Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Lincoln and Washington Scrapbooks
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.
Severe Collection of Lincoln Stamps
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.
Weldon E. Petz Collection
Weldon was a well-known scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the music he enjoyed. He was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1923. Petz started as a musician in the Big bands, but went into education in 1953. He published two books and several articles on Lincoln and LMU. He died in 2011.