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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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  • David Glasgow Farragut Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series) by Laci de Gerenday, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

    David Glasgow Farragut Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

    Laci de Gerenday, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

    The medal's obverse design depicts a bust portrait of David Glasgow, a flag officer in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War and famous for saying, ""Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead."" The medal's reverse features an image of Glasgow standing on a ship mast net calling down to the crew below him. Two other ships are pictured in the scene's background.

  • Seated Portrait of Edward D. Baker by Washington Lafayette Germon

    Seated Portrait of Edward D. Baker

    Washington Lafayette Germon

    The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Edward D. Baker, Union Colonel.

  • Bust Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Gilchrest and Anthony Berger

    Bust Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

    Gilchrest and Anthony Berger

    Bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln, photo of an engraving or lithograph. [Variant of O-92, original photo by Anthony Berger.]

  • 2008 Calendar of the Abolition of Slavery - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2008 Calendar of the Abolition of Slavery - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

    Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2008 Calendar of the Abolition of Slavery - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 11.75"x11.75". Front features a color portrait of Frederick Douglass as a young man. In shrink wrap

  • 2009 Calendar of the Abolition of Slavery - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2009 Calendar of the Abolition of Slavery - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2009 Calendar of the Abolition of Slavery - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 11.75"x11.75". Front features a color portrait of an African American man holding a sugar cane with trees and mountains in the backdrop. In shrink wrap.

  • 2010 Abraham Lincoln Calendar - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2010 Abraham Lincoln Calendar - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

    Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2010 Abraham Lincoln Calendar - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 11.75"x11.75". Front features sepia tone seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln. In shrink wrap

  • 2011 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2011 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2011 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 11.75"x11.75". Front features a color painting of a battle. In shrink wrap. A sticker in the bottom right corner reads "Compliments of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History"

  • 2011 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2011 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

    Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2011 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 11.75"x11.75". Front features a color painting of a battle. In shrink wrap

  • 2014 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2014 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2014 Calendar of the Civil War - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 11.75"x11.75". Front features four black and white images of famous Civil War figures including Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Ulysses Grant. In shrink wrap. A sticker in the bottom right corner reads "With Compliments from Lewis E. Lehrman."

  • 2017 Calendar of World War II - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2017 Calendar of World War II - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

    Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    2017 Calendar of World War II - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 11.75"x11.75". Front features a color propaganda poster of U.S. WWII troops raising an American flag that reads "7th War Loan Now...All Together." At right is a sticker that reads "With Compliments from Lewis E. Lehrman." In shrink wrap.

  • U. S. Grant Let Us Have Peace Plate by Gillinder and Sons

    U. S. Grant Let Us Have Peace Plate

    Gillinder and Sons

    The amber-hued plate is a commemorative item released shortly after the death of Ulysses S. Grant. It features an embossed image of Grant at its center and is surrounded by text. The plate's outer border features a decorative maple leaf design and is layered with text.

  • U. S. Grant Let Us Have Peace Plate by Gillinder and Sons

    U. S. Grant Let Us Have Peace Plate

    Gillinder and Sons

    The blue-hued plate is a commemorative item released shortly after the death of Ulysses S. Grant. It features an embossed image of Grant at its center and is surrounded by text. The plate's outer border features a decorative maple leaf design and is layered with text.

  • Abraham Lincoln Plaster Bust by Raffaelo Gironi

    Abraham Lincoln Plaster Bust

    Raffaelo Gironi

    The bust is incised on the back of the base: Copyright 1909 / Boston Sculpture Co. / Melrose-Mass. / 8090A R Gironi. A maker's plate is set in the underside of the base. Boston Sculpture Company's 1914 catalog describes this as the best likeness of Lincoln available: All the others are poor imitations of ours, and the only reason for its being on the market is that it is offered at a lower price.

  • Variant of Abraham Lincoln Cooper Union Portrait by Brady by Charles F. Gladwell and Mathew Brady

    Variant of Abraham Lincoln Cooper Union Portrait by Brady

    Charles F. Gladwell and Mathew Brady

    A variant of Mathew Brady's Cooper Union Address Lincoln photograph, the carte-de-visite is a photograph of an engraving or lithograph of Abraham Lincoln from the chest up.

