Lincoln Herald
Abstract
The Lincoln Herald is the longest running peer-reviewed journal about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. This collection includes articles, clippings, and publications of the Herald between 1940-2009.
Dates
- 1940-2009
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
"The Lincoln Herald is the oldest continually published scholarly journal devoted to the study of Lincoln and his era. Published by Lincoln Memorial University Press, The Lincoln Herald features original research, book reviews, historical commentary, and updates on Lincolniana in news and popular culture."
- https://www.lmunet.edu/abraham-lincoln-library-and-museum/publications
Previously the Mountain Herald, the Lincoln Herald came to be after the Grant-Lee fire of 1907 and several substantial changes. The publication printed quarterly and when its February 1938, Vol. 40, No. 2 publication was issued, it was done so under the new name of “Lincoln Herald.” This had been done to ensure that the magazine aligned more with Lincoln Memorial University’s traditions as a memorial to Abraham Lincoln. With this change, the magazine became one of “Education and Lincolniana” with the purpose of being “devoted to the interests of Lincoln Memorial University and the promotion of Lincoln Ideas in the education of American youth.” Prior to 1938, this magazine could not have been classified as one dedicated solely to the study of Lincolniana, although Abraham Lincoln content appeared within it from time to time.
Following this, more alterations were made in the early 1940s. By 1940-1941, the volume and issue numbers of the Lincoln Herald were updated to coincide with the calendar year as opposed to the University’s academic year and its years of establishment. And in October 1943, the most significant change happened in which this college publication of Lincoln Memorial University changed to being strictly “A magazine devoted to historical research in the field of Lincolniana and the Civil War, and to the promotion of Lincoln Ideals in American Education.” In fact, the priorly issued June 1943 Lincoln Herald publication was the last one to feature a section of articles dedicated to “On the L.M.U. Campus.”
At present, the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum has been responsible for the Lincoln Herald publication and its subscriptions since the ALLM’s official opening on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University in June of 1977.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (6 Hollinger Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Lincoln Herald
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed and written by Olivia Coyne.
- Date
- 2025 November
- 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