Thaddeus K. Oglesby, The Case of the South Against Britannica
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a revised manuscript of The Case of the South Against the Encyclopaedia Britannica and other Maligners and contains approximately 140 loose sheets of various sizes, consisting of printed material pasted on with handwritten notations and revisions. Written as a critical response to the Encyclopaedia's depiction and belittlement of the South, the material was first published as articles in The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser... in January 1891. Shortly thereafter, the articles were brought out in pamphlet form as "The Britannnica Answered and the South Vindicated". The revised manuscript was the result of the decision to issue another edition.
The new edition was to include the original Advertiser articles with additional material incorporated, other articles by the writer, and other material "of a historical character worthy of note and preservation" (news articles, reprtints of speeches with manuscript notationsand more).
Dates
- Creation: circa 1903
Creator
- Oglesby, Thaddeus K. (Person)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from this material required by the Woodson Research Center.
Biographical Note
Thaddeus K. Oglesby was the private secretary to Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America.
Extent
2 Linear Feet ( (1 box))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The collection consists of a revised manuscript of The Case of the South Against the Encyclopaedia Britannica and other Maligners and contains approximately 140 loose sheets of various sizes, consisting of printed material pasted on with handwritten notations and revisions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of John Wright, 1964
- Title
- Guide to Thaddeus K. Oglesby's The Case of the South Against Britannica manuscript, circa 1903
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alan Bath
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu