Pamphlets

This sub-collection of the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana consists of approximately 900 pamphlets.

Printing is not supported at the primary Gallery Thumbnail page. Please first navigate to a specific Image before printing.

Switch View to Grid View Slideshow

Miss Rutherford's historical notes (formerly Scrap book) : Contrasted lives of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln

Mildred Lewis Rutherford

This is volume one, number one issued in January 1927. The title page includes subjects for upcoming issues of the publication which was published monthly except in July and August. This issue consists principally of the series of articles "Contrasted lives of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln". Other material is limited to reports on the progress of the Stone Mountain Memorial, and advertisements.
Miss Rutherford's historical notes (formerly Scrap book) : Contrasted lives of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln

Mildred Lewis Rutherford

This is volume three, number three issued in March 1927. The title page includes subjects for previous and upcoming issues of the publication which was published monthly except in July and August. This publication consists principally of the series of articles "Contrasted lives of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln". Other material is limited to reports on the progress of the Stone Mountain Memorial, and advertisements. This issue focuses on Davis and Lincoln's respective attitudes toward slavery.
Abraham Lincoln : statesman : speech ... in the Senate of the United States, Saturday, February 12, 1927

Reed Smoot

The pamphlet is inscribed by the author on the cover. A letter to the author from George P. Hambrecht is included at the end of the pamphlet. The letter thanks Smoot for gifting Hambrecht with a copy of the speech.
Lincoln log cabin, Hodgenville, Kentucky : "the cradle of Lincoln"

Louis Austin Warren

A pamphlet that contains texts of inscriptions, including tributes, autobiography, and biographical sketches of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. The cover of the pamphlet consists of the title, the location of the log cabin, and a short quote above the cabin printed below the location of the cabin. A small illustration of the cabin is printed in the center of the cover. A photo of Abraham Lincoln with banners above and below him reading "EX LIBRIS" and "C. E. SIMMONS" is on the inside of the cover. Advertised on p. [12] as "Revised edition of 'Lincoln Memorial Building," with history of the Lincoln log cabin.
Lincoln log cabin, Hodgenville, Kentucky : "the cradle of Lincoln"

Louis Austin Warren

Contains texts of inscriptions, including tributes, autobiography, and biographical sketches of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Advertised on p. [12] as "Revised edition of 'Lincoln Memorial Building," with history of the Lincoln log cabin. The interior cover bears an illustration of a small log cabin with smoke curling out of the chimney. A photograph of the Memorial Building enclosing the Lincoln Log Cabin is on the page preceding the title page.
"A. Linkin's proclamashin." : Story of burlesque document put out by Seba Smith, humorist, in 1864

Allen Henry Wright

The cover is a blue-green color and included an illustration of Abraham Lincoln in profile.
Annual Program for Patriotic Exercises in schools on Grand Army Flag Day.

Issued as Rhode Island education circulars, 1910; In honor of the national flag, the Grand Army of the Republic, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln--T.p.; Includes songs, pledges to the flag and other patriotic notes and commemorations; Title from cover. Prepared by the Rhode Island Commissioner of Education. The 1909 issue is the Lincoln centenary issue. ""Grand Army Flag Day"" was February 12 of each year.
Lincoln in the year 1854 [-1860 and as president-elect] : being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln during that year [to March 5, 1861]

Paul McClelland Angle, Logan Hay, and George Wallace Bunn

Vol. [7] has title: Lincoln in the year 1860 and as President-elect: being the day-by-day activities of Abraham Lincoln from January 1, 1860, to March 5, 1861. Vol. [5] by Paul M. Angle in collaboration with Logan Hay and George W. Bunn, Jr. Vol. [1]-[2], [4]-[7]: "First printing." Reissued under title: Lincoln 1854-1861. Springfield, c1933. Vol. [5] has map: Lincoln's Senatorial campaign of 1858. All volumes paperbound. Collection has: 1854-55, 1857-1860/61.
Abraham Lincoln and New Salem : an address before the Mississippi Valley Historical Association and the Illinois State Historical Society on their joint pilgrimage to New Salem, May 8, 1926

William Eleazar Barton

A pamphlet consisting of "An address before the Mississippi Valley historical Association and the Illinois State Historical Society on their Joint Pilgrimage to New Salem, May 8, 1926". The cover of the pamphlet consists of the title and the author of the address, a short summary of the address, the seal of the state of Illinois, the publisher and the publishing date. A photo of Abraham Lincoln with banners above and below him reading "EX LIBRIS" and "C. E. SIMMONS" is on the inside of the cover.
Abraham Lincoln in Peoria, Illinois

Byron Cloyd Bryner

This pamphlet describes the debate between Lincoln and Douglas in Peoria, Illinois. Prospectus of second edition. The cover includes and illustration of Abraham Lincoln speaking from the steps of the old Peoria County Courthouse on the night of October 16, 1854.
Abraham Lincoln in Peoria, Illinois

Byron Cloyd Bryner

This pamphlet is promotional material for the second edition of Bryner's book "Abraham Lincoln in Peoria, Illinois." The book is about the Lincoln's debate with Stephen Douglas in 1854. There are excerpts, illustrations, and reviews.
Abraham Lincoln, preserver of his country

Mabel Mason Carlton

This pamphlet is a brief biography of President Lincoln's life and contributions to the United States as president. The cover includes a color illustration of Lincoln with a log cabin and trees depicted behind him. The pamphlet includes illustrations depicting various eras of Lincoln's life.
Robert E. Lee : the beloved general

Mabel Mason Carlton

This pamphlet outlines or summarizes the life of General Robert E. Lee, beginning with his early life and education and ending with his death. There are portraits and illustrations throughout the text. The cover has an orange background, and there is an illustration of Lee riding a horse in full military uniform on the right side of the cover. His name, "Robert E. Lee", is printed on a white rectangle above this illustration, and the remaining portion of the title, "The Beloved General", is printed in white text along the bottom of the cover.
Abraham Lincoln, his spirit lives : an appreciation

George Philip Hambrecht

This edition is limited to 300 copies. Includes port. of Lincoln engraved by H. Gugler after a painting by J.H. Littlefield. The cover includes a small "shadow" illustration of Lincoln standing in front of a chair with his name above the chair.
President Lincoln and the Army of the Potomac

Thomas Robson Hay

An inscription from the author is written on the front page of the pamphlet. A card addressed to John W. Starr, Jr. was tucked between pages 285 and 286. Handwritten notations are found on margins throughout.
The many-sided Lincoln : what would he do were he here today?

Emanuel Hertz

As described above the first paragraph, this is "an address delivered in honor of the memory of Abraham Lincoln at the Annual Services of the Forum of Washington Heights Congregation in the Cit of New York on February 12, 1926."
Abraham Lincoln : the American ideal

Henry Horner

"This article appeared first in the Chicago Daily Journal of Feb. 12, 1926. It is reprinted here and distributed in a limited edition by an admirer of Abraham Lincoln." Two small illustrations of the United States flag are below the title on the cover.
The environment of Abraham Lincoln in Indiana : with an account of the De Bruler family

John E. Iglehart

This pamphlet includes a facsimile of a handwritten letter signed by Abraham Lincoln wherein he references his boyhood home in Indiana. The pamphlet discusses the search for history on Lincoln's home state and Indiana and the ""frontier's"" importance in the history of America.
"Illinois" Lincoln exhibit : Illinois State Historical Library. Lincoln room, Illinois building, sesqui-centennial exposition. Philadelphia, 1926

Illinois State Historical Library

The cover includes an illustration of the Seal of the State of Illinois, August 26, 1818. A photograph of Illinois governor, Len Small as well as photographs of the members of the Illinois Commissioners Sesquicentennial Exposition are included in the publication.
Lincoln in Peekskill : the Lincoln exedra, the Lincoln memorial in books : exercises at the dedication of the Lincoln memorial in Peekskill, October 6, 1925, in commemoration of the visit of Abraham Lincoln to Peekskill, February 19, 1861

Lincoln Society of Peekskill, N.Y.

