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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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  • BIRTH-PLACE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN by Rhodes and McClure

    BIRTH-PLACE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

    Rhodes and McClure

    Nineteenth century print; ""Birth-Place of Abraham Lincoln."" The images depicts a bucolic scene in rural Kentucky. There is grass waving and several lush pear trees depicted in the image. In the background, there are rolling hills and puffy clouds.

  • EARLY HOME OF THE LINCOLNS IN ILLINOIS by Rhodes and McClure

    EARLY HOME OF THE LINCOLNS IN ILLINOIS

    Rhodes and McClure

    Nineteenth century print; ""Early Home of the Lincolns in Illinois."" The image depicts a bucolic scene with tress, lumber and a small wooden cabin. There is a man depicted walking with an hatchet. There is also a woman standing inside of the cabin. Around the house is a log fence.

  • Abraham Lincoln by M. P. Rice and Perry Pictures

    Abraham Lincoln

    M. P. Rice and Perry Pictures

    Likely a reproduction of photograph taken by M.P. Rice. Black and white oval shaped portrait of President Abraham Lincoln.

  • Color Photograph of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Freemont, Nebraska by L. D. Richards

    Color Photograph of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Freemont, Nebraska

    L. D. Richards

    Color snapshot photo; statue of standing A. Lincoln, located in Freemont, Nebraska. In the picture, there is a bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln above a white stone base. Abraham Lincoln has one hand extended. presented to the city by

  • Seated Portrait of Robert Anderson by Rintoul and Rockwood

    Seated Portrait of Robert Anderson

    Rintoul and Rockwood

    The CDV features a portrait of General Robert Anderson, Union Commander in the first battle of the Civil War. In the portrait, Anderson is seated with his proper right hand at his breast. In his proper left hand, he holds a sword. A hat rest on a table at his side.

  • Photograph of Lambdin P. Milligan and Associates Engraving by A. H. Ritchie

    Photograph of Lambdin P. Milligan and Associates Engraving

    A. H. Ritchie

    Photo of an engraving; portraits of Lambdin P. Milligan, William A. Bowles, Andrew Humphreys, Stephen Horsey, and H. Heffren.

  • Reproduced Engraving featuring John C. Calhoun by Alexander Hay Ritchie

    Reproduced Engraving featuring John C. Calhoun

    Alexander Hay Ritchie

    A reproduction print of an engraving featuring John C. Calhoun from 1852. John C. Calhoun is shown standing with one hand on a table while facing the left side of the page. engraved by Alexander Hay Ritchie, (1822-1895) from a photograph by Mathew B. Brady, (ca. 1823-1896) and art by Thomas Hicks (1823-1890)

  • A. Lincoln Color Engraving by Alexand er Hay Ritchie and Mathew Brady

    A. Lincoln Color Engraving

    Alexand er Hay Ritchie and Mathew Brady

    The object is an engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the waist up that has been printed on off-white paper with black ink. It has severe foxing on its recto and verso. The engraving was probably a book illustration.

  • Portrait of Edwin M. Stanton by Alexander Hay Ritchie and Finishing Touches

    Portrait of Edwin M. Stanton

    Alexander Hay Ritchie and Finishing Touches

    A colorized lithographic portrait of Edwin Stanton. Edwin Stanton is shown facing the right side of the page.

  • Norman Rockwell's Lincoln the Lawyer: The Beardstown Almanac Case by River Shore, Ltd. and Norman Rockwell

    Norman Rockwell's Lincoln the Lawyer: The Beardstown Almanac Case

    River Shore, Ltd. and Norman Rockwell

    The porcelain tile features a reproduction print of Norman Rockwell's Lincoln for the Defense (1962). In the print, Lincoln stands in front of a wooden table holding an almanac in his proper left hand and resting his proper right hand in a closed fist on a book. His appearance is disheveled; he wears a white shirt and pants with a loose tie and undone suspenders. A man in handcuffs sits with a bowed head at the table in the background. The tile was originally mounted in an open wooden frame with a velvet backing, but the tile has since become detached due to the disintegration of the adhesive. On the frame's reverse, a sticker containing documentary information may be found.

  • Norman Rockwell's Lincoln the Railsplitter by River Shore, Ltd. and Norman Rockwell

    Norman Rockwell's Lincoln the Railsplitter

    River Shore, Ltd. and Norman Rockwell

    The porcelain tile features a reproduction print of Norman Rockwell's Lincoln the Railsplitter (1964). In the print, Lincoln stands while reading a book held in his proper left hand. In his proper right, he holds an ax. He is dressed in a blue shirt, black pants boots, and suspenders. A log cabin is pictured in the image's background. The tile was originally mounted in an open wooden frame with a velvet backing, but the velvet backer has since become detached due to the disintegration of the adhesive.

  • Young Lincoln Figurine by Norman Rockwell

    Young Lincoln Figurine

    Norman Rockwell

    The porcelain figurine depicts a young, beardless Abraham Lincoln, who wears a ruffled shirt, tie, trousers, and shoes. His pants are held up with suspenders, but Lincoln's left suspender hangs loosely over his hip rather than on his shoulder. Lincoln's proper right hand is balled into a fist while his proper left hand holds a book. The figurine is finished in a hue of white and stands on an inscribed circular base.

  • W. H. Seward. Engraved by W. Roffe, from the Statue by Randolph Rogers. by William John Roffe, Rand olph Rogers, and D. Appleton and Co.

