Marion Lynch Papers
Dates
- 1962-2007
- Majority of material found within 1962-1986
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice.
Conditions Governing Use
The nature of the University Archives and Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Carnagie-Vincent Library claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Lincoln Memorial University assumes no responsibility.
Biographical / Historical
In addition to authoring five books, Ostendorf was a talented artist whose interest in Lincoln began at the early age of 12. After graduating from high school, Ostendorf attended a local art institute. His work took a short hiatus during World War II where he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Returning home at the end of that conflict, he worked as a commercial artist for the Journal Herald in Dayton and in close collaboration with cartoonist Milton Caniff in New York City. In the mid-1950s, he became a self-employed commercial artist creating greeting cards, religious drawings, and pencil art. However his fascination with Lincoln remained and became the focus of his principal artworks. His personal collection of Lincoln photographs was one of the largest in existence, leading him to later publish Lincoln in Photographs in 1963, a work containing every known Lincoln photograph at that time. Ostendorf was awarded honorary doctorates from Lincoln College in Lincoln, Ill., and Lincoln Memorial University, where he served on the Board of Trustees. He passed away in 2000.
Extent
1 Legal-sized Hollinger Box (0.4 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series.
Series 1 is made up of the artwork of artist and author Lloyd Ostendorf. The prints found in this series were created for use in Christmastime correspondence. This series is arranged in chronological order.
Series 2 is made up of various publications detailing information on the activities and events that have taken place on the campus of LMU. Series 2 is arranged in chronological order
- Title
- Marion Lynch Papers
- Author
- Processed and written originally by Travis Souther. Uploaded and edited by Olivia Coyne (2025)
- Date
- Original 2016 May, edited 2025 Oct
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives & Special Collections Repository
Lincoln Memorial Univesity
Carnegie-Vincent Library
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate Tennessee 37752 United States
archives@lmunet.edu