ABRAHAM LINCOLN
COLLECTION
1841 – 1996
(bulk dates 1862-1868, 1920-1977)
Manuscript Collection Number 521 Housed in the VAULT
Accessioned: Gift of the Lincoln Club of Delaware, 1972.
Extent: ca. 3.5 linear ft. and oversize
Content: Correspondence, newspapers, books, manuscripts, artwork, photographs, ephemera, and realia
Accessed: The collection is open for research.
Processed: June 2005 by Kevin J. Burke
The Lincoln Club of Delaware was founded in 1929 as an informal gathering of Lincoln admirers who met yearly for a dinner program celebrating the anniversary of Lincoln’s birthday. In 1938, Frank Tallman gave his extensive collection of over 2000 items related to Lincoln to the public library, and a committee of the Lincoln Club was formed to catalog and care for the collection. Tallman’s collection included books, pamphlets, photographs, art, artifacts, and historical documents. The Lincoln Club cared for the Tallman collection at the Wilmington Institute Free Library where it was housed until 1972. In that year, the Club donated the collection to the University of Delaware and relocated the collection to the university’s Goodstay Center in Wilmington. In 1998, the collection was transferred to the University of Delaware campus for better security and improved access for research and exhibitions.
The Abraham Lincoln Collection comprises a variety of Lincolniana collected and assembled by the Lincoln Club of Delaware. The collection includes Civil War era newspapers, art work, sheet music, and realia connected to the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The core of collection was assembled by Frank G. Tallman, a founding member of the Lincoln Club and private collector of Lincolniana. A significant series in the collection includes extensive correspondence documenting his collecting activities.
The Abraham Lincoln Collection was a gift of the Lincoln Club of Delaware to the University of Delaware in 1972. Initially begun by Frank G. Tallman, the collection of correspondence, newspapers, artwork and photographs, ephemera and realia related to Abraham Lincoln was supplemented by gifts from J. Stuart Groves and other members of the club.
There are five series in the collection, arranged as information about the collection or by type of material: I. Frank G. Tallman correspondence, II. Civil War era newspapers, III. Graphic Images, IV. Ephemera, and V. Realia.
Series I, correspondence of Frank G. Tallman, documents his activities as a collector of Lincolniana. In addition to correspondence with booksellers, the correspondence contains letters documenting the provenance and authenticity of specific items in the collection, such as the collection’s copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Swiggert letters, the Thomas Worth original caricature, and the Ford Theater bill from the night Lincoln was assassinated. There is also a substantial correspondence with Lincoln bibliographer, Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf.
Series II. contains over seventy-five issues of Civil War era newspapers, mostly from Philadelphia and New York. The collection of newspapers includes a nearly complete run of The Philadelphia Inquirer from 13 April through 14 June, 1865, covering the period of Lincoln’s assassination and funeral, as well as the end of the war and the trial of the assassination conspirators.
Series III. Graphic images includes artwork and photographs. The series includes photographic portraits of Lincoln by Alexander Gardner and Hessler (printed nearly a century later by Yousuf Karsh), Currier and Ives prints of the assassination, death, and funeral of Lincoln, a cast bronze bust of Lincoln, prints of engravings and etchings of Lincoln, and an original pen-and-ink caricature of Lincoln by Thomas Worth. There are also nine photographs of the Lincoln conspirators and their execution taken by Alexander Gardner.
Series IV. Ephemera includes facsimiles of Lincoln documents, sheet music, articles, publications, and other Lincoln-related miscellany. Sheet music related to Lincoln includes “President Lincoln’s Funeral March,” “Our American Cousin Polka,” and “Our Brutus,” a song published in New Orleans in 1868 in praise of John Wilkes Booth.
Series V. Realia includes a Lincoln Badge worn during the presidential campaign of 1860, a piece of the bandage placed on Lincoln when he was shot and a small bow from the hat he was wearing that night, the Ford Theater playbill from the night of the assassination, and a reward poster for the capture of Booth and his accomplices.
