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George Burton Cockrell, son of William A. Cockrell and Sarah Spratt, was born on December 12, 1836 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and died in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee on September16, 1917. He was a Major in the Confederate Army.

Cockrell lived for a number of years at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, following the industrial development of 1890.

Scope and Contents The papers of John Lorimer Worden (1818-1897) span the years 1835-1891, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1861 to 1868.The collection consists of correspondence and official papers relating to Rear Admiral John Lorimer Worden's service in the U.S. Navy, a personal scrapbook, and various handwritten manuscripts authored by Worden. These papers have great historical value because of the epic naval engagement between the U.S.S. "Monitor" and the C.S.S. "Virginia"...

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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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A collection of music scores, and course material used by various music instructors of the years. The material arrived in a box with no information concerning the names of the instructors or when the material was accumulated.

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This collection contains Dr. Marion Lockwood Jenkins’ diplomas from Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, photographs, and an assortment of medical instruments displayed in an antique medical cabinet.

Introduction and Biographical Information The Oliver Otis Howard Papers were given to Lincoln Memorial University by two persons: Captain Harry S. Howard, the son, contributed chiefly the personal papers and memorabilia of General Howard, while Justin G. Turner donated various correspondence written during Howard's military service years and Freedmen's Bureau period. Additional material: consisting of several rare pamphlets, were also donated by Justin G. Turner. Other persons, such as Foreman M. Lebold, Bishop W. P. Thirkield, and...

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Contains 111 folders of manuscript copy and copies of correspondence between George P. Hambrecht and Osborne H. Oldroyd. Contains short letters from famous individuals and associates of their observations concerning Abraham Lincoln and his legacy.

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A collection of records, slides, DVD-R’s, and USB flash drives transferred from Lincoln Memorial University's Public Relations Department.

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Scrapbooks containing photographs, newspaper clippings, etc.

Newsletters

Postcards

Letters

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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.