Horace Montgomery papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Horace Montgomery papers
Creator: Montgomery, Horace, 1906-2001
Inclusive Dates: 1950-1964
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.8 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 half box)
Collection Number: ms323
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

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.

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.

Organization and 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.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Georgians in Profile
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1	1-3	Correspondence
1	4	Georgians in Profile, title page, contents, and preface
1	5	John Percival, First Earl of Egmont, by R. and A. Saye
1	6	Henry Ellis, by W.W. Abbott
1	7	James Wright, by K. Coleman
1	8	Anthony Stokes, by A.A. Lawrence
1	9	Benjamin Hawkins, by M.B. Pound
1	10	William McIntosh, by J.C. Bonner
1	11	Wilson Lumpkin, by R.G. McPherson
1	12	John McPherson Berrien, by C.J. Smith, Jr.
1	13	Hopkins Holsey, by H. Montgomery
1	14	Charles Jones Jenkins, Jr., by O.H. Shadgett
1	15	Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., and Paul Hamilton Hayne, by C.B. Green
1	16	Henry Bradley Plant, by S.W. Martin
1	17	Rebecca Latimer Felton, by J.E. Talmadge
1	18	Hoke Smith, by J.C. Vinson
1	19	Appendix, the publications of E.M. Coulter to January 1, 1958, and index
1	19	Appendix, the publications of E.M. Coulter to January 1, 1958, and index
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2	1	Georgians in Profile, proof sheets, 1-2
2	2	Georgians in Profile, proof sheets, 3-4
2	3	Georgians in Profile, proof sheets, 5-6
2	4	Georgians in Profile, proof sheets, 7-8
2	5	Georgians in Profile, proof sheets, 9-10
2	6	Georgians in Profile, proof sheets, 11-12
2	7	Georgians in Profile, proof sheets, 13-14
2	8	Georgians in Profile, proof sheets, appendix, bibliography and index
2	9	Georgians in Profile, proofs, gally proofs, preface, 1-4
2	10	Georgians in Profile, proofs, gally proofs, 5-9
2	11	Georgians in Profile, proofs, gally proofs, 10-14

 

Johnny Cobb: Confederate Aristocrat

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Johnny Cobb: Confederate Aristocrat

 

Civilization through the Centuries
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3	1	Montgomery and Jones Civilization through the Centuries, typescript, chapters 1-4
3	2	Montgomery and Jones Civilization through the Centuries, typescript, chapters 5-8
3	3	Montgomery and Jones Civilization through the Centuries, typescript, chapters 9-15
3	4	Montgomery and Jones Civilization through the Centuries, typescript, chapters 16-20
3	5	Montgomery and Jones Civilization through the Centuries, typescript, chapters 21-26
3	6	Montgomery and Jones Civilization through the Centuries, typescript, chapters 27-29
3	7	Montgomery and Jones Civilization through the Centuries, typescript, chapters 30-35
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4	1-7	Civilizations through the Centuries, proof sheets

 

Howell Cobb's Confederate Career
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3	8	Howell Cobb's Confederate Career, typescript, chapters 1-4, copy 1
3	9	Howell Cobb's Confederate Career, typescript, chapters 5-7, copy 1
3	10	Howell Cobb's Confederate Career, typescript, chapters 1-4, copy 2
3	11	Howell Cobb's Confederate Career, typescript, chapters 5-7, index, copy 2

 

Cracker Parties

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Cracker Parties typescript