The collection is arranged in five series, housed for appropriate storage in one record carton (Box 1), two one-inch boxes (Boxes 2 and 3) and eight oversize boxes (Boxes 4-11), as well as four items housed in map case oversize drawers. The finding aid indicates storage locations, as well as items permanently on exhibition in the Lincoln Case of the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery.
Ms xxx Lincoln Club of Delaware Archives
Ms 465 Abraham Lincoln Autograph Documents
Ms 261 Harold Brayman Papers
Ms 361 Everett C. and Louise Stanton Johnson papers
I. Frank G. Tallman correspondence and records, 1922-1939
II. Civil War era newspapers, 1841–1865
III. Graphic images, 1860-1996
1. Portraits and images of Lincoln, 1860-1996
2. Other images, 1865 and undated
1. Facsimiles of Lincoln documents, 1905-1974
2. Sheet music, 1862-1868
3. Durham, Harriet F., “Lincoln’s Sons and Marfan Syndrome,” 1952-1980
4. Articles and clippings related to Lincoln, 1956-1974
5. Lincoln Club of Delaware, 1941-1976
6. Material related to Lincoln exhibits, 1958-1966
7. Miscellany, 1946-1976
Series I. Frank G. Tallman Correspondence and records, 1922-1939
Correspondence relating to Tallman’s private activities as a collector of Lincolniana, including a substantial correspondence with Lincoln bibliographer, Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf. General correspondence is arranged chronologically. Other correspondence is arranged according to specific acquisitions. All folders in this series are found in Box
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General correspondence, 1922-1939
F1 1922-1925
F2 1926
F3 1927
F4 1928-1929
F5 1930
F6 1931
F7 1932
F8 1933-1934
F9 1935-1939
Correspondence related to specific acquisitions, 1915-1935
F10 Lincoln Medal, no.99, 1915
F11 Emancipation Proclamation, 1919
F12 L. Mayer Bust of Lincoln, 1926
F13 13th Amendment, 1928
F14 Indian Peace Medal, 1930
F15 Swiggert Letters, 1931
F16 Lincoln’s copy of Goodloe’s Southern Platform, 1935
F17 Thomas Worth Lincoln Caricature, 1935
F18 Ford Theater Bill, undated
Records of purchases, 1917-1932
F19 1917-1918
F20 1919-1932
F21 List of Lincoln books, undated
Also includes copies of the following books:
Sandburg, Carl. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1927.
Temple, Wayne C. "The Taste Is In My Mouth a Little…": Lincoln's Victuals and Potables. Mahomet, Ill.: Mayhaven Publishing, 2004.
Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Dayton, Ohio: Morningside House, Inc., 1985. Inscribed to Alberta Skillman by Tom Clark.
F22 Notes on books in Tallman Collection
Series II. Civil War era newspapers, 1841 – 1865
All newspapers are original unless otherwise noted. Illustrations are wood engravings. The material is arranged alphabetically by newspaper title.
