Records, 1908-1909.

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Records, 1908-1909.

Approximately 120 letters and recollections, some with Van Cleave's outgoing letter attached. Typescripts of a few. Includes letters from Clinton L. Conkling. Shelby Cullom, Augustus W. French, Ida Tarbell, Dorothy Lamon Teillard, Booker T. Washington, Jesse K. Weik and others.

.42 linear feet (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7753893

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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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...

Lincoln Centennial Association (Springfield, Ill.)

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Organization formed at Springfield, Ill. in 1908 to lead the national celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday. James R.B. Van Cleave, who was elected secretary, solicited reminiscences from people who had known or been in contact with Lincoln prior to 1860. From the description of Records, 1908-1909. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 56434067 ...