| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 199 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Jacket Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; A Word about the Book; Part One. Background; 1. Library Historical Overview; Chronology; 2. Organization of the Library; Part Two. The Library's Treasures; 3. "Old Stuff"; 4. Locations; 5. Business; 6. Mid-Nineteenth Century; 7. Ethnicity; 8. World Wars I and II; 9. Art; 10. Unusual Items; Afterword; Acknowledgments; Staff Lists; Index; Editor biography; Colophon; Back Cover |
| Summary |
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois, houses a trove of invaluable historical resources concerning all aspects of the Prairie State's past. Treasures of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library commemorates the institution's 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 library's collections. After opening with a historical overview and extensive chronology of the Library, the volume organizes the treasures by various topics, includi |
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Includes index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Museums -- Illinois -- Springfield
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum -- Catalogs
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum |
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Presidential libraries -- Illinois -- Springfield
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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HISTORY -- United States -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Research.
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Subjects & Themes -- Historical.
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REFERENCE -- Research.
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Museums
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Presidential libraries
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Illinois -- Springfield
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Catalogs
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Schroeder-Lein, Glenna R., 1951- editor.
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| ISBN |
0809333376 |
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9780809333370 |
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