory University, 1964)