The cover is dark brown with a small illustration of a torch surrounded by leaves in the lower half beneath the title. An image of the "Exedra Tablet" is on the first page and an image of the Exedra on South within the Lincoln Memorial is on the next page. Photographs of the participants of the dedication are throughout the pamphlet.
Lincoln and New Salem

Old Salem Lincoln League

The pamphlet contains an illustration of Lincoln and an explanation of the purpose for the New Salem Lincoln League and for the pamphlet. The pamphlet also contains an illustrated map of New Salem.
The Lincoln cabin

Lauriston L. Scaife

"This article was concerned with Miss Mary Bowditch Forbes' reproduction of the Lincoln Cabin on the Forbes estate at Milton, Mass."--Page 1. "Reprinted from Stone & Webster journal, May, 1926"--Title page verso. Includes text of Mary Bowditch Forbes' letter to Scaife "giving her idea in reproducing the cabin in which Lincoln was born" at Milton, Mass. "and saying what she hoped to accomplish by it." Photos. of the Lincoln Cabin at Milton inserted. Includes bibliographical references.
The Lincoln cabin

Lauriston L. Scaife

Includes text of Mary Bowditch Forbes' letter to Scaife "giving her idea in reproducing the cabin in which Lincoln was born" at Milton, Mass. "and saying what she hoped to accomplish by it." Photos of the Lincoln Cabin at Milton inserted as well as a portrait of Lincoln from the poster for the 1860 Presidential Campaign.
The Mexican boy : February, 1926

Spanish American Institute (Gardena, Calif.)

Contains articles written by 7th grade students at the Spanish American Institute. Per Monaghan the pamphlet is "A quarterly publication containing Lincoln articles by Marcos Arreola, Fred Garcia, Albert Corral, Charles Martinez, Senobio Gonzalez, and Ruben Toscano". Includes a silhouette illustration of Abraham Lincoln above the quote from Lincoln, "Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it."
Annual Program for Patriotic Exercises in schools on Grand Army Flag Day.

Issued as Rhode Island education circulars, 1910; In honor of the national flag, the Grand Army of the Republic, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln--T.p.; Includes songs, pledges to the flag and other patriotic notes and commemorations; Title from cover. Prepared by the Rhode Island Commissioner of Education. The 1909 issue is the Lincoln centenary issue. ""Grand Army Flag Day"" was February 12 of each year.
Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln in Edgar County, Illinois.

"Dedicated to the memory of the men who practiced law in Edgar County when Abraham Lincoln traveled the circuit of the Eighth Judicial District. Compiled by the Book Committee of the Edgar County Historical Society, Mrs. William T. Scott, president." The cover contains a small ornate floral graphic. Illustrations of Lincoln and Lincoln related events are found throughout the pamphlet.
Washington: the place of pilgrimage for patriotic Americans.

A pamphlet that provides both current and historical information about Washington, D.C.. "This booklet has been published for the purpose of promoting a more general acquaintance with the Capital. An attempt has been made to present the historical background of the city's present greatness and to point out those places which are of especial interest to the visitor." The cover has an illustration of the Washington monument printed in color in the center, and the title is split above and below the illustration. A photo of Abraham Lincoln with banners above and below him reading "EX LIBRIS" and "C. E. SIMMONS" is on the inside of the cover.
The Lincoln pew

Lyman Whitney Allen

This short pamphlet contains a poem or short, rhythmic essay about the pew in which Lincoln sat during church services. The cover presents the title, "The Lincoln Pew", at the top of the page followed by the author's name. A small, symmetrical cross symbol is printed just below the center of the cover, and it is followed by "President Lincoln's pew is in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C.", which is printed along the bottom of the cover.
The Lincoln Pew : Poem

