The Charles Woodberry McLellan Collection of Lincolniana : donated to Brown University in 1923 by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Class of 1897, in memory of John Hay, Class of 1858, and since augmented by continuing gifts and purchases. 1834-

Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison), 1874-1960

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John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist, and the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in Midtown Manhattan known as Rockefeller Center, making him one of the largest real estate holders in the city. Towards the end of his life, he was famous for his philanthropy, donating over $500 million to a wide variety of different causes, including educati...

McLellan, Charles Woodberry, 1836-1918

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Son of Hugh McLellan; historical collector. Letters by Charles Woodberry McLellan written as a child to his parents, grandparents, and sister; other letters to family and friends concern his travels, stamp collecting, college life at Hobart College, and his experiences during World War II. Letters he received include those from his parents and other relatives and from researchers inquiring about the McLellan historical collections. From the description of Cor...

Brown University. Library. Special Collections

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The Special Collections of the Brown University Library contain more than 3,000,000 items, well over half the library’s total resources. Holdings range from Babylonian clay tablets and Egyptian papyri to current-day books, manuscripts, and ephemera. The unifying objective for all Special Collections holdings is their potential for supporting the curricular mission of the University and the research interests of the broader community of scholars. The collections, housed primarily in ...

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...

McLellan Lincoln Collection (Brown University)

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