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F23 Albany Weekly Journal
1859 Dec 10 John Brown’s execution
F24 Chicago Daily Tribune: front-page facsimiles, 1861-1865
1861 Apr 15 Attack on Fort Sumter
1865 Apr 10 Surrender of General Robert E. Lee
1865 Apr 15 Lincoln Assassination
Plus other facsimile pages 1895-1933
F25 The Christian Intelligencer (New York)
1856 Jul 3
F26 The Daily Evening Telegraph (Philadelphia),
1865 Apr 15 (Mourning rules) Lincoln’s assassination
F27 The Evening Post (New York)
1846 Oct 7 Report on the Mexican war
F28 Harper’s Weekly
1865 Apr 29 (Illustrated; contains page 260 only) Lincoln’s assassination
1865 May 6 (Illustrated) Lincoln's funeral
Mapcase
F29 Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer,
1850 May 24 Article by Henry Ward Beecher “Politics and the Pulpit”
Newspaper removed to the mapcase
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F30 National Anti-Slavery Standard (New York)
1851 Mar 6
Mapcase
F31 The New World
1841 Oct 23 “A Defense of General Putnam” by Daniel Webster
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F32 New York Commercial Advertiser
1853 Sep 21
F33 New York Daily Tribune,
1865 Apr 21 (Mourning rules) Booth reported in Pennsylvania
Series II. Civil War era newspapers (cont'd)
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F34 New York Herald
1861 Mar 5 Lincoln's inauguration
1865 Apr 16 (2 copies; mourning rules) Lincoln's assassination
F35 New York Herald
1865 Apr 15 (Mourning rules; no. 10, 456 - 2 copies) Lincoln's assassination
1865 Apr 15 (Illustrated; mourning rules; no. 10, 459 - 2 copies and 1 facsimile) Lincoln's assassination
Mapcase
F36 New York Journal of Commerce
1853 Dec 7 Newspaper removed to the mapcase
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F37 New York Observer
1865 Apr 27 (Mourning rules) Lincoln’s funeral
F38 New York Spectator
1861 Nov 18 Re-taking of Fort Sumter
F39 The New York Times
1865 Apr 15 (Mourning rules) Lincoln's assassination
1865 Apr 16 (Mourning rules) Andrew Johnson's inauguration
1865 Apr 18 (Mourning rules) Capture of Mobile; Lincoln’s assassination
1865 Apr 24 (Mourning rules) Campaign in Alabama; Lincoln funeral obsequies
F40 New York Weekly Tribune
1862 Mar 15 (Illustrated) field of operations on the Potomac; Lincoln's message to Congress recommending the gradual abolition of slavery as a means to end the war
Series II. Civil War era newspapers (cont'd)
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F41 Philadelphia Inquirer
1861 Jan 1 (Illustrated) Forts in Charleston Harbor
1865 Apr 13 Union military victories
Apr 15 Lincoln's assassination
Apr 17 (Illustrated; mourning rules) John Wilkes Booth, Ford’s theatre
Apr 20 (Illustrated; mourning rules) Lincoln's funeral
Apr 21 (Mourning rules) pursuit of Booth
Apr 22 (Mourning rules) National funeral pageant; Philadelphia funeral obsequies
Apr 24 (Mourning rules) Lincoln’s funeral in Philadelphia
Apr 25 (Illustrated) Lincoln's funeral in New York; railroad car interior
Apr 26 (Illustrated) Lincoln’s funeral procession in New York
F42 Philadelphia Inquirer
1865 Apr 27 Progress of the funeral cortege
Apr 28 (Illustrated) Pursuit and death of Booth
Apr 29 (Illustrated) Surrender of Johnston’s army
May 1 Funeral cortege in Indiana
May 2 Funeral cortege in Chicago
May 3 The plot to burn Philadelphia; Chicago funeral obsequies
May 4 Reward amounts for conspirators
May 5 (Illustrated) Sergeant Boston Corbett, executioner of Booth; interment of President Lincoln
May 6 (Illustrated) Colonel Lafayette C. Baker; conspirator arrests, trials
May 8 News on the death of President Lincoln in England, Italy; trial of the conspirators
F43 Philadelphia Inquirer
1865 May 9 Reaction abroad
May 10 Conspirator arrests; plan to capture Lincoln; photographs of conspirators announced
May 11 Trial of conspirators
May 12 Reaction abroad
May 13 (Illustrated) Arsenal Building; trial of conspirators
May 15 Capture of Jefferson Davis; trial of conspirators, testimonies
May 16 (Illustrated) Jefferson Davis in dress; trial of conspirators, testimonies
May 17 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
Series II. Civil War era newspapers (cont'd)
F44 Philadelphia Inquirer
1865 May 18 (Illustrated) interior view of the courtroom
May 19 (Illustrated) David C. Harold, prisoners’ manacles
May 20 (Illustrated) Lewis C. Payne, Samuel C. Arnold
May 22 (Illustrated) interior view of the courtroom