Lyman Whitney Allen

President Lincoln's pew is in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C.
Lincoln in Springfield : a guide to the places in Springfield which were associated with the life of Abraham Lincoln / [by Paul M. Angle] ; published by the Lincoln Centennial Association

Paul McClelland Angle

This pamphlet is a geographically slanted biography of Abraham Lincoln that includes sketches of buildings and places from Lincoln's life. Tourist locations and information geared toward Lincoln and his life and a map of Springfield, Illinois conclude the pamphlet. The Lincoln portrait is apparently a reproduction of Meserve 25 (photograph by Alexander Hesler). Inscribed by Roger E. Chapin.
Abraham Lincoln's ancestry : an address delivered before the Sixth Annual Indiana History Conference in Indianapolis, Friday evening, December 5, 1924

William Eleazar Barton

This is an article in Indiana History Bulletin, January, 1925, v. 2, no. 4. and includes bibliographical references. Per Monaghan, this is "An investigation of Lincoln's ancestors in England, New England, and Kentucky." The work also treats Lincoln's maternal line and "Lincoln's lost grandmother." The exterior cover includes a yellow box with the title and author within it. The interior cover includes an illustration of Indiana in 1816 below the "Indiana History Bulletin" title and issue.
The ancestry of Abraham Lincoln : an address delivered at the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society in the Centennial Memorial Building, Springfield, Illinois, Friday, May 23, 1924

William Eleazar Barton

Reprinted from the Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society, 1924. The cover is inscribed: "William E. Barton." An illustration of the seal of the State of Illinois, August 26th 1818 is beneath the title and author of the interior cover. The outer cover bears a yellow square with the title and author typed within.
The ancestry of Abraham Lincoln : an address delivered at the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society in the Centennial Memorial Building, Springfield, Illinois, Friday, May 23, 1924.

William Eleazar Barton

A pamphlet containing an address that outlines and details President Abraham Lincoln's ancestry. "Reprinted from the Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society, 1924." The cover of the pamphlet consists of the title and the author of the address, a short summary of the address, the seal of the state of Illinois, the publisher and the publishing date. A photo of Abraham Lincoln with banners above and below him reading "EX LIBRIS" and "C. E. SIMMONS" is on the inside of the cover.
Human depravity, John Wilkes Booth : a sermon occasioned by the assassination of President Lincoln, and delivered in the Winslow Congregational Church, Taunton, Massachusetts, on Sunday evening, April 23, 1865

Mortimer Blake

From the preface: "President Lincoln died early on the morning of Saturday, April 15, 1865, and on the day following, Easter Sunday, but few pulpits throughout the land were silent upon the National Tragedy. Dr. Blake felt that it was a providential coincidence "that the first coming together of the people," after the assassination, "was upon the Sabbath, and that God's word spoke first to the Nation in His sanctuary." At the time of the obsequies at Washington, held on Wednesday, the 19th, business was suspended and services held on Wednesday, the 19th, business was suspended and services held in all the churches, indeed this day has been called "the mid-week Sabbath." Then, as a further gathering of the people on account of the death of Lincoln, President Johnson bad recommended that Thursday, Jun 1st, be observed as a day of general humiliation and mourning..." The cover is grey with the main title and author typed within a floral text box.
Address at banquet of Ten Eyck Camp, Sons of Veterans

John E. Boos

This pamphlet contains a spirited speech that was delivered by John E. Boos to the banquet of Ten Eyck Camp, Sons of Veterans in Albany, New York in 1925. In his speech, Boos praises the work of the ""men in blue"" and encourages the group to ""carry on.""
The wife of Abraham Lincoln

Gamaliel Bradford

This pamphlet is a clipping from Harper's, Sept. 1925. 25 cm. p. 489-498.--vol. 150, also published under the title ""The woman Lincoln married."" The article provides a critical view of Mary Todd Lincoln including her education, her religious views, and her personal nature.
Assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln : a contemporaneous account of a national tragedy as published in the Daily morning chronicle, Washington, D.C.

