00290 Guide to Thaddeus K. Oglesby's The Case of the South Against Britannica manuscript, circa 1903 Inventory prepared by Alan Bath. Woodson Research Center
Rice University, Houston, Texas
02132007 Finding aid encoded by Sarah Biggerstaff. 02152007 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Woodson Research Center,
Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Thaddeus K. Oglesby, The Case of the South Against Britannica. circa 1903 Materials are in English. MS 382 2 lin. ft. (1 box) 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. Biographical Note

Thaddeus K. Oglesby was the private secretary to Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America.

 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).

 Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

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Permission to publish from this material required by the Woodson Research Center.

Preferred Citation

Thaddeus K. Oglesby, The Case of the South Against Britannica, circa 1903, MS 382, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

 Acquisition Information

Gift of John Wright, 1964

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Oglesby, Thaddeus K. Subjects United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Formats Manuscript Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Main section titles Press Comment Prefatory Note The Case of the South Against the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Other Maligners The Lees of Virginia The Spanish-American War Words of Winthrop and Calhoun An Address Before the Historical Committee of the United Confederate Veterans at Birmingham, Ala., April 24, 1894 The Encyclopaedia Britannica as Published by the Werner Company of Chicago. Confederate Veterans Denounce it and Refuse to Allow it to Remain in their Hall An Interesting Speech by Judge Monroe, of Louisiana Supreme Court A Forcible and Eloquent Paper. The Bivouac of the Dead Must be Guarded by the Living, and Their Memory Shielded from Unjust Aspersion A Striking Contrast Greg's History of the United States Georgia and the Constitution Alexander Hamilton Stephens The Shackling of Jefferson Davis An Old Man Eloquent. A Belated Champion of the Declaration Stephens vs. Roosevelt Some Presidential Appreciations Series II: Addenda Addendum A: Sherman in Georgia Addendum B: Intolerance in Massachusetts Addendum C: The Federative Principle of Our Government