the alfred whital stern collection of lincolniana

[Envelopes with political illustrations.]

In order of appearance: Secession Wagon; Jeff Davis-My wagon is kind of caving in. I am afraid Uncle Abe will catch me before I get far with these goods. President Abraham Lincoln. Vice-President. Hannibal Haml... More

[Reproduction of Read portrait of Lincoln.]

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[Abraham Lincoln portrait surrounded by a patriotic motif printed on f...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Philadelphia Inquirer, [newspaper]. April 19, 1865.

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interpleader in Pepper v. Shouse et al, [Law papers].

Appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Summary: Shouse, a Kentucky resident, gave a deed of trust to Twyman, Goodloe, and Hoskins for approximately 2,700 acres of land, all of his livestock, and his other personal pr... More

Daily Morning Chronicle, [newspaper]. April 15, 1865.

In memory of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of Americ...

Embossed, perforated mourning card by Mansell, depicting tomb flanked by a veiled, grieving figure and a small chapel.

Bill of Complaint in Cheney et ux. v. Ross et ux, [Law papers].

Appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Copy of the original. Summary: Ross owed Bishop $2,000 and gave Bishop a promissory note secured with 160 acres of land as payment. After Ross failed to pay the note in full, Bi... More

The Weekly Herald, [newspaper]. April 22, 1865.

Mary Todd Lincoln's seed-pearl necklace and matching bracelets.

The jewelry came to the Library in 1937 as part of the gift from Lincoln's granddaughter, Mary Lincoln Isham Tiffany records indicate that President Abraham Lincoln purchased the items on April 28, 1862 in Manh... More

[Positive Photostat of handwritten Emancipation Proclamation.]

Positive Photostat of handwritten Emancipation Proclamation on four leaves, signed by Lincoln.

Abraham's tea party: song & chorus by J.H. McNaughton.

Plate/Publisher number: 5773

Snolly-goster Ebenezer: song and dance written by J.B. Murphy, author ...

Plate/Publisher number: 266-3

[Letter to Joseph Hooker from Lincoln, January 26, 1863.]

Folded broadside printed on one leaf. The original manuscript letter is in the Stern Collection, and is permanently displayed in the foyer of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

The Sun, [newspaper]. New York, April 19, 1865.

Black mourning border employed.

New York Times, [newspaper]. May 20, 1865.

General orders no. 233. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

[Hesler photographs of Lincoln.]

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The Abraham Lincoln portfolio of photogravures from the famous McClure...

Includes: Lincoln the President; The famous Cooper Union portrait; Lincoln on the line of battle; The Lincoln family; Abraham Lincoln; The first portrait ever made of Lincoln. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 18... More

A statue of a man with a beard, North America, free to use, no copyrig...

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The president's hymn: song and chorus words by Dr. Muhlenburg [sic]; m...

Plate/Publisher number: 22148

Buffalo Commerical Advertiser, [newspaper]. April 17, 1865.

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Scrap book on law and politics, men and times /

A collection of speeches. Sabin 71951 LC copy has "Contents," p. [403]-404, incorrectly placed between second prelim. leaf and p. 1. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also avai... More

Scrap book on law and politics, men and times /

A collection of speeches. Sabin 71951 LC copy has "Contents," p. [403]-404, incorrectly placed between second prelim. leaf and p. 1. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also avai... More

A bad egg for a southern stomach.

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Taking a "smile." - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

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Liberty. The fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"...

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An Heir to the throne. - Public domain portrait print

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The Union defenders certificate in support & defense of the government...

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Great American tragedians, comedians, clowns and rope danzers in their...

Caricature of Lincoln as a court jester. Title supplied from caption of a later state owned by the Peabody Library.

[Ribbon] Citizens' Committee. Lincoln reception. Philadelphia, Februar...

Badge, printed on silk with cut of eagle against landscape. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Brady photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Joseph Hooker.]