Daily morning chronicle, Washington, D.C. and F. Ray Risdon

As published in the Daily morning Chronicle, Washington D. C. and includes and introduction by F. Ray Risdon. The cover is cream with the title typed in purple. A portrait of Lincoln captioned "Enshrined With the Hearts of Men: Our Country's Noblest Citizen" is included on the page prior to the title page.
John Locke Scripps : Lincoln's biographer

Grace Locke Scripps Dyche

This pamphlet contains a biographical sketch compiled from John Locke Scripps' letters by his daughter, Grace Locke Scripps Dyche. The pamphlet contains portraits of Scripps family members and homes. The pamphlet is reprinted from the Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society, 1924.
Abraham Lincoln, der seher : Für die Milwaukee sonntagspost

Emanuel Hertz

This is a German translation of "Abraham Lincoln--the seer", published in English in the Gaelic American, February 14, 1925.
Abraham Lincoln-- the seer

Emanuel Hertz

This is an Arabic translation of Abraham Lincoln, the seer. A portrait of Lincoln is included on the first page.
Abraham Lincoln--the seer

Emanuel Hertz

This pamphlet provides a reprinting of "Abraham Lincoln--the seer" as published in English in The Gaelic American on Feb. 14, 1925. The title and a short description of the text is printed at the top of the first sheet, and it is followed by pages divided into two columns.
Abraham Lincoln, the seer

Emanuel Hertz

This pamphlet provides a reprinting of "Abraham Lincoln--the seer" as published in English in The Republican on Feb. 7, 1925. The title and a short description of the text is printed at the top of the first sheet, and it is followed by pages divided into two columns.
Abraham Lincoln, the seer : an address delivered over WOR, February 12, 1925 (Abraam Ligkoln, ōs prophētēs / ypo Emmanouēk Chertz ; agoreusis dia tou stathmou asyrmatou WOR ten 12ēn Phebrouariou 1925 (romanized form)

Emanuel Hertz

This is a Greek translation of Abraham Lincoln, the seer.
Abraham Lincoln, the seer : some Biblical and Hebraic traits

Emanuel Hertz

This pamphlet contains Emanuel Hertz's "Abraham Lincoln - the Seer". This title is printed at the top of the cover, and is followed by a brief description reading "Some Biblical and Hebraic Traits". An illustrated picture of a wreath stretched between the heads and wings of two cherubs appears in the center of the cover. A printing statement is printed along the bottom of the cover.
Abraham Lincoln--veštec budúcnosti. / Reč, ktorú povedal Emanuel Hertz, advokát v New Yorku vo výročitý deň narodenia Abrahama Lincolna

Emanuel Hertz

This pamphlet provides a translation of "Abraham Lincoln--the seer" published in English in the Gaelic American on Feb. 14, 1925. The translation is printed in Slovak. The title and a short description of the text is printed at the top of the first sheet, and it is followed by pages divided into two columns.
Avraham Linkoln : ha-ozeh = Abraham Lincoln--the seer

Emanuel Hertz

This is a Hebrew translation of Abraham Lincoln, the seer.
Aybraham Linḳoln : der novi / fun Emanuel Herṭts = Abraham Lincoln : the seer

Emanuel Hertz

This pamphlet contains Emanuel Hertz's "Abraham Lincoln - The Seer", and it is printed entirely in Yiddish. The title is printed in Yiddish above the English title, and both titles are printed at the top of the cover of the pamphlet. Raydyo sṭayshon Ṿiaf (WEAF), Februar 12, 1925.
Lincoln--the seer

Emanuel Hertz

This pamphlet provides a translation of "Abraham Lincoln--the seer" published in English in the Gaelic American, Feb. 14, 1925. The translation is printed in Hungarian. The title of the pamphlet is printed at the top of the cover, and it is followed by its Hungarian translation. A decorative illustration of fauna. A brief description is printed in English below this illustration reading "Address delivered by Emanuel Hertz on Lincoln Day through WOR broadcasting station in Newark", and this is followed by the same description translated to Hungarian.
A lecture on Lincoln

