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Description
A pamphlet containing a "brief report of an address on" Lincoln's two grandmothers. The cover of the pamphlet consists of the title, a brief description, the author's name and names of his previous works, and a statement regarding the location at which the address was given. "This address was delivered ... at the Chicago Historical Society." A short printing statement, "Reprint from the Chicago daily news, February 3, 1923.", is printed along the bottom of the cover. An ornate illustration is printed between the former information and the printing statement. "New discoveries on the identity of Bathsheba Lincoln and Lucy Hank."
Contributors
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana--Claude E. Simmons Pamphlet Collection
Donor
Simmonds, Claude E.
Date
1923
Measurement Display
4 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Format (Digital)
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family ; Lincoln family ; Genealogies
Keywords
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family ; Lincoln family ; Genealogies
Work Type
pamphlet
Class
ephemera
Preferred Citation
E457.8 .F2311 1923: "Old theories upset" : being the brief report of an address of Abraham Lincoln's lost grandmother, Claude E. Simmonds Pamphlet Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights Management
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Works
Monaghan 2622; Stern 625; The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
Digital ID#
E457.8.F23111923
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Publisher
[Chicago] : [publisher not identified]
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.