Abraham Lincoln papers at the Library of Congress
Subtitle: a collaborative project
By: Library of Congress Manuscript Division and Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College
Contributors: Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.). Lincoln Studies Center; Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program; Jones, Donald G.; Jones, Terry L., 1952-; Jones Family Foundation
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Archives; Manuscripts; Presidents; Sources; Politics and government; Libraries; Special collections; National libraries
Other titles: American memory; Mr. Lincoln's virtual library.
Description: The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 20,000 documents. The collection is organized into three "General Correspondence" series which include incoming and outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes and printed material. Most of the 20,000 items are from the 1850s through Lincoln's presidential years, 1860-65. Treasures include Lincoln's draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, his March 4, 1865, draft of his second Inaugural Address, and his August 23, 1864, memorandum expressing his expectation of being defeated for re-election in the upcoming presidential contest. The Lincoln Papers are characterized by a large number of correspondents, including friends and associates from Lincoln's Springfield days, well-known political figures and reformers, and local people and organizations writing to their president. In its online presentation, the Abraham Lincoln Papers comprises approximately 61,000 images and 10,000 transcriptions.
Notes: Title from home page as viewed Feb. 18, 2000.

Offered as part of the American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.