The collection is arranged in five series, housed for appropriate storage in one record carton (Box 1), three manuscript boxes (Boxes 2, 3, and 12) and eight oversize boxes (Boxes 4-11, 13), 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.
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 1.
| 1922-1925 | Box 1, F1 |
| 1926 | Box 1, F2 |
| 1927 | Box 1, F3 |
| 1928-1929 | Box 1, F4 |
| 1930 | Box 1, F5 |
| 1931 | Box 1, F6 |
| 1932 | Box 1, F7 |
| 1933-1934 | Box 1, F8 |
| 1935-1939 | Box 1, F9 |
| Lincoln Medal, no.99, 1915 | Box 1, F10 |
| Emancipation Proclamation, 1919 | Box 1, F11 |
| L. Mayer Bust of Lincoln, 1926 | Box 1, F12 |
| 13th Amendment, 1928 | Box 1, F13 |
| Indian Peace Medal, 1930 | Box 1, F14 |
| Swiggert Letters, 1931 | Box 1, F15 |
| Lincoln's copy of Goodloe's Southern Platform , 1935 | Box 1, F16 |
| Thomas Worth Lincoln Caricature, 1935 | Box 1, F17 |
| Ford Theater Bill, undated | Box 1, F18 |
| 1917-1918 | Box 1, F19 |
| 1919-1932 | Box 1, F20 |
| List of Lincoln books, undated | Box 1, F21 |
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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; and 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). |
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| Notes on books in Tallman Collection, undated | Box 1, F22A |
| Frank Tallman - Abraham Lincoln genealogy charts, [1930s] | Box 1, F22B |
All newspapers are original unless otherwise noted. Illustrations are wood engravings. The material is arranged alphabetically by newspaper title.
| Albany Weekly Journal , 1859 December 10 | Box 10, F23 | |
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John Brown's execution. |
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| The Daily Evening Telegraph (Philadelphia), 1865 April 15 | Box 10, F26 | |
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Mourning rules. Lincoln's assassination. |
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| The Evening Post (New York), 1846 October 7 | Box 10, F27 | |
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Report on the Mexican war. |
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| National Anti-Slavery Standard (New York), 1851 Mar 6 | Box 10, F30 | |
| The New World , 1841 October 23 | Box 10, F31 | |
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"A Defense of General Putnam" by Daniel Webster. Removed to: SPEC MSS oversize mapcases |
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| New York Commercial Advertiser , 1853 September 21 | Box 10, F32 | |
| New York Daily Tribune , 1865 April 21 | Box 10, F33 | |
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Mourning rules. Booth reported in Pennsylvania. |
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| New York Observer , 1865 April 27 | Box 10, F37 | |
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Mourning rules. Lincoln's funeral. |
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| New York Spectator , 1861 November 18 | Box 10, F38 | |
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Re-taking of Fort Sumter. |
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| Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the Civil War. Taken chiefly from the Syracuse, N.Y. Daily journal, 1861-1864 | Box 2, No F | |
| Attack on Fort Sumter, 1861 April 15 | Box 10, F24 |
| Surrender of General Robert E. Lee, 1865 April 10 | Box 10, F24 |
| Lincoln Assassination, 1865 April 15 | Box 10, F24 |
| Other facsimile pages, 1895-1933 | Box 10, F24 |
| 1865 April 29 | Box 10, F28 |
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Illustrated; contains page 260 only. Lincoln's assassination |
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| 1865 May 6 | Box 10, F28 |
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Illustrated. Lincoln's funeral |
| Lincoln's inauguration, 1861 Mar 5 | Box 10, F34 | |
| Lincoln's assassination, 1865 April 16 | 2 copies | Box 10, F34 |
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Mourning rules. |
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| Lincoln's assassination, 1865 April 15 | 2 copies | Box 10, F35 |
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Mourning rules; no. 10, 456. |
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| Lincoln's assassination, 1865 April 15 | 2 copies and 1 facsimile | Box 10, F35 |
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Illustrated; mourning rules; no. 10, 459. |
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| Extra. 8:10 a.m. Death of the President; further details of the great crime, 1865 April 15 | Box 10, F35 | |
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No. 10459. |
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| Lincoln's assassination, 1865 April 15 | Box 10, F39 |
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Mourning rules. |
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| Andrew Johnson's inauguration, 1865 April 16 | Box 10, F39 |
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Mourning rules. |
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| Capture of Mobile; Lincoln's assassination, 1865 April 18 | Box 10, F39 |
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Mourning rules. |
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| Campaign in Alabama; Lincoln funeral obsequies, 1865 April 24 | Box 10, F39 |