May 23 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
May 24 Return of Union armies to the Capital [sic]; confinement of Jefferson Davis
May 25 (Illustrated) return of Union armies to the Capital [sic]
May 26 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
F45 Philadelphia Inquirer
1865 May 27 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
May 29 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
May 30 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
May 31 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
Jun 1 Sherman’s farewell order; trial of conspirators
Jun 2 Day of humiliation and prayer observed
Jun 3 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
Jun 5 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
F46 Philadelphia Inquirer
1865 Jun 6 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
Jun 7 Confinement of Jefferson Davis; trial of conspirators, testimonies
Jun 8 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
Jun 9 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
Jun 10 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
Jun 12 (Illustrated) armies return to Philadelphia
Jun 13 Trial of conspirators, testimonies
Jun 14 Johnson reconstruction proclamations
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F47 The Sun (New York)
1846 Dec 9 (Message of President James K. Polk)
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No F “Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the Civil War. Taken chiefly from the
Syracuse, N.Y. Daily journal, 1861–1864”
Series III. Graphic images, 1860-1996
Series III.1. Portraits and images of Lincoln, 1860-1996
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No F Framed tile portrait of Lincoln
Tile: 230 x 155 mm and frame: 323 x 246 mm
Note on verso: “In Commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary Celebration of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln / February 12th, 1909 / Modelled from the only untouched negative in the United States / Taken 1864 / Made by Sherwin & Cotton / Eastwood Tile Works / Hanley Straffordshire” (From Frank G. Tallman - No.16)
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No F “The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theatre Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865”
Framed colored lithograph; in frame: 450 x 350 mm
"Entered according to Act of Congress AD 1865, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of N.Y. - Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. New York." (Verso of the frame: book plate of John Stuart Groves (Wilmington, DE) penciled in: "gift of" and dated June 1939 - No. 19)
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No F “The Death of President Lincoln. At Washington, D.C,. April 15, 1865 - The Nation's Martyr”
Framed colored lithograph; in frame: 448 x 358 mm
"Entered according to Act of Congress AD 1865, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of N.Y. - Pubd by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. N.Y." Names of identified: Mr. Chase C.J., Sec. McCulloch, Atty. General, Genl. Halleck, Chas. Summer, Secy. Stanton, Secy. Wells, Robt. Lincoln, Surgeon Genl., President Lincoln, Mrs Lincoln & Tad, and Miss Harris. Verso: No. 18.
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No F “The Funeral of President Lincoln, New York, April 25th 1865 - Passing Union Square. The magnificent Funeral Car was drawn by 16 grey horses richly caparisoned with ostrich plumes and cloth of black trimmed with silver bullion.”
Framed lithograph; in frame: 466 x 365 mm
"Entered according to Act of Congress AD 1865, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of N.Y. - Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. New York." "Published by Currier & Ives - 152 Nassau St., New York."
(Verso of the frame: book plate of John Stuart Groves (Wilmington, DE) penciled in: "gift of" and dated June 1939 - No. 20)
Series III. Graphic images (cont'd)
Series III.1. Portraits and images of Lincoln (cont'd)
Exhibit No F "McClure's Illustrated Life of Abraham Lincoln," Dec
Matted and framed poster; in frame: 588 x 423 mm
Advertisement for an issue of McClure's which featured Lincoln. Illustration by Corwin-Knapp-Linson (1895). Coloritype Company, New York.
Exhibit No F "Silhouette of Abraham Lincoln," ca. 1860
Framed ink on paper silhouette; in frame: 220 x 195 mm
Back of frame: No. 33.