From Left to right. Joseph Hooker. Enlarged directly from the small glass negative by M. B. Brady in the Meserve Collection. Abraham Lincoln, Meserve no. 73; probably 1864 in Washington, D. C., Joseph Hooker. E... More

[Portrait of Lincoln holding a document in his left hand, facing sligh...

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Who is responsible for the war? Who accountable for its horrors and de...

Extracts from a speech by Alexander H. Stephens (now Vice-President of the Confederate States), delivered in the Secession Convention of Georgia, on the 31st day of January, 1861. Who commenced the war?… catalo... More

Marble Hall Clothing, merchant tailoring and gent's furnishing houses....

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Proposed amendments to the constitution.

Contains speech addressed to the President on Feb. 10, 1864, by the chairman of a delegation, with the President's reply. The present copy bears an inscription from McIlvaine to the New York Herald.

Jeff Davis's November nightmare.

Some clipped from newspapers. Principal subject matter: The election campaign of 1864.

To the memory of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of Am...

With mounted photograph of a lithographic portrait of Lincoln Surrounded by oval mourning border. Based on Meserve no. 85: Brady photograph taken February 9, 1864, Washington, D. C.

Died, near the south-side rail road, on Sunday April 9th, 1865, The So...

Surrounded by black mourning border. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Proclamation by James Y. Smith, Governor of the State of Rhode Islan...

Surrounded by a black mourning border. Printed on page [1] of a single-folded sheet.

The assassin's escape. - Public domain portrait engraving

Extracted from Transatlantic Sketches; or Sixty days in America. London, S. Low, Son & Co., 1865.

National Inauguration Ball. March 4th, 1865. Invitation.

Invitation addressed to Mrs. Henry Smith. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The nation mourns a father slain! We loved him living. We revere him d...

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Death Bed of Lincoln, [Brett print].

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[W. H. Pratt copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. Copy 3.]

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[Marshall portrait of Lincoln. Centennial commemorative print.]

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[Photograph of statue "The Commander in Chief," by Lewis located in Sp...

Dedicated to the grand army of the republic department of Washington and Alaska. Statue dates 11/11/1930.

Wide Awake Club ribbon and handwritten note.

Printed on satin. "In February, 1860. Cassius M. Clay spoke in Hartford, Connecticut. A few ardent young Republicans accompanied him as a kind of body-guard, and to save their garments from the dripping of the ... More

The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 27, 1865.

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The terrible tragedy at Washington. Assassination of President Lincoln...

Printed in English on one side and German on the other. Advertisement for a book that was published by Barclay & Co., Philadelphia, in 1865. (Monaghan768.)

Kingdom coming Henry C. Work arranged for guitar by John Molter.

Caption title. Series: Songs & ballads of Henry C. Work. Additional copy (scsm0214) with variant cover, imprint and musical arrangement. Plate/Publisher number: 196.4

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. May 1, 1865.

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[Envelopes with political illustrations.]. American Civil War 1861-186...

In order of appearance: Secession Wagon; Jeff Davis-My wagon is kind of caving in. I am afraid Uncle Abe will catch me before I get far with these goods. President Abraham Lincoln. Vice-President. Hannibal Haml... More

[Bookmark prospectus for three works by Willsie Morrow: With malice to...

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Agreement in Harris v. Shaw et al, [Law papers].

Summary: In 1835, Harris donated twenty acres of land in Tremont, Illinois, to Tazewell County for the erection of the county courthouse. In 1849, the legislature authorized the removal of the county seat to Pe... More

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. June 17, 1865.

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[Mourning badge of colored satin with portrait of Lincoln]. Assassinat...

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The Sun, [newspaper]. New York, April 19, 1865.

Black mourning border employed.

Lincoln funeral car on the old tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad...

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[Alschuler photograph of Lincoln.]

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We are coming Father Abraham, six hundred thousand more by Chas. Grobe...

Caption title. Series: Flowers of spring : a choice collection of popular songs with brilliant variations for the piano. In publisher's printed yellow wrappers.

Illustrirte Zeitung, [newspaper]. May 4, 1861.

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A statue of a man with a beard, North America, free to use, no copyrig...

