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Home > Archives and Special Collections > Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana > Artifacts

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
 

Artifacts

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana consists of approximately 12,000 artifacts, statuary, prints, paintings, broadsides, ephemera, photographs, philately, collectibles/miniatures, and numismatics. Materials are housed in 20 map case drawers, 30 cartons, and a variety of loose statuary, prints, and paintings. The collection also includes nearly 100 original manuscripts and the Claude Simmons collection which consists of approximately 12 bankers boxes of Lincoln related materials and scrapbooks. There are also approximately 15,000 books, journals, and pamphlets separated into two collections: the Lincoln Book Collection and the Civil War/Collateral Book Collection.

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  • Kentucky Birth Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Kentucky Birth Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts the Lincoln family in front of their log cabin in Kentucky. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding Lincoln's birth appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Lincoln's Election (from the History of the Civil War Medal Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Lincoln's Election (from the History of the Civil War Medal Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse design features a seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. His hat rests on a table at his proper left side. Behind him, images of the White House and United States Capitol are pictured. On the reverse, Confederate and United States flags are pictured intersecting at the top of the medal. Several rifles appear behind the flags, and the image of an eagle is placed at the center of the intersection. At the medal's bottom, a decorative border lines the edge.

  • Marriage to Mary Todd Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Marriage to Mary Todd Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln's marriage ceremony to Mary Todd Lincoln. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his failed reelection and marriage to Mary appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Marriage to Mary Todd Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Marriage to Mary Todd Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln's marriage ceremony to Mary Todd Lincoln. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his failed reelection and marriage to Mary appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Move to Illinois Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Move to Illinois Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln serving as a store clerk. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his move to Illinois appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Move to Illinois Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Move to Illinois Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln serving as a store clerk. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his move to Illinois appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Nomination for President Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Nomination for President Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln accepting the Republican nomination for President of the United States. On the reverse, a short excerpt from his letter of acceptance to George Ashmun, President of the 1860 Republican National Convention, appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Nomination for President Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Nomination for President Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln accepting the Republican nomination for President of the United States. On the reverse, a short excerpt from his letter of acceptance to George Ashmun, President of the 1860 Republican National Convention, appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Postmaster & Surveyor Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Postmaster & Surveyor Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln serving as a land surveyor. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his appointments as a land surveyor and Postmaster for New Salem, Illinois appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Postmaster & Surveyor Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Postmaster & Surveyor Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln serving as a land surveyor. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his appointments as a land surveyor and Postmaster for New Salem, Illinois appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Presidential Election Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Presidential Election Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln dictating a message to a telegraph operator. On the reverse, a short excerpt from a letter to Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln's 1860 running mate, appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Presidential Election Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Presidential Election Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln dictating a message to a telegraph operator. On the reverse, a short excerpt from a letter to Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln's 1860 running mate, appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Secession of South Carolina (from the History of the Civil War Medal Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Secession of South Carolina (from the History of the Civil War Medal Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse design features a man (possibly John McQueen, a Representative from South Carolina in the First Confederate Congress) holding a document in his proper left hand and pointing at it with his proper right. On the reverse, Confederate and United States flags are pictured intersecting at the top of the medal. Several rifles appear behind the flags, and the image of an eagle is placed at the center of the intersection. At the medal's bottom, a decorative border lines the edge.

  • Second Inaugural Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Second Inaugural Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln delivering his Second Inaugural Address. On the reverse, a short excerpt from the Address appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Second Inaugural Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Second Inaugural Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln delivering his Second Inaugural Address. On the reverse, a short excerpt from the Address appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Sister Sarah Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Sister Sarah Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln and his sister, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, accomplishing outdoor chores. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding Sarah and the youngest Lincoln child, Thomas, appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Sister Sarah Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Sister Sarah Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln and his sister, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, accomplishing outdoor chores. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding Sarah and the youngest Lincoln child, Thomas, appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Springfield Lawyer Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Springfield Lawyer Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln practicing law in Springfield, Illinois. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his law career appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • Springfield Lawyer Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    Springfield Lawyer Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln practicing law in Springfield, Illinois. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his law career appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter (from the History of the Civil War Medal Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The Firing on Fort Sumter (from the History of the Civil War Medal Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse design depicts three Confederate soldiers standing behind a cannon that is pointed at Fort Sumter. A fourth soldier stands on a raised platform to the right looking at the battle action. On the reverse, Confederate and United States flags are pictured intersecting at the top of the medal. Several rifles appear behind the flags, and the image of an eagle is placed at the center of the intersection. At the medal's bottom, a decorative border lines the edge.

  • The House Divided Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The House Divided Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln delivering the "House Divided" speech. On the reverse, a quotation from the speech appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • The House Divided Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The House Divided Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln delivering the "House Divided" speech. On the reverse, a quotation from the speech appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • The Lincoln Family Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The Lincoln Family Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts the Lincoln family sitting around a table. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding Lincoln's children appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • The Lincoln Family Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The Lincoln Family Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts the Lincoln family sitting around a table. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding Lincoln's children appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

  • The Memorial Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection) by Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The Memorial Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

    Lincoln Mint and Lloyd Ostendorf

    The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts the Lincoln Memorial Statue. On the reverse, a short excerpt from a 1 December 1862 message to Congress appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)

 

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