Exhibit No F Hessler photographs of Lincoln printed by Yousuf Karsh, 1950s
Two framed photographs; in frames: each 542 x 444 mm
Two photographs of Lincoln printed by Karsh from negatives by Hessler. Hessler’s “beardless campaign” photographs were originally taken on June 3, 1860, shortly after Lincoln's nomination for president. The negatives by Hessler were lost for many years. On the verso is a printed explanation of the material and the note: "This edition is limited to one thousand sets of which this print No. 85-A and 85-B.
Exhibit No F "A. Lincoln" cast bronze bust, ca. 1900
Cast bronze bust, ca. 325 x 160 mm
On the bottom is a tag for The Armor Bronze Corporation and a plate for Frank Tallman - DuPont, as well as the designation No. 35.
Exhibit No F Pair of bronze Lincoln image bookends, undated
Two bronze bookends; each: ca. 205 x 150 mm
Inscription in bronze: "This nation under God, shall have a new birth of freedom." On bottom: No. 38 and tag: Bradley Hubbard Mfg. Co., Meriden, Conn.
Exhibit No F "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet," [1864]
Framed engraving; in frame: 1110 x 870 mm
"From the original picture painted at the White House in 1864 - Painted by F. B. Carpenter - Engraved by A. H. Ritchie.
Series III. Graphic images (cont'd)
Series III.1. Portraits and images of Lincoln (cont'd)
Exhibit No F "Lincoln and His Family," 1866
Framed engraving; in frame: 875 x 715 mm
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1866 by William Sartain, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U. S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Published by Bradley & Co. - 66 N. Fourth St. Philadelphia. Engraved by William Sartain. Painted by S. B. Waugh.
Exhibit No F Pierre Nuyttens etching of Lincoln, undated
Framed etching; in frame: 640 x 487 mm
Etching is signed and numbered #40. The verso includes a pocket with information about the etching and Nuyttens.
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F48 “Portrait of Young Abraham Lincoln,” © 1983 Albert Kaplan
Black and white photograph; 300 x 265 mm
Includes a certificate of authenticity in which Kaplan states that this is a “photographic print . . . using original photographic negative of my daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln.”
F49 Portrait photograph of Lincoln by Alexander Gardner, Spring 1865
Photograph: 353 x 272 mm (image: 315 x 245 mm)
Includes typed information regarding the provenance of the photograph on stationery of Dr. John H. Mullin/ Medical Arts Building/ Wilmington, Delaware.
F50 Copy of lithograph portrait of Lincoln, undated
Cleveland, Ohio: The Howard-Gorie-Webb Co., Lithographers/Offset printers.
One sheet: 282 x 215 mm
Mapcase
F51 “American Memory: Lincoln / Photomosaic” by Robert Silvers, 1996
Selected Civil War photographs from the Prints and Photographs Division / Library of Congress National Digital Library Program
Poster: 985 x 680 mm
Removed to mapcase
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F52 The Pictorial Autobiography of Abraham Lincoln. Edited by Ralph G. Newman; illustrated by Isa Barnett, 1963
Folder: 368 x 288 mm
Includes folder and descriptive text but lacks images. For 1963 Morrell original calendar series
Series III. Graphic images (cont'd)
Series III.1. Portraits and images of Lincoln (cont'd)
F53 Caricature of Lincoln by Thomas Worth, 1860
Original pen and ink on paper: 226 x 153 mm
F54 Prints of French caricatures of Lincoln: “Types Militaires,” [1863-1865?]
"États-Unis 1863 Géneral”
Plate (PL 33): 442 x 313 mm / image: 293 x 200 mm
Dessine et lith. par Draner / Imp. Lemercier, r. de Seine 57 Paris / Dusacq et Cie, 14 Bt. Poissonniere, Paris
“États - Unis D’Amérique - Offr. De Marine”
Plate (PL 108): 447 x 315 / image: 288 x 203 mm
Dess. et lith. par Draner / Imp. Lemercier, r. de Seine 57 Paris
Series III.2 Other Images, 1865 and undated
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F55 The Lincoln Funeral Car, [1865]
Copy photograph made from an original photograph (164 x 114 mm), with typed (carbon) document.
