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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 con...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Schroeder-Lein, Glenna R., 1951- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and Southern Illinois University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Museums > Illinois > Springfield.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum > Catalogs.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Presidential libraries > Illinois > Springfield.
Bibliothèques présidentielles > Illinois > Springfield.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
HISTORY > United States > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Research.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Subjects & Themes > Historical.
REFERENCE > Research.
Museums.
Presidential libraries.
Illinois > Springfield.
Catalogs.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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