Robert Green Ingersoll and Emanuel Haldeman-Julius

People's pocket series ; no. 213. The cover is blue with an illustration of a man holding an open book.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : speech / of Mr. Lalcaca, a Parsee gentleman of India, at St. George's Hall, Liverpool, England, Thursday, April 27, 1865

Lalcaca

This pamphlet details Mr. Lalcaca's response to the news of President Lincoln's assassination. The cover is made of a dark leather, and there is a cream-colored paper in the center of the cover reading "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" with a picture of a wreath wrapped in the United States' flag. The inside of the cover reprints the title with a short description below it. "Limited to 100 copies of which this is number...." -- Title page verso
Proceedings at the thirty-ninth annual Lincoln dinner of the National Republican Club, in commemoration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln

National Republican Club

This pamphlet provides the lists of committee members, speakers, guests, attendees, seating arrangements, and the menu for the Lincoln dinner of the National Republican Club, in commemoration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln that took place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, February 12, 1925.
The great task assumed by Abraham Lincoln and the burden he had to bear/ an address by Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf, delivered before the Iowa Grand lodge A.F. & A.M., Davenport, Iowa, at its annual session, June 1925.

Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf

The cover is blue and bears the simple title, "An Address on Abraham Lincoln" followed by the author's name, the date of the address and the subtitle "Before the Grande Lodge of Masons of Iowa." An inscription by the author is on the inside of the cover and an illustration of the author is on the first page.
Abraham Lincoln in Illinois :an Address Delivered to the Pupils of the Palmer School, February 12, 1925

Charles L. Quaintance

An address about Lincoln's life and his ties to Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln : a heritage and hope, sermon

Joseph Richard Sizoo

As noted on the bottom of the cover, this sermon was broadcast by station WCAP through the courtesy of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Washington Federation of Churches.
A New Light on Abraham Lincoln as an Advocate

William H. Sommers

An edition of 100 copies, of which this is no. 55; Reprinted from the Green bag of February 1908
A Record of Accomplishment, 1909-1925.

Lincoln Centennial Association Springfield, Ill.

September, 1925--Page 10.
A journalist sees Lincoln

William O. Stoddard

The pamphlet describes the author's first time meeting President Lincoln. The cover is black and the title is typed on a with label with a red border.
Abraham Lincoln: a Poem

James S. Thorn

Written for and printed in the Bangkok (Siam) Recorder, Friday, June 16, 1865.
President Lincoln's cabinet, by Honorable John P. Usher, secretary of the interior January 7, l863-May 15, l865, with a foreword and a sketch of the life of the author by Nelson H. Loomis ...

John Palmer Usher and Nelson Henry Loomis

The pamphlet includes a brief biography of the author, John Palmer Usher. The original remarks concerning President Lincoln's Cabinet were made during a speech delivered at a banquet given by Mr. D. M. Edgerton in honor of Judge D. D. Hoag in Wyandotte, Kansas on June 20, 1887. The cover of the pamphlet includes the full title with a four line boarder surrounding the title.
Abraham Lincoln log cabin, St. Charles School for Boys

Frank D. Whipp

This pamphlet includes a biography of Abraham Lincoln and a description of the St. Charles School for Boys with images of a Lincoln Log Cabin erected to serve as an inspiration to the juveniles.
Illinois and Lincoln : historical sketches and pictures of Illinois capitals, public buildings, Lincoln in Springfield, governors of Illinois

M. B. Woolsey

This pamphlet includes photographs and brief descriptions of Lincoln and historical locations associated with him, Illinois capitals, other historical and government buildings in Illinois, governors of Illinois. A brief chronological outline of Illinois history is at the end of the pamphlet. The pamphlet serves as a guidebook to Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 : one star differeth from another star

