Horace Montgomery papers, 1950-1964

Summary

Creator:
Montgomery, Horace, 1906-2001
Date:
1950-1964
Extent:
1.8 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 half box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Horace Montgomery papers, ms323, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains manuscript materials for five of Horace Montgomery's works. They document his scholarly contributions as author of Howell Cobb's Confederate Career, Johnny Cobb: Confederate Aristocrat, and Cracker Parties; co-author of Civilzation Through the Centuries; and editor of Georgians in Profile: Historical Essays in Honor of Ellis Merton Coulter, published by the University of Georgia Press in 1959. The authors of the latter festschrift were former students of Dr. Coulter.

Biographical / historical:

Horace Montgomery (1906-2001) received his master of arts degree and his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. The later degree was the first doctorate granted by UGA. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and taught in the UGA Department of History from 1947-1978, and was also a Fulbright scholar to Austria in 1960. Besides authoring several historical books, Montgomery was the editor of festschrift Georgians in Profile: Historical Essays in Honor of Ellis Merton Coulter, published by the University of Georgia Press in 1959.

Arrangement:

Arranged into series by book title: Series 1. Georgians in Profile; Series 2. Johnny Cobb: Confederate Aristocrat; Series 3. Civilization through the Centuries; Series 4. Howell Cobb's Confederate Career; and Series 5. Cracker Parties.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Horace Montgomery papers, ms323, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.