George Washington Smith papers, 1912-1914.

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George Washington Smith papers, 1912-1914.

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This collection consists primarily of manuscripts, notes, and correspondence relating to the following books by Professor Smith: History of Illinois and Her People, 1927; A History of Southern Illinois: a narrative account of its historical progress, it people, and its principal interests, 1912; A Student's History of Illinois, 6th rev. ed., 1925; and When Lincoln Came to Egypt, 1940.

3.00 cu. ft.

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Smith, George Washington, 1855-1945

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George Washington Smith was a soldier in the Confederate States Army. From the description of Letter, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122562075 Author of Illinois history. From the description of Letter, Feb. 5, 1941. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54901211 Professor George Washington Smith served on the faculty of the History Department at Southern Illinois University from 1890 to 1935 and was Professor Emeritus from 19...

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...