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Mourning rules. |
| Forts in Charleston Harbor, 1861 January 1 | Box 11, F41 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Union military victories, 1865 April 13 | Box 11, F41 |
| Lincoln's assassination, 1865 April 15 | Box 11, F41 |
| John Wilkes Booth, Ford's theatre, 1865 April 17 | Box 11, F41 |
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Illustrated; mourning rules. |
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| Lincoln's funeral, 1865 April 20 | Box 11, F41 |
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Illustrated; mourning rules. |
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| Pursuit of Booth, 1865 April 21 | Box 11, F41 |
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Mourning rules. |
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| National funeral pageant; Philadelphia funeral obsequies, 1865 April 22 | Box 11, F41 |
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Mourning rules. |
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| Lincoln's funeral in Philadelphia, 1865 April 24 | Box 11, F41 |
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Mourning rules. |
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| Lincoln's funeral in New York; railroad car interior, 1865 April 25 | Box 11, F41 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Lincoln's funeral procession in New York, 1865 April 26 | Box 11, F41 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Progress of the funeral cortege, 1865 April 27 | Box 11, F42 |
| Pursuit and death of Booth, 1865 April 28 | Box 11, F42 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Surrender of Johnston's army, 1865 April 29 | Box 11, F42 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Funeral cortege in Indiana, 1865 May 1 | Box 11, F42 |
| Funeral cortege in Chicago, 1865 May 2 | Box 11, F42 |
| The plot to burn Philadelphia; Chicago funeral obsequies, 1865 May 3 | Box 11, F42 |
| Reward amounts for conspirators, 1865 May 4 | Box 11, F42 |
| Sergeant Boston Corbett, executioner of Booth; interment of President Lincoln, 1865 May 5 | Box 11, F42 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Colonel Lafayette C. Baker; conspirator arrests, trials, 1865 May 6 | Box 11, F42 |
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Illustrated. |
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| News on the death of President Lincoln in England, Italy; trial of the conspirators, 1865 May 8 | Box 11, F42 |
| Reaction abroad, 1865 May 9 | Box 11, F43 |
| Conspirator arrests; plan to capture Lincoln; photographs of conspirators announced, 1865 May 10 | Box 11, F43 |
| Trial of conspirators, 1865 May 11 | Box 11, F43 |
| Reaction abroad, 1865 May 12 | Box 11, F43 |
| Arsenal Building; trial of conspirators, 1865 May 13 | Box 11, F43 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Capture of Jefferson Davis; trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 15 | Box 11, F43 |
| Jefferson Davis in dress; trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 16 | Box 11, F43 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 17 | Box 11, F43 |
| Interior view of the courtroom, 1865 May 18 | Box 11, F44 |
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Illustrated. |
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| David C. Harold, prisoners' manacles, 1865 May 19 | Box 11, F44 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Lewis C. Payne, Samuel C. Arnold, 1865 May 20 | Box 11, F44 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Interior view of the courtroom, 1865 May 22 | Box 11, F44 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 23 | Box 11, F44 |
| Return of Union armies to the Capital [sic]; confinement of Jefferson Davis, 1865 May 24 | Box 11, F44 |
| Return of Union armies to the Capital [sic], 1865 May 25 | Box 11, F44 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 26 | Box 11, F44 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 27 | Box 11, F45 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 29 | Box 11, F45 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 30 | Box 11, F45 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 May 31 | Box 11, F45 |
| Sherman's farewell order; trial of conspirators, 1865 June 1 | Box 11, F45 |
| Day of humiliation and prayer observed, 1865 June 2 | Box 11, F45 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 June 3 | Box 11, F45 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 June 5 | Box 11, F45 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 June 6 | Box 11, F46 |
| Confinement of Jefferson Davis; trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 June 7 | Box 11, F46 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 June 8 | Box 11, F46 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 June 9 | Box 11, F46 |
| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 June 10 | Box 11, F46 |
| Armies return to Philadelphia, 1865 June 12 | Box 11, F46 |
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Illustrated. |
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| Trial of conspirators, testimonies, 1865 June 13 | Box 11, F46 |
| Johnson reconstruction proclamations, 1865 June 14 | Box 11, F46 |
