Abraham Lincoln ... :a battle of the giants, the parents of Lincoln, an appeal to patriotism.

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Description

Copyright 1907 by the Lincoln Farm Association; Also issued with a cancel title, reading ""... A souvenir of Lincoln's Birthday, February 12, 1907 Published by the Lincoln Farm Association"".; The three essays in the volume comprise an account of the Lincoln-Douglas Ottawa debate; an account of the parentage and marriage of Lincoln's father and mother; and a membership and fundraising appeal for the work of the Lincoln Farm Association to preserve the Lincoln birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky as a national park.; Includes facsimile of a letter of 11 December 1906 from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Collier, chair of the Lincoln Farm Association (and owner of the farm), accepting an invitation to make an address at the birthplace on 12 February 1909.; Cover title: Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1856. ""Hill gives a detailed account of the Ottawa debate. Tarbell reviews the problem of Lincoln's parentage. Jones outlines the purpose of the Lincoln Farm Association"" Includes front. port. of Lincoln by J. Walter Taylor, and illustrations of Lincoln furniture. Book-plate of Herman Smith.; Monaghan 1531 var.; Stern 306; Copy 2: Monaghan 1531; Stern 305.

Donor

Williams, Frank J.; Williams, Virginia

Date

1907

Measurement Display

36 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, facsimile, map, portrait (duotones); 18 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Birthplace; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family; Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, 1784-1818; Lincoln, Thomas, 1778-1851; Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park (Ky.)--History.

Work Type

pamphlet

Class

ephemera

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Item Title], 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 1531 var.; Stern 306; Copy 2: Monaghan 1531; Stern 305.

Digital ID#

E457 .A18 1907

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Publisher

[New York, New York]: [Lincoln Farm Association]

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.