George H. Smyser Papers 1863-1955

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George H. Smyser Papers 1863-1955

Papers of the Abraham Lincoln collector and scholar. Collection includes correspondence, 1905-1955, of Smyser and his wife; and numerous speeches, 1863-1943, about Abraham Lincoln.

1.0 linear feet

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362709

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Smyser, George H.

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George Smyser of Utica, New York was an Abraham Lincoln researcher, collector and scholar. From the guide to the George H. Smyser Papers, 1863-1955, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...