From original photograph taken on the morning the funeral train left Washington for the trip to Springfield. Standing honor guard at the front of the car is Myron W. Lamson, enlisted mechanic in the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and assistant foreman at the shops where the car was built.
Includes transcript of document by William H. Lamson, son of Myron Lamson, describing the photograph.
F56a Cartes de visites with envelope (2 items)
“Lincoln’s Residence, Springfield, Ill.”
"J. Q. A. Tresize, successor to A. C. Townsend, photographer, Enterprize Gallery, Springfield, Ill. / Negatives preserved." With postage stamp
“Lincoln’s Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.”
"J. Q. A. Tresize, successor to A.C. Townsend, photographer, Enterprize Gallery, Springfield, Ill. / Negatives preserved."
Envelope labeled "Lincoln's Home" with note: “These pictures belonged to Dr. Burlian (?). Dee gave them to me. J.R. Froer (?)
F56b "Lincoln Heritage House," 1973
Lithographic print [Plate NO. III, Print No. 1787] from image by James L. Puckett. Fall City Printing & Lithographing Co. Thomas Lincoln, father of Abraham Lincoln, did the carpenter work on the Lincoln Heritage House, ca. 1805, located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Series III. Graphic images (cont'd)
Series III.2 Other Images (cont'd)
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F57 Photographs of Lincoln conspirators taken by Alexander Gardner, 1865
Nine photographs mounted on boards (Lincoln Collection No. 77 1-9)
Photographs were identified by referencing Stefan Lorant's Lincoln, his life in photographs, unless otherwise noted
1. "Conspirators arrive on the scaffold" (image: 209 x 125 mm)
2. "The ropes are adjusted / July 7, 1865" (image: 205 x 125 mm)
The four condemned: Mrs. Surratt, Lewis Payne [Paine], David Herold, George Atzerodt
3. "The end of the conspirators / July 7, 1865" (c. 1) image: 235 x 185 mm
4. "The end of the conspirators / July 7, 1865" (c. 2) image: 235 x 175 mm
5. "The open graves and coffins ready for the conspirators"
(image: 204 x 125 mm)
Identified by Harper's Weekly, July 22, 1865
6. "Military commission that tried the conspirators (not complete)"
(image: 205 x 130 mm)
From left to right: Gen. T. M. Harris; Major Gen. David Hunter, the presiding officer; Gen. A. V. Kautz; Gen. James A. Elkin; Gen. Lew Wallace; and Hon. A. J. Bingham, asst. to the Judge advocate.
7. "George A. Atzerodt, one of the condemned conspirators"
(image: 145 x 120 mm)
8. "Unidentified, possibly Michael O’Laughlin, imprisoned as a conspirator" (image: 175 x 137 mm)
Identified as suspect Hartman Richter (cousin of Atzerodt) using Mark Katz's Witness of an Era: the life and photographs of Alexander Gardner
9. "Unidentified / but definitely not the scaffold used in hanging of the Lincoln conspirators" (two photographs on one mount)
Identified as two images of the execution of Captain Henry Wirz (commandant of Andersonville Prison, Georgia) on November 10, 1865, using Mark Katz's Witness of an Era.
1. "Noose placed around Wirz's neck" (image: 210 x 120 mm)
2. "Wirz's body hangs while soldiers in the trees chant, "Wirz, remember Andersonville!" (image: 204 x 125 mm)
Series IV. Ephemera, 1862-1980
Series IV.1. Facsimiles and prints of Lincoln documents, 1905-1974
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F58 The Emancipation Proclamation - Facsimile, 1950
Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1950. (Facsimile No. 16)
Sheets in folder (495 x 315 mm)
F59 "An Excerpt from the Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln March 4th MDCCCLXV," [1934]
One sheet (595 x 445 mm)
Second edition of a broadside printed, signed and dated (4/7/35) by Frederic W. Goudy. Less than 100 copies were printed for a meeting of the Typophiles.
