Papers, 1910-1991 (1937-1956).

Illinois State Historical Library

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The "Merci Train," or "Thank You Train," arrived in the United States from France in February 1949, in gratitude for a "Friendship Train" full of food and other necessities sent to France from the United States the previous year. The French train contained one car full of gifts for each state. Illinois' car was displayed in Chicago and Springfield before the contents were distributed. From the description of "Merci Train" Records, 1949-1950. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). Wo...

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...

Pratt, Marion Dolores Bonzi, 1907-1963.

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Assistant editor of The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, archival assistant at the Illinois State Archives, and second wife of Harry E. Pratt. From the description of Papers, 1957-1962. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 430539201 ...

Pratt, Katie Hall, 1872-1948.

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Boyd, Lynn Howard, 1951- .

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Boyd, DeVere Randall (Randy), 1955- .

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Pratt, Hjordis Angelica Lind (Yordie), 1900-1949.

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Randall, J.G. (James Garfield), 1881-1953

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American historian who taught history and political science at various colleges before joining the faculty of the Univ. of Illinois in 1920. A leading authority on Lincoln. From the description of Has the Lincoln theme been exhausted, 1936. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53969462 J.G. Randall: author, historian, and educator. Ruth Painter Randall: biographer; born, 1892; died, 1971. From the description of J.G. Randall and Ruth Painte...

Boyd, Patty Ellen Pratt, 1930- .

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Boyd, Frances Lind (Francie), 1950- .

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Boyd, DeVere Richardson, 1929- .

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Randall, Ruth Painter, 1892-1971.

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Binkelman, Sherry Ellen Boyd, 1953- .

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Newman, Ralph Geoffrey, 1911-

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Mr. Newman died July 23, 1998. From the description of Ralph G. Newman papers, 1938-1998. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 729758882 Chicago, Illinois proprietor of the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop, manuscript dealer and appraiser, author, member of many historical and cultural organizations, especially related to the Civil War. From the description of Collection of Adlai E. Stevenson Material, 1892, 1947-1968. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). Wor...

Boyd, Pamela Jeanne, 1952- .

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Pratt, Harry E. (Harry Edward), 1901-1956

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Illinois State Historian, Lincoln scholar and author, this scrapbook reflects Pratt's interest in Illinois past. From the description of Scrapbook, 1882-1946. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49700227 Cambridge, Illinois author, Lincoln scholar, history professor and director of the Illinois State Historical Library. Pratt graduated from the University of Illinois in 1923 and after teaching for awhile, returned to complete his doctorate in history ...