Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Introduction The Abraham Lincoln Collection is an assembled collection of various sources. It consists of various personal and presidential papers, documents, legal papers, ephemera, and other material that relates primarily to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. The collection includes some items from the personal libraries of Carl W. Schaefer and Foreman M. Lebold. The Abraham Lincoln Collection spans the years circa 1839 through 1865, with the bulk of the material covering the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Abraham Lincoln Collection, spanning the dates ca. 1839-1865, (with some undated material) consists of divisional groupings of material, such as the Presidential Papers, Legal Papers, etc. The bulk of the material spans the dates 1844-1865. The manuscript sources are cited and summarized in this guide, with an index. In addition to the listed and related source, ninety-seven (97) reels of microfilm of the Abraham Lincoln Papers (Library of Congress) are available for research. Other...

Abstract The cartes de visite and cabinet cards collection is an assembled collection, originating from various 19th century photographic studios such as those of Matthew Brady and the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Dr. Lloyd Ostendorf, the internationally known "Lincoln Artist," of Dayton, Ohio, known around the world as the foremost authority on Lincoln images, generously identified the majority of the subjects in the photographs, through his assistance to the museum staff. His 1998...

Abstract The cartes de visite and cabinet cards collection is an assembled collection, originating from various 19th century photographic studios such as those of Matthew Brady and the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Dr. Lloyd Ostendorf, the internationally known "Lincoln Artist," of Dayton, Ohio, known around the world as the foremost authority on Lincoln images, generously identified the majority of the subjects in the photographs, through his assistance to the museum staff. His 1998...

Abstract The cartes de visite and cabinet cards collection is an assembled collection, originating from various 19th century photographic studios such as those of Matthew Brady and the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Dr. Lloyd Ostendorf, the internationally known "Lincoln Artist," of Dayton, Ohio, known around the world as the foremost authority on Lincoln images, generously identified the majority of the subjects in the photographs, through his assistance to the museum staff. His 1998...

Abstract The cartes de visite and cabinet cards collection is an assembled collection, originating from various 19th century photographic studios such as those of Matthew Brady and the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Dr. Lloyd Ostendorf, the internationally known "Lincoln Artist," of Dayton, Ohio, known around the world as the foremost authority on Lincoln images, generously identified the majority of the subjects in the photographs, through his assistance to the museum staff. His 1998...

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This collection is comprised of sheet music from the mid to late 19th century, as well as music about the American Civil War from the first half of the twentieth century.

Abstract

A series of scrapbooks from 1928 through 1948 containing newspaper and magazine articles and advertisements primarily dealing with Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Most of the articles come from Chicago and Detroit newspapers. The scrapbooks also contain news of air disasters and major events in Chicago. However, there is little information concerning foreign affairs, the Spanish Civil War or World War II.

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The collection is of first day of issue Abraham Lincoln stamps ranging from 1954 through 2013. While the stamps for each series are identical, each of the envelopes is different, having different motifs of Abraham Lincoln, the memorial, his Springfield home or the Gettysburg Address.