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F60 Lincoln letter to Mrs. Bixby (1864 Nov 21) - facsimile, 1905
Detroit: Berry Brothers, Ltd, Varnish Manufacturers, 1905.
One sheet (304 x 240 mm)
Gettysburg Address - Facsimiles
F61 Lincoln’s autograph manuscript of the Gettysburg Address, undated
Donnelley DEEPTONE® Offset Facsimile.
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press, undated
Two sheets (240 x 190 mm each)
F62 Address delivered at the dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg, [1966]
Facsimile. Fort Wayne, Indiana: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, [1966]
One sheet (320 x 140 mm) with a small envelope embossed: "Harry L. Pope, Insurance Estates, New Bedford."
F63 "Abraham Lincoln / Best Known Versions of Gettysburg Speech," undated
Two sheets (each: 362 x 160 mm)
Two copies of four versions of the address
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F64 "Abraham Lincoln's Immortal Tribute of Freedom," 1974
Chicago, Ill.: History House, Inc., 1974
Portfolio with folded map and printed envelope (385 x 290 mm)
Includes text of the Gettysburg address, narrative about Lincoln and the address, and historical civil war map/chart.
Series IV. Ephemera (cont'd)
Series IV.2. Sheet music, 1862-1868
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F65 President Lincoln’s Funeral March / composed by E. Mack. Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1865
Note on sheet music: Gift of J. Stuart Groves 5 Jl 39.
F66 Our American Cousin Polka / performed at Laura Keene’s Theatre with unbounded applause / composed by Thomas Baker. New York: John M. Willson, undated
F67 Our Brutus / words from La Grosse Democrat; music by E. B. Armand. New Orleans: A.E. Glackmar, 1868
“This poem was written at the time when it was proposed to bury its illustrious subject in the ocean, so that no trace of his resting place could be found by those who might wish to honor his remains.” Song in praise of John Wilkes Booth.
F68 Rest, Noble Chieftain / Song on the Death of President Lincoln / by C. Archer. Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1865
Note on sheet music: Gift of J. Stuart Groves 5 JL 39.
F69 Your Mission / Song / melody by S. M. Grannis. Cleveland: S. Brainard & Co., c1862
Dedication “to Miss L.A. Gillett, Saline, Mich.”
Inside cover text explains that Abraham Lincoln requested this song at the January 1865 anniversary of the United States Christian Commission held at Washington.
Series IV.3. Material related to an article by Harriet F. Durham, “Lincoln’s Sons and the Marfan Syndrome,” 1952-1980
Lincoln Herald, Volume 79, no.2, 1977 Summer
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F70 Lincoln Herald, Summer 1977
Contains Durham’s article
F71 Correspondence with Harold Schwartz, M.D., 1973-1977
Schwartz was the author of Journal of the American Medical Association article on Lincoln and Marfan syndrome. Includes an offprint of the article, a copy of Durham’s article corrected by Schwartz, and genealogies of families related to Lincoln’s line.
Series IV. Ephemera (cont'd)
Series IV.3. Material re: Durham's “Lincoln’s Sons… (cont'd)
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F72 Correspondence, 1974-1976
Correspondence with magazine and journal editors and others related to research for and publication of Durham’s article
F73 Manuscripts of the article, undated
Various autograph and typescript drafts of Durham's article.