| Framed tile portrait of Lincoln, 1909 February 12 | Tile: 230 x 155 mm and frame: 323 x 246 mm | Box 3, No F |
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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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| The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theatre Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865, 1865 | Framed colored lithograph; in frame: 450 x 350 mm | Box 4, No F |
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"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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| The Death of President Lincoln. At Washington, D.C,. April 15, 1865 - The Nation's Martyr, 1865 | Framed colored lithograph; in frame: 448 x 358 mm | Box 5, No F |
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"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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| 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, 1865 | Framed lithograph; in frame: 466 x 365 mm | Box 6, No F |
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"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) |
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| McClure's Illustrated Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1895 December | Matted and framed poster; in frame: 588 x 423 mm | Box Exhibit, No F |
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Advertisement for an issue of McClure's which featured Lincoln. Illustration by Corwin-Knapp-Linson (1895). Coloritype Company, New York. |
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| "Silhouette of Abraham Lincoln", circa 1860 | Framed ink on paper silhouette; in frame: 220 x 195 mm | Box Exhibit, No F |
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Back of frame: No. 33. |
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| Hessler photographs of Lincoln printed by Yousuf Karsh, 1950s | Two framed photographs; in frames: each 542 x 444 mm | Box Exhibit, No F |
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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." |
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| "A. Lincoln" cast bronze bust, circa 1900 | Cast bronze bust, circa 325 x 160 mm | Box Exhibit, No F |
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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. |
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| Pair of bronze Lincoln image bookends, undated | Two bronze bookends; each: circa 205 x 150 mm | Box Exhibit, No F |
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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. |
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| Pair of cast bronze busts (bookends) of Abraham Lincoln, undated | 190 x 90 mm | Box 12, No F |
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On the bottom of each bust is a tag for Armor Bronze Co., Taunton, Massachusetts, "Armor Bronze Goods of Merit, U.S.A." |
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| The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet, [1864] | Framed engraving; in frame: 1110 x 870 mm | Box Vault Framed, No F |
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From the original picture painted at the White House in 1864 - Painted by F. B. Carpenter - Engraved by A. H. Ritchie. |
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| Lincoln and His Family, 1866 | Framed engraving; in frame: 875 x 715 mm | Box Vault Framed, No F |
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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. |
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| Pierre Nuyttens etching of Lincoln, undated | Framed etching; in frame: 640 x 487 mm | Box Exhibit, No F |
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Etching is signed and numbered #40. The verso includes a pocket with information about the etching and Nuyttens. |
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| Portrait of Young Abraham Lincoln by Albert Kaplan, 1983 | Black and white photograph; 300 x 265 mm | Box 7, F48 |
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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." |
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| "The Pencil Portrait," photograph of Lincoln taken by Alexander Gardner, 1865 April 9 | Photograph: 353 x 272 mm (image: 315 x 245 mm) | Box 13, F49 |
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This war weary portrait of Lincoln was taken by Alexander Gardner on the day Lee surrendered at Appomattox, just four days before his assassination at Ford Theatre on April 14, 1865. Lincoln is holding a pencil, reportedly given to him by his son Tad for sharpening. The negative to the image was set aside and forgotten, until it was copyrighted and printed in 1894. Includes typed information regarding the provenance of the photograph on stationery of Dr. John H. Mullin/ Medical Arts Building/ Wilmington, Delaware. |
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| Copy of lithograph portrait of Lincoln, undated | One sheet: 282 x 215 mm | Box 7, F50 |
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Cleveland, Ohio: The Howard-Gorie-Webb Co., Lithographers/Offset printers. |
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| American Memory: Lincoln / Photomosaic by Robert Silvers, 1996 | Poster: 985 x 680 mm | Box 7, F51 |
