There are 116 photographs of the Meserve Collection, with one unidentified group. Range C-4 This boxed set of small photographs was assembled by R. Gerald McMurtry, historian and author of several books and articles written about Abraham Lincoln. It includes both original photographs and those taken of published material. Other subjects include various foreign portraits of Lincoln and several statues made of Lincoln. Range C-4 The collection of stereo cards chiefly depicts various scenes related to Abraham Lincoln.
Some views are non-stereoscopic.
Negatives, ca. 1940. C-5 These two photographs of Abraham Lincoln were printed in Springfield, Illinois at the Herbert Georg Studio. The original portraits were taken as campaign photographs for Lincoln's presidential campaign. The photographs were taken by Lawrence B. Lockwood of Cleveland, Ohio, during the Lincoln Memorial University Lincoln Pilgrimage. Many of the photographs are of sites located in Springfield, Illinois, such as the Lincoln home, while others are in Indiana, such as the site of the pioneer cabin of the Lincoln family.