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New York Times, [newspaper]. April 15, 1865.

Black mourning border employed.

The New York Herald, [newspaper]. April 21, 1865.

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President Lincoln's grand march by F. B. Helmsmüller.

Caption title. Series: Marches and quicksteps. Additional copy (scsm0082) with advts. lacking, variant cover and publisher: Hamilton S. Gordon. Additional copy (scsm0084) with advts. lacking, variant cover and ... More

[Photographic reproduction of a Shean portrait of Lincoln from a life ...

Back of portrait reads, "Abraham Lincoln from a life mask portrait by Charles M. Shean West 10th St, New York. Reproduced by E. J. Keller photographer, 108 Fulton St. New York in Dec. 1912.

Scrap book on law and politics, men and times /

A collection of speeches. Sabin 71951 LC copy has "Contents," p. [403]-404, incorrectly placed between second prelim. leaf and p. 1. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also avai... More

"With malice towards none and charity for all."

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Heavy artillery raised by authority of the state at the request of the...

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Lincoln's Gettysburg address at the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

Printed in black and orange ink.

National republican platform. Adopted by the National Republican Conve...

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Death of President Lincoln. - Public domain scan / engraving

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[Reproduction print of Lincoln with signature insert at lower left.]

Meserve no. 29. An ambrotype, Springfield, Illinois. Aug 13, 1860, maker unknown.

The folly of secession. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Currier & Ives portrait of Washington and Lincoln.]

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[Camillo portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

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Gallant capture of a lady's wardrobe by the brave troops of Florida.

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[Statue inscribed, "In memory of Abraham Lincoln."]

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[Trial issue of the Emancipation proclamation.]

This is one of only twelve known copies of the first printing, or "trial issue", of the Proclamation. It preceded the final form, fifty copies of which are known to have been printed, and signed by President Lincoln.

Love me little love me long. - Public domain portrait print

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The New Year's address of the Newsmen of the New York Herald.

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[A. Kidder Proclamation of Emancipation.]

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Little Mac's double feat of equitation.

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Satan tempting Booth to the murder of the President, [Magee Portrait o...

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Death Bed of Abraham Lincoln, [Magee print].

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The Confederacy in petticoats., Confederate States of America.

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Abraham Lincoln as a father. [Portrait of Lincoln and Tad.]

'Yours truly A. Lincoln' [facsimile signature]. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Funeral car, used upon the occasion of the funeral obsequies of Presid...

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The President Dead! - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Surrounded by a black mourning border. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Currier & Ives portrait of the Lincoln Family.]

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[National Lincoln Monument Association donation in the form of a dolla...

National Lincoln Monument Association. Received from Charles H. Howe for subscription to the Lincoln Monument in the City of Washington, D. C. One Dollar. Washington, May 29, 868.

[John A. Lowell and Company portrait of Abraham Lincoln.]

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Miscegenation; the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the...

Attributed by Sabin, in his Dictionary, to D. G. Croty, George Wakeman, and E. C. Howell. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Bill for Divorce in Graham v. Graham, [Law papers].

Summary: Almira Graham retained Lincoln and Herndon and sued James Graham for divorce on the grounds of cruelty and adultery with Amanda Kelly. She also requested custody of their one child. Almira Graham claim... More

[Postcard of a Kentucky hemp field.]

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[Envelopes with political illustrations.]. American Civil War 1861-186...

In order of appearance: Secession Wagon; Jeff Davis-My wagon is kind of caving in. I am afraid Uncle Abe will catch me before I get far with these goods. President Abraham Lincoln. Vice-President. Hannibal Haml... More

$100,000 reward! The murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham L...

Broadside advertising reward for capture of Lincoln assassination conspirators, illustrated with photographic prints of John H. Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, and David E. Herold. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Lin... More

Office Commissioners of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. Pay ...

Signed on back: Arthur A. Baker. Check No. (57382) Account No. 10799 Office of the Commissioners of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. Washington, D.C. March 20, 1878/ The assistant Treasurer, I.S. City ... More

The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 2, 1865.