Abraham Lincoln Historical Collection

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Abraham Lincoln Historical Collection

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/426045508

The collection contains a mixture of items related to the study of Abraham Lincoln's life (including early life, politics, the Civil War, and speeches) as well as pamphlets commemorating his life, information on memorials and tributes, ephemera and artificial "Life in Pictures," materials elucidating the industry built around the collection of Lincoln memorabilia, plus actual memorabilia and miscellaneous artifacts.

12 linear ft. (24 mss boxes).

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7451016

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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Shedd, John A. (John Augustus), 1859-

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Schwarzschild, Henry

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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...

Berea College. Hutchins Library. Special Collections & Archives.

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Given to Berea College by a number of contributors over many years, the Abraham Lincoln Historical Collection is a supplementary extension of the Shedd/Schwarzschild Abraham Lincoln Book Collection. The backbone of today's Abraham Lincoln Collection came to Berea College in 1935, with the gift of John A. Shedd's valued collection of autographed books, collectable images, and memorabilia, under an agreement with Mrs. Shedd (Annie K. Shedd). In 2000, the Lincoln Collection of Henry Schwarzschild, ...