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Selected Civil War photographs from the Prints and Photographs Division / Library of Congress National Digital Library Program. Removed to: SPEC MSS oversize mapcases |
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| The Pictorial Autobiography of Abraham Lincoln . Edited by Ralph G. Newman; illustrated by Isa Barnett, 1963 | Folder: 368 x 288 mm | Box 7, F52 |
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Includes folder and descriptive text but lacks images. For 1963 Morrell original calendar series. |
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| Caricature of Lincoln by Thomas Worth, 1860 | Original pen and ink on paper: 226 x 153 mm | Box 7, F53 |
| "États-Unis 1863 Géneral", 1863 | Plate (PL 33): 442 x 313 mm / image: 293 x 200 mm | Box 7, F54 |
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Dessine et lith. par Draner / Imp. Lemercier, r. de Seine 57 Paris / Dusacq et Cie, 14 Bt. Poissonniere, Paris. |
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| "États - Unis D'Amérique - Offr. De Marine", circa 1865 | Plate (PL 108): 447 x 315 / image: 288 x 203 mm | Box 7, F54 |
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Dess. et lith. par Draner / Imp. Lemercier, r. de Seine 57 Paris. |
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| The Lincoln Funeral Car, [1865] | Copy photograph made from an original photograph (164 x 114 mm), with typed (carbon) document. | Box 1, F55 |
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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. |
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| Photograph of the model of Lincoln's patented invention, undated | Box 1, F56C | |
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Articles, information cards, and bulletins regarding the invention and Patent No. 6469 accompany the photograph. |
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| Photographs of Leonard Volk's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, undated | 3 items | Box 1, F56D |
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Located in Rochester, NY, the monument was a tribute to Civil War soldiers and to President Abraham Lincoln. It was unveiled on Memorial Day 1892. |
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| "Lincoln's Residence, Springfield, Ill.", undated | Box 1, F56A | |
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"J. Q. A. Tresize, successor to A. C. Townsend, photographer, Enterprize Gallery, Springfield, Ill. / Negatives preserved." With postage stamp. |
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| "Lincoln's Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.", undated | Box 1, F56A | |
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"J. Q. A. Tresize, successor to A.C. Townsend, photographer, Enterprize Gallery, Springfield, Ill. / Negatives preserved." |
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| Envelope labeled "Lincoln's Home", undated | Box 1, F56A | |
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With note: "These pictures belonged to Dr. Burlian (?). Dee gave them to me. J.R. Froer (?)" |
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Photographs were identified by referencing Stefan Lorant's Lincoln, his life in photographs , unless otherwise noted
| 1. "Conspirators arrive on the scaffold", 1865 | Image: 209 x 125 mm | Box 7, F57 | ||||||||||||
| 2. "The ropes are adjusted / July 7, 1865", 1865 | Image: 205 x 125 mm | Box 7, F57 | ||||||||||||
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The four condemned: Mrs. Surratt, Lewis Payne [Paine], David Herold, George Atzerodt. |
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| 3. "The end of the conspirators / July 7, 1865" (1), 1865 | Image: 235 x 185 mm | Box 7, F57 | ||||||||||||
| 4. "The end of the conspirators / July 7, 1865" (2), 1865 | Image: 235 x 175 mm | Box 7, F57 | ||||||||||||
| 5. "The open graves and coffins ready for the conspirators", 1865 | Image: 204 x 125 mm | Box 7, F57 | ||||||||||||
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Identified by Harper's Weekly , July 22, 1865. |
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| 6. "Military commission that tried the conspirators (not complete)", 1865 | Image: 205 x 130 mm | Box 7, F57 | ||||||||||||
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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. |
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| 7. "George A. Atzerodt, one of the condemned conspirators", 1865 | Image: 145 x 120 mm | Box 7, F57 | ||||||||||||
| 8. "Unidentified, possibly Michael O'Laughlin, imprisoned as a conspirator", 1865 | Image: 175 x 137 mm | Box 7, F57 | ||||||||||||
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Identified as suspect Hartman Richter (cousin of Atzerodt) using Mark Katz's Witness of an Era: the life and photographs of Alexander Gardner . |
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| 9. "Unidentified / but definitely not the scaffold used in hanging of the Lincoln conspirators", 1865 | Two photographs on one mount | |||||||||||||
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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 .
