The influences of Henry Clay upon Abraham Lincoln : typescript, 1952.

ArchivalResource

The influences of Henry Clay upon Abraham Lincoln : typescript, 1952.

The collection contains a typescript and page proof for Edgar De Witt Jones' book THE INFLUENCES OF HENRY CLAY UPON ABRAHAM LINCOLN, which has an introduction by William H. Townsend.

.2 cubic ft.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6821127

University of Kentucky Libraries

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gc2thc (person)

Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Townsend, William H. (William Henry), 1890-1964

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63491px (person)

Lawyer and Lincoln scholar. Author of Abraham Lincoln, Defendant; Lincoln the Litigant; Lincoln and His Wife's Home Town; Lincoln and Liquor; and Lincoln and the Bluegrass: Slavery and Civil War in Kentucky, among others. Owner of large collection of Lincolniana. From the description of Papers, 1928-1955 (bulk 1928-1934, 1953-1955) (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 25256090 ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tz44c1 (person)

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...

Jones, Edgar De Witt, 1876-1956

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62f9ckh (person)

Minister at Central Woodward Christian Church, Detroit, Michigan. From the description of [Correspondence to the author concerning American history.] 1930-1956. (Oakland University). WorldCat record id: 21343760 Minister, Author. Jones, a minister with the Disciples of Christ, attended Transylvania College and the College of the Bible. He was the author of twenty-four books. From the description of The influences of Henry Clay upon Abraha...