F74 Research materials, 1955-1975
Includes articles, offprints, photocopies of newspaper articles, notes and correspondence related to Durham's research. Includes copies of the obituary for Tad Lincoln (Daily State Journal, 1851 Jul 17), an account of Robert T. Lincoln’s death (Illinois State Journal, 1926 Jul 27), Schwartz's “Abraham Lincoln and the Marfan Syndrome” (JAMA, vol. 187: 7, 1964 Feb 15) and two copies of Schwartz's “Abraham Lincoln and Aortic Insufficiency” (California Medicine, vol. 116, pp. 82-84, 1972 May), as well as an offprint of Willard Montgomery's “Resuscitation of President Lincoln” (JAMA, 1961 Apr 8, pp. 76–78) and other material
F75 Research done by Brian Alexander for Harriet Durham, 1952-1980
Includes correspondence, photocopies from books, and typed notes. Includes copies of abstracts or articles on Marfan’s Syndrome, copies of Abe’s Eyes” by Charles Snyder (Arch. Ophthal. Vol. 75, 1966 Feb), “Lincoln-Marfan Debate,” letter to editor by Willard Montgomery (JAMA, vol. 218, no. 13, 1971 Apr 22) and “Dr. Charles Henry Ray” by Emmet F. Pearson (JAMA, vol. 228, no.4, 1974 Apr 22)
Series IV. 4. Articles and clippings relating to Lincoln, 1956-1974
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F76 Various clippings and articles
Includes clipping from unidentified source on post-Civil War United States, newspaper clippings, and the following articles: “Second Thoughts on Mary Todd Lincoln” by Irving Stone (Saturday Review, 1974 Feb 9), “The Legacy of Lincoln” (Union League of Philadelphia Bulletin, 1956 Oct), “Four Friends Drop in on Lincoln” by Joseph Brinton (Friends Journal 1965 May 15), “The Strange Odyssey of Lincoln’s Clothes” by Douglas C. Spavin (Ambassador 1968), and a copy of Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary of the Formation of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Delaware (1906).
Series IV. Ephemera (cont'd)
Series IV. 5. Lincoln Club of Delaware, 1941-1976
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F77 Lincoln Club miscellany
Includes invitations to dinners (1957-1969), an invitation to the opening of the Lincoln Room, (1941), two copies of Lincoln Club of Delaware by O. H. Grier and Harold Brayman (1970), and a dinner program (1976).
Series IV. 6. Ephemera related to Lincoln exhibits, 1958-1966
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F78 Exhibit ephemera
Includes a Lincoln Museum National Park Service pamphlet, and envelopes of material for the following exhibitions: “Early Lincoln Occupations,” “William Tallman House,” and “Lincoln Collection Wilmington Public Library.”
Series IV. 7. Miscellany, 1946-1976
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F79 Lincoln miscellany
Includes a Bicentennial Collection pamphlet, a copy of the pamphlet, Roads to Peace written by Beardsley Ruml (1946), and a typed sheet titled “Coincidence?” comparing Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy.
Series V. Realia, 1860-1865
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F80 "LINCOLN BADGE worn by W. M. LENHART in campaign of 1860.
100 mm diameter circle (with 26 x 20 mm photograph in center)
Includes 1923 letter written by Walter M. Lenhart describing the badge and its history, as well as information about Lincoln and his campaign, plus correspondence between Norman Rood and Frank Tallman. Gift of Norman Rood.
F81 Piece of bandage placed on Lincoln when he was shot, [1865 Apr 14]
ca. 20 x 4 mm
"A very rare relic, a piece of the bandage placed on Lincoln when he was shot. Willed to Christian C. Sanderson by Mr. John Rose, who was present at the assassination of Lincoln." (No. 22)
F82 Bow from inside hat Lincoln wore the night he was shot, [1865 Apr 14]
ca. 40 x 20 mm
"This bow was taken from the inside of the hat worn by Lincoln on the night he was shot in Ford's Theatre." (No. 21)
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F83 Ford's Theatre poster for night Lincoln was shot, 1865 Apr 14
465 x 133 mm (paper backed with linen)
Poster for Ford's Theatre presentation of Tom Taylor's comedy, "Our American Cousin"
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No F "$100,000 Reward! The Murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, is still at large…," [1865 Apr]
435 x 335 mm (adhered to board)
Reward poster for Booth and accomplices. Includes descriptions of John Wilkes Booth, John H. Surrat, and David C. Harold.