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| Copy of Abraham Lincoln's saloon license, 1908 | Box 3, F58A | |
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This framed copy, titled "An Historic Document Abraham Lincoln's Saloon License," is a photocopy of a 1908 facsimile of the saloon license for the country store owned by Lincoln and John Berry in New Salem, Illinois, in 1833. |
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| The Emancipation Proclamation - Facsimile, 1950 | Sheets in folder (495 x 315 mm) | Box 11, F58B |
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Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1950. (Facsimile No. 16) |
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| "An Excerpt from the Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln March 4th MDCCCLXV", [1934] | One sheet (595 x 445 mm) | Box 11, F59 |
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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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| Lincoln letter to Mrs. Bixby (1864 November 21) - facsimile, 1905 | One sheet (304 x 240 mm) | Box 1, F60 |
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Detroit: Berry Brothers, Ltd, Varnish Manufacturers, 1905. |
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| Lincoln's autograph manuscript of the Gettysburg Address, undated | Two sheets (240 x 190 mm each) | Box 1, F61 |
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Donnelley DEEPTONE® Offset Facsimile. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press, undated. |
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| Address delivered at the dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg, [1966] | One sheet (320 x 140 mm) with a small envelope embossed: "Harry L. Pope, Insurance Estates, New Bedford." | Box 1, F62 |
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Facsimile. Fort Wayne, Indiana: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, [1966]. |
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| "Abraham Lincoln / Best Known Versions of Gettysburg Speech", undated | Two sheets (each: 362 x 160 mm) | Box 1, F63 |
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Two copies of four versions of the address. |
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| "Abraham Lincoln's Immortal Tribute of Freedom", 1974 | Portfolio with folded map and printed envelope (385 x 290 mm) | Box 11, F64 |
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Chicago, Ill.: History House, Inc., 1974. Includes text of the Gettysburg address, narrative about Lincoln and the address, and historical civil war map/chart. |
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| President Lincoln's Funeral March / composed by E. Mack. Philadelphia: Lee Walker, 1865 | Box 8, F65 |
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Note on sheet music: Gift of J. Stuart Groves 5 Jl 39. |
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| Our American Cousin Polka / performed at Laura Keene's Theatre with unbounded applause / composed by Thomas Baker. New York: John M. Willson, undated | Box 8, F66 |
| Our Brutus / words from La Grosse Democrat ; music by E. B. Armand. New Orleans: A.E. Glackmar, 1868 | Box 8, F67 |
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"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. |
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| Rest, Noble Chieftain / Song on the Death of President Lincoln / by C. Archer. Philadelphia: Lee Walker, 1865 | Box 8, F68 |
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Note on sheet music: Gift of J. Stuart Groves 5 JL 39. |
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| Your Mission / Song / melody by S. M. Grannis. Cleveland: S. Brainard Co, 1862 | Box 8, F69 |
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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. |
Lincoln Herald , Volume 79, no.2 (1977 Summer)
| Lincoln Herald , 1977 Summer | Box 1, F70 |
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Contains Durham's article. |
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| Correspondence with Harold Schwartz, M.D, 1973-1977 | Box 1, F71 |
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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. |
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| Correspondence, 1974-1976 | Box 1, F72 |
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Correspondence with magazine and journal editors and others related to research for and publication of Durham's article. |
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| Manuscripts of the article, undated | Box 1, F73 |
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Various autograph and typescript drafts of Durham's article. |
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| Research materials, 1955-1975 | Box 1, F74 |
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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 July 17), an account of Robert T. Lincoln's death ( Illinois State Journal , 1926 July 27), Schwartz's "Abraham Lincoln and the Marfan Syndrome" ( JAMA , vol. 187: 7, 1964 February 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 April 8, pp. 76-78) and other material. |
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| Research done by Brian Alexander for Harriet Durham, 1952-1980 | Box 1, F75 |
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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 February), "Lincoln-Marfan Debate," letter to editor by Willard Montgomery ( JAMA , vol. 218, no. 13, 1971 April 22) and "Dr. Charles Henry Ray" by Emmet F. Pearson ( JAMA , vol. 228, no.4, 1974 April 22). |
| Various clippings and articles, 1956-1974 | Box 1, F76 |
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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 February 9), "The Legacy of Lincoln" ( Union League of Philadelphia Bulletin , 1956 October), "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). |
| Lincoln Club miscellany, 1941-1976 | Box 1, F77 |
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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). |
| Exhibit ephemera, 1958-1966 | Box 1, F78 |
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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." |
| Lincoln miscellany, 1946-1976 | Box 1, F79 |
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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. |
| LINCOLN BADGE worn by W. M. LENHART in campaign of 1860, 1860-1923 | 100 mm diameter circle (with 26 x 20 mm photograph in center) | Box 1, F80 |
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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. |
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| Piece of bandage placed on Lincoln when he was shot, [1865 April 14] | circa 20 x 4 mm | Box 1, F81 |
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"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) |
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| Bow from inside hat Lincoln wore the night he was shot, [1865 April 14] | circa 40 x 20 mm | Box 1, F82 |
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"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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| Ford's Theatre poster for night Lincoln was shot, 1865 April 14 | 465 x 133 mm (paper backed with linen) | Box 11, F83 |
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Poster for Ford's Theatre presentation of Tom Taylor's comedy, "Our American Cousin." |
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| "$100,000 Reward! The Murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, is still at large…", [1865 April] | 435 x 335 mm (adhered to board) | Box 9, unfoldered |
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Reward poster for Booth and accomplices. Includes descriptions of John Wilkes Booth, John H. Surrat, and David C. Harold. |
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