(Ebook) Treasures of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library by Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein ISBN 9780809333370, 0809333376

(Ebook) Treasures of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library by Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein ISBN 9780809333370, 0809333376

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois, houses a trove of invaluable historical resources concerning all aspects of the Prairie StateOCOs past. "Treasures of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library" commemorates the institutionOCOs 125-year history, as well as its contributions to scholarship and education by highlighting a selection of eighty-five treasures from among more than twelve million items in the libraryOCOs collections. After opening with a historical overview and extensive chronology of the Library, the volume organizes the treasures by various topics, including items that illustrate various locations and materials relating to business, the mid-nineteenth century and the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the oldest items, unusual treasures, ethnicity, and art. From the Gettysburg Address, Abraham and Mary LincolnOCOs letters, and Governor Dan WalkerOCOs boots to a Deering Harvester Company catalog, WPA publications, and an Adlai Stevenson I campaign hat, each entry includes a thorough description of the item, one or more images, and a discussion of its history and how the library acquired it, if known. Other treasures include the Thomas Yates General Store daybook, Dubin Pullman car materials, Civil War newspapers, a Lincoln coffin photograph, the Mary Lincoln insanity verdict, the "Directory of Sangamon CountyOCOs Colored Citizens," and" "LincolnOCOs stovepipe hat. To highlight the academic importance of the Library, nineteen researchers share how study in the LibraryOCOs collections proved essential to their projects. Although these treasures only scrape the surface of the vast holdings of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, together they epitomize the rich, varied, and sometimes quirky resources available to both serious scholars and curious tourists alike at this valuable cultural institution. a "