Arthur Barber

This pamphlet contains essay praising the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. The author builds up an almost prophetic image of Lincoln. The cover has a portrait of Lincoln, in a cameo style, with an image of Lady Liberty on his left, the Americna flag on his right, and a laurel wreath below the image.
Abraham Lincoln in Peoria, Illinois

Byron Cloyd Bryner

A pamphlet that acts as a prospectus or a printed document that advertises or describes a forthcoming book. The pamphlet provides a short summary, various reviews, and excerpts from the book. The cover consists of a photo of "Abraham Lincoln Speaking from the Steps of the Old Peoria County Court House on the Night of October 16, 1854" as well as the title, the name of the author, and a publisher's statement.
Abraham Lincoln, a small collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides and caricatures relating wholly or in part to Abraham Lincoln

Daniel H. Newhall (Firm)

This pamphlet is a catalog of Abraham Lincoln materials for sell. At head of title, in the upper left hand cornor, is No. 210.
Lincoln was a spiritualist; The religion of Abraham Lincoln

James Joseph Fitzgerrell and Benjamin Austin

This pamphlet contains two essays, both concerning Abraham Lincoln and his personal views on religion. The essay by Fitzgerrell focuses on building an argument that Lincoln was a spiritualist by recounting several personal events and spiritual and religious events that happened to him [the author]. There is also a report by Colonel S.P. Kase about a seance with Miss Nettie Colburn, medium, at the home of Mr. Laurie in Georgetown. The essay by Austin discusses Lincoln's religious views from several accounts, ranging from bibliographer's accounts to statements by those who knew him. There is an image of Fitzgerrell at the beginning.
Abraham Lincoln: The Price He Paid /Compiled by J.W. Gaskill, late Co. B, 104 Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1862-5.

Joseph W. Gaskill

An acrostic of Lincoln's Gettysburg address and the evolution of a new nation ... Events herein enumerated cover two periods in our country's history ... 1765 to 1790 and 1861 to 1865 ...List of battles, etc., during the civil war, giving the year and month, but not in chronological order. ""Two acrostics: one using the Gettysburg address with historical references; the other using the names of the original thirteen states""--M. ""Generals killed, official record"": p. 43-45.
Letters from Lyman Trumbull to John M. Palmer, 1854-1858

Palmer Thomas George

This pamphlet contains a series of letters from 1854 to 1858 from Lyman Trumbull to John M. Palmer. They mainly cover the issues of the Kansas-Nebraska Comprise and the issue of slavery in the United States. There is an illustration of Trumbull inside. This pamphlet is a reprint from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, April-July, 1923.
Lincoln, the man of common sense : address of Hon. Ira G. Hersey of Maine before the House of Representatives, Tuesday, February 12, 1924

Ira G. Hersey

This pamphlet contains an address to the House of Representatives from Hersey about Abraham Lincoln's life and legacy. Traditionally, this speech had always been given by a representative from Illinois. Hersey was a representative from Maine.
Abraham Lincoln--the seer

Emanuel Hertz

This pamphlet contains an essay praising Abraham Lincoln and comparing him and his life to Moses. The was originally an address delivered over WOR February 12th, 1924. WOR is a radio station that broadcast out of New York. The paphlet is from the Estrin Collection.
Address on Abraham Lincoln : address ... delivered on Lincoln Day celebration in the synagogue of Washington Heights congregation, February 12, 1924

Emanuel Hertz

A pamphlet containing Emanuel Hertz's "Abraham Lincoln -- The Seer". The cover consists of the title, the date the address was given, and a justification of the address and printing are printed on the cover. A small insignia and printing statement are printed on the bottom of the cover. "Printed in the Congressional record Monday, February 18, 1824 [i.e. 1924] by request of Hon. Holm O. Bursum of New Mexico." Another address with the same title was delivered by the author the same day. The seal of the United States Government Printing Office is stamped upside down on the inside of the cover.
Address on Abraham Lincoln : address of Emanuel Hertz delivered on Lincoln Day celebration in the synagogue of Washington Heights congregation, February 12, 1924

