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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Vignette Portrait of Lafayette S. Foster

Alexander Gardner and Philip and Solomons

The carte de visite features a vignette portrait of Lafayette S. Foster, U.S. Senator from Connecticut.
Vignette Portrait of Edward Spangler

Alexand er Gardner and Philp and Solomon

Vignette bust portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln assassination co-conspirator, Edward Spangler. In the portrait, Spangler looks to his proper right.
Vignette Portrait of Michael O'Laughlin

Alexand er Gardner and Philp and Solomon

Vignette bust portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln assassination co-conspirator, Michael O'Laughlin. In the portrait, O'Laughlin looks to his proper right. At the CDV's back, a blue two-cent Washington stamp is adhered.
Vignette Portrait of Samuel Arnold

Alexand er Gardner and Philp and Solomon

Vignette bust portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln assassination co-conspirator, Samuel Arnold. In the portrait, Arnold looks to his proper right. At the CDV's back, a blue two-cent Washington stamp is adhered.
Seated Portrait of Salmon P. Chase

Alexand er Gardner and Philp and Solomons

The CDV features a seated portrait of Salmon P. Chase, 6th Chief Justice of the United States. In the portrait Chase is seated in a chair with his proper right hand resting on a table.
Albert Sidney Johnston

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Albert S. Johnston, CSA, plus career information on reverse. Card #14 of a set of 50.
Alfred Pleasanton

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Alfred Pleasanton, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #42 of a set of 50.
Ambrose Evertte Burnside

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #29 of a set of 50.
Ambrose Powell Hill

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Ambrose P. Hill, CSA, plus career information on reverse. Card #11 of a set of 50.
Benjamin Franklin Butler

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #31 of a set of 50.
Braxton Bragg

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA, plus career information on reverse. Card #3 of a set of 50.
Daniel Harvey Hill

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Daniel H. Hill, CSA, plus career information on reverse. Card #12 of a set of 50.
Don Carlos Buell

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Don Carlos Buell, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #28 of a set of 50.
Edwin Vose Sumner

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #48 of a set of 50.
Fitzhugh lee

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Fithugh Lee, CSA, plus career information on reverse. Card #16 of a set of 50.
Fitz John Porter

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Fitz John Porter, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #44 of a set of 50.
General Thomas Jonathan Jackson

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson, CSA, plus career information on reverse. Card #1 of a set of 50.
George Armstrong Custer

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. George A. Custer, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #45 of a set of 50.
George B. McClellan

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. George B. McClellan, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #38 of a set of 50.
George Edward Pickett

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. George E. Pickett, CSA, plus career information on reverse. Card #19 of a set of 50.
George Gordon Meade

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. George G. Meade, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #41 of a set of 50.
George Henry Thomas

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. George H. Thomas, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #50 of a set of 50.
Gouverneur Kemble Warren

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #30 of a set of 50.
Henry Wager Halleck

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Henry W. Halleck, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #32 of a set of 50.
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

Frank Garo

Card with portrait of Gen. Hugh J. Kilpatrick, USA, plus career information on reverse. Card #37 of a set of 50.