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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Confederate ticket for Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens
The object is a confederate ticket for Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens during the election of November 6, 1861; It is printed in black ink on gray-blue paper and features an ink signature on reverse
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President Lincoln and Gen. McClellan in McClellan's Tent
Alexander Gardner and Taylor and Huntington
The stereograph features a black and white image of President Lincoln and General McClellan in McClellan's tent mounted to an orange card; The original image was taken at the Antietam Battlefield by Alexander Gardner in Oct. of 1862; A captured Confederate battle flag may be seen in the lower left corner
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1860 Presidential Election Ticket for John Bell and Edward Everett
Printed ticket for 1860 presidential election. "Union Electoral Ticket" for John Bell and Edward Everett. Issued in Virginia. Pencil signature on reverse "W.B. Birmingham"
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Campaign Flag for 1860 Presidential Campaign
Campaign flag for 1860 presidential campaign. American flag pattern with blue text printed on white stripes.
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John Wilkes Booth Carte de Visite
The Carte de Visite features a black and white image of John Wilkes Booth; It was found enclosed in an 19th century envelope with descriptive information.
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National Democratic Ticket
The object is democratic ticket for the 1860 presidential election, which is cream in color and printed in black ink
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Original Hartford Wide Awakes Badge
The medal is a brass, seven-pointed star badge attached to a white silk ribbon; The ribbon features an image of the Wide Awakes shield, and the medal features the Wide Awakes' signature eye emblem
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Standing, Left-side Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Charles DeForest Fredricks and Coddington and Davidson
The black and white Carte de Visite captures a standing John Wilkes Booth from his left side; It is a period copy of an original photo by C.D. Fredricks
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1860 Democratic Ticket
Hoyer and Ludwig
The object is a John C. Breckenridge and Joseph Lane Democratic ticket for the 1860 presidential election. Bust portraits of both men are featured at the ballot's top. It is printed on off-white paper with black ink.
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The Rail Candidate
Louis Maurer and Curier and Ives
The cartoon depicts Abraham Lincoln uncomfortably straddling a rail labeled "Republican Platform" carried by a black man (left) and abolitionist editor of the New York Tribune, Horace Greeley (right).
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Charleston Mercury Extra: The Union Is Dissolved
Charleston Mercury
The Charleston Mercury's "The Union is Dissolved" broadside was the first Confederate publication as South Carolina was the first state to secede. It went to press 15 minutes after the secession ordinance was passed.
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Civil War Cartridge Pouch
S. H. Young and Co.
The object is a black leather Civil War cartridge pouch with embossed "US" on flap.
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The Slave Auction
John Rogers
A rare piece due to its short sale run, The Slave Auction depicts an auctioneer selling two slave parents and their two children. The piece illustrates a tragedy that to many slaves was a harsh reality - a family torn apart at a slave auction. The piece was not a commercial success and was pulled from sale in 1866. However, Rogers said of the piece, "[It] gave me probably more satisfaction to make than any other group. By taking a subject where there is a divided opinion, of course, I lose half my customers."
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Vignette Portrait of A. Lincoln
William Painter Pearson
Photo on a cabinet-size mount, vignette portrait of A. Lincoln taken by T.P. Pearson in 1858. This is a reversed image of original ambrotype. Imprint; "Rider...Chicago." Ref: O-8.
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Union
Henry S. Sadd, Tompkins Harrison Matteson, William Pate, and Augustus W. Sexton
The mezzotint and line engraving, colored, depicts various statesmen: Winfield Scott, Lewis Cass, Henry Clay, John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Millard Fillmore, Howell Cobb of Georgia, James McDowell, Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, John M. Clayton of Delaware, Thomas Corwin, James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, John J. Crittenden, Sam Houston of Texas, Henry Foote of Mississippi, Willie P. Mangum of North Carolina, W. R. King of Alabama, Daniel S. Dickinson of New York, John McLean of Ohio, John Bell of Tennessee, and John C. Fremont of California; This print was reissued about 1861, with a figure of Abraham Lincoln substituted for that of Calhoun
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Union
Henry S. Sadd, Tompkins Harrison Matteson, William Pate, and Augustus W. Sexton
The colored engraving depicts Abraham Lincoln (reworked over John Calhoun) and other statesmen: Winfield Scott, Lewis Cass, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Millard Fillmore, Howell Cobb of Georgia, James McDowell, Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, John M. Clayton of Delaware, Thomas Corwin, James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, John J. Crittenden, Sam Houston of Texas, Henry Foote of Mississippi, Willie P. Mangum of North Carolina, W. R. King of Alabama, Daniel S. Dickinson of New York, John McLean of Ohio, John Bell of Tennessee, and John C. Fremont of California
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The Life and Public Services of Henry Clay
R. G. Berford
The colored engraved broadside features at its top a portrait of the Whig candidate for President. It is surrounded by seven vignettes and flourishes. The text of the broadside is an essay promoting Clay's qualifications for the Presidency.
