Brodie's notes relating to the controversy surrounding her claim that Jefferson had various mistresses.

Next to No Man Knows My History, this was Brodie's most controversial book. Her attempt to relate Jefferson's "inner life" and to detail his affair with a Black enslaved woman greatly offended the conservative scholars of the "Jefferson establishment," who considered her book defamatory and slanderous to the nation's founding fathers. These nine boxes contain almost the complete project, from manuscript to book reviews.

Next to No Man Knows My History, this was Brodie's most controversial book. Her attempt to relate Jefferson's "inner life" and to detail his affair with a Black enslaved woman greatly offended the conservative scholars of the "Jefferson establishment," who considered her book defamatory and slanderous to the nation's founding fathers. These nine boxes contain almost the complete project, from manuscript to book reviews.

Photograph use and permission.

For the period 1968-1973, the letters are requests from Brodie for permission to use quotations, for photocopies, etc. From 1974-1980, the correspondence is concerned with the book itself. Most are favorable, but a few are negative. One writer calls the book and the author a "disgrace"; another refers to her as "Communist supported."