  • We're All Free by Sand hi Schimmel Gold

    We're All Free

    Sand hi Schimmel Gold

    The image features reproduction of a mosaic-style portrait of Abraham Lincoln. According to the artist, she created the original work using upcycled paper from junk mail to calendars to postcards.

  • Color print featuring a draft copy of cover for book entitled Master Among Men by Doris Kearns Goodwin by Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Color print featuring a draft copy of cover for book entitled Master Among Men by Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Doris Kearns Goodwin

    A color digital print featuring a draft or proof copy of cover for book entitled, "Master Among Men," by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The front cover features Abraham Lincoln sitting at a table with his cabinet.

  • It's Still a Grave Question by Louis "Doc" Goodwin

    It's Still a Grave Question

    Louis "Doc" Goodwin

    A reproduction of a cartoon depicting the statue at the Lincoln Memorial. Below the statue stands two soldiers, one from the Soviet Union and one from Cuba. An overturned chair labeled HAITI is also pictured. The cartoon originally appeared in The Columbus Dispatch.

  • Lincoln Memorial Statue [framed] by Gramstorff Brothers Artistic Framing

    Lincoln Memorial Statue [framed]

    Gramstorff Brothers Artistic Framing

    The object is a black and white photograph of the Lincoln Memorial statue, located in Washington, D.C. It is enclosed in a gold frame.

  • The Martyred Presidents, Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley by Carlton Harlow Graves

    The Martyred Presidents, Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley

    Carlton Harlow Graves

    The stereograph features a black and white image of three portraits hung on a wall, which include Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, and James A. Garfield. A table decorated with flowers sits in front of the portraits and an arch of flowers hangs overhead. The albumen print is mounted on a gray card with rounded corners.

  • A French Breakfast by C. H. Graves

    A French Breakfast

    C. H. Graves

    The stereograph features a black and white image of a woman sitting in a bed, yawing and stretching. Another woman dressed in a maid's uniform stands next to the bed holding a tray. The image is mounted to a cream card with rounded corners.

  • Standing Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Gravure Company of America and William F. Cogswell

    Standing Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

    Gravure Company of America and William F. Cogswell

    The print features a standing portrait of Abraham Lincoln. In the portrait, Lincoln stands with his proper right hand resting on a chair back, while his proper left holds a document. The United States Capitol can be seen in the image's background. A facsimile of Lincoln's signature is below the portrait along with a small etching of the Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois.

  • Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address by Daniel Gray

    Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address

    Daniel Gray

    The bronze statuette depicts a standing Lincoln holding a piece of paper in his proper right hand. He is dressed in an overcoat, vest, tie, shirt, and trousers. His proper left hand grasps his lapel. The statuette is mounted to a wooden base that features a small metal plate with the title information engraved. The base also has an artist inscription on its bottom.

  • Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address by Daniel Gray

    Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address

    Daniel Gray

    The bronze statuette depicts a standing Lincoln holding a piece of paper in his proper right hand. He is dressed in an overcoat, vest, tie, shirt, and trousers. His proper left hand grasps his lapel. The statuette is mounted to a wooden base that features a small metal plate with the title information engraved. The base also has an artist inscription on its bottom.

  • The 1862 Council of War by Daniel Gray

    The 1862 Council of War

    Daniel Gray

    The bronze statuette depicts three figures: George McClellan (at left) Abraham Lincoln (at center), and John G. Nicolay, Lincoln's private secretary (at right). McClellan wears a Union uniform while holding a sword. A tripod of rifles stand behind him, which surround a drum. Lincoln is dressed in his typical attire, a long overcoat and top hat. He stands with his proper right hand at his hip. The last figure, Nicolay, is dressed in a similar fashion. He carries a book in his proper right hand and his hat in his proper left. The statuette is affixed to a wood base that features a brass title plate at its front.

  • Yours Truly A. Lincoln by Daniel Gray

    Yours Truly A. Lincoln

    Daniel Gray

    The bronze bust depicts the likeness of a bearded Abraham Lincoln from the chest up. In this rendering, Lincoln wears a suit and tie. The bust is supported on a round pedestal that features metal plates on its front and back. The bust appears to be number one in a limited release series.

 

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