    W. H. Seward. Engraved by W. Roffe, from the Statue by Randolph Rogers.

    William John Roffe, Rand olph Rogers, and D. Appleton and Co.

    The engraved image depicts the likeness of a William Henry Seward statue that appears in Madison Square in Manhattan, New York. The image shows Seward seated in a chair with a quill in his proper right hand and papers in his proper left hand. Beneath his chair, several books and paper rest.

  • Buchanan '96 by Bob Rogers

    Buchanan '96

    Bob Rogers

    Photocopy of cartoon depicting Mount Rushmore where each stone figure wears an expression of shock. The cartoon satirizes Pat Buchanan's attempt to win the Republican nomination in 1996.

  • Charlie Ross the Stolen Child. by I. L. Rogers

    Charlie Ross the Stolen Child.

    I. L. Rogers

    The stereograph contains a sepia-toned image of skeleton leaf arrangement in memory of Charlie Ross, whose portrait appears at the base of the arrangement. Ross was the first child to be kidnapped for ransom in the United States. The image is adhered to a cream-colored paper card mount.

  • Skeleton Leaves of Hayes and Wheeler by I. L. Rogers

    Skeleton Leaves of Hayes and Wheeler

    I. L. Rogers

    The stereograph contains a sepia-toned image of a skeleton leaf arrangement in honor of Rutherford B. Hayes (the nineteenth President of the United States) and William A. Wheeler (the nineteenth Vice-President of the United States). Portrait images of Hayes and Wheeler appear at the base of the arrangement. The image is adhered to an off-white paper card mount.

  • Photograph of Robert E. Lee Engraving by J. Rogers

    Photograph of Robert E. Lee Engraving

    J. Rogers

    Photo of bust portrait of Robert E. Lee, after an engraving by J. Rogers.

  • Council of War by John Rogers

    Council of War

    John Rogers

    Praised by Robert Todd Lincoln as the most lifelike portrait of his father in sculpture, The Council of War features President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, and General Ulysses S. Grant weighing in on the Civil War. The sculpture has three variants. In this variant, Stanton wipes his glasses behind Lincoln's head.

  • Gen. Scott Taking Leave of the President & Cabinet by John Rogers

    Gen. Scott Taking Leave of the President & Cabinet

    John Rogers

    The engraving features a black and white image of President Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet members looking at a standing General Winfield Scott, who resigned as commanding general on November 1, 1861. The engraving was created especially for Orville J. Victor's Comprehensive History of the Southern Rebellion and the War for the Union.

  • Photograph of Council of War Sculpture by John Rogers

    Photograph of Council of War Sculpture

    John Rogers

    The color photograph features an image of the John Rogers's sculpture Council of War.

  • Uncle Ned's School by John Rogers and John Rogers Groups

    Uncle Ned's School

    John Rogers and John Rogers Groups

    The stereograph contains two albumen prints of the same John Rogers sculpture, "Uncle Ned's School." The figures featured in the statuette include a black adult male and two black children. It includes no backmark. Ref: Wallace, David A., John Rogers, #109.

  • George Washinton by J. R. Rosen and Brown Bigelow Divison of Stand ard Packing Corp.

    George Washinton

    J. R. Rosen and Brown Bigelow Divison of Stand ard Packing Corp.

    A vibrant and colorful illumination of foil and card mount. At the top of the image, there is an American flag titled to the left. In the center of the image there is the words to the Pledge of Allegiance. At the bottom of the image there is a depiction of four individuals around an American flag. To the bottom right of the image, there is an oval shaped portrait of George Washington.

  • Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by J. R. Rosen and Brown Bigelow Divison of Stand ard Packing Corp.

    Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

    J. R. Rosen and Brown Bigelow Divison of Stand ard Packing Corp.

    This is a colorful and vibrant illumination. At the top, there is a depiction of Abraham Lincoln with depictions of a log cabin and the American capital building. Two American eagles are also depicted to the right and left of Abraham Lincoln with their wings out stretched. The border is ornately decorated with numerous pink, purplish-blue and orange flowers. Within the center of the image, the text to the Gettysburg Address is written out

  • Madison, Jefferson and Henry by J. R. Rosen and Brown Bigelow Divison of Stand ard Packing Corp.

    Madison, Jefferson and Henry

    J. R. Rosen and Brown Bigelow Divison of Stand ard Packing Corp.

    This is a colorful and vibrant illumination. At the top, there is a depiction of Lady Justice with her scale and book. The border is ornately decorated with pink, purple and golden flowers. There are also golden colored fleur de lis. Within the center of the image, there is listed all of the first ten amendments to the United States constitution. On the left side of the image, there is a small oval shaped portrait of James Madison On the right side of the image, there is a small oval shaped portrait of Patrick Henry. On the bottom of the image, there is a small oval shaped portrait of Thomas Jefferson.

  • Our American Heritage Folder by J. R. Rosen and Brown Bigelow Divison of Stand ard Packing Corp.

    Our American Heritage Folder

    J. R. Rosen and Brown Bigelow Divison of Stand ard Packing Corp.

    This is a rectangular shaped folder. It is caramel colored. On the front, there is a silver foil with an intricate illumination. It is mounted to the caramel colored folder. On the top of the illumination, there is a depiction of the American flag. In the bottom left of the illumination, there is an eagle holding a flag. In the bottom left of the illumination, there is an oval shaped portrait of George Washington.

 

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