Emanuel Hertz

This pamphlet contains an essay titled "Abraham Lincoln--the seer", which praises Abraham Lincoln and compares him and his life to Moses. This address was printed in the Congressional record by request of Honorable Holm O. Bursum of New Mexico. Another address with the same title was delivered by the author the same day.
The Service of dedication of the monument erected above the graves of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, father and step-mother of Abraham Lincoln, Old Gordon Cemetery, Shiloh Church near Janesville, Illinois, Friday, May 16, 1924

Illinois Lion Club

This pamphlets is the program for the dedication of a memorial to Abraham Lincoln's father and step mother. There are illustrations of the memorial, his step mother, and speakers inside.
Abraham Lincoln and his last resting place : a leaflet published for distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in the city of Springfield, Illinois.

Edward S. Johnson

This pamphlet contains information about the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln and how it has evolved over the years. There are illustrations in the item, including several images of the tomb. This version is signed by H. W. Fay, who was the custodian of the tomb. There is a piece of wood from Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois and oak leaves from the tree by his tomb.
Gettysburg: ""What they did here"" / Profusely illustrated historical guide book by L.W. Minnigh.

Luther William Minnigh

This pamphlet is a ""profusely illustrated historical guide book"" to the Gettysburg battle site. This guidebook contains maps, illustrations, and facts of the battle that took place here during the American Civil War. The cover art has colored illustrations of Major General George Meade, of the Union army, and Major General Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate army, and the site of Picketts Charge.
Proceedings at the ... annual Lincoln dinner of the National Republican Club, in commemoration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

National Republican Club.

Includes a menu, a list of members and guests, and a program of the proceeding's events.
Proceedings at the ... annual Lincoln dinner of the National Republican Club, in commemoration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

National Republican Club.

Includes menu and program of events.
National Union convention of 1864 and why Lincoln was not nominated by acclamation

Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf

This pamphlet contains the reccollections of Oakleaf about the 1864 nomination and how Abraham Lincoln's actions stopped himself from being nominated with acclamation [unanimously].
The Diary of Orville H. Browning, a New Source for Lincoln's Presidency: a Lecture Delivered Before the Chicago Historical Society, March 29, 1923

Theodore Calvin Pease

This pamphlet is and address delivered before the Chicago historical Society, designed to provide the members of the society a source on Abraham Lincoln and the history of Illinois and the nation in the perid of the civil war and reconstruction in the form of Orville H. Browning's diary.
Address by Henry B. Rankin : opening the campaign to raise a million dollars to establish the Abraham Lincoln University, Springfield, Illinois

Henry Bascom Rankin

This pamphlet contains the address delivered at Lincoln's tomb, May 15, 1924. The speech was about rasing money to establish the Abraham Lincoln University in Sprinfield, Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln: Speech of Henry R. Rathbone, of Illinois, in the House of Representatives, Tuesday, February 12, 1924.

Henry Riggs Rathbone

This pamphlet contians Rathbone's speech about on Abraham Lincoln and his legacy for a united country. This speech delivered in the United States House of Representatives on February 12, 1924.
Proceedings at the thirty-eighth annual Lincoln dinner of the National Republican Club : in commemoration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, held at the Waldorf-Astoria New York city, Tuesday, February twelfth, nineteen hundred and twenty-four.

Republican Club of the City of New York

This pamphlet contains the speeches given at the dinner, which were mainly about Abraham Lincoln and the legacy he left. Taxation and politics of the time [1920s] was also discussed.
Ode to Lincoln's log cabin and other verse

F. Ray Risdon

This pamphlet contains a set of poems by Risdon. The illustration and portraits are photographs mounted on page 2 and page 7.
Abraham Lincoln and the working class

Hermann Schleuter

This pamphlet contains an essay on how Abraham Lincoln's policies did and did not affect the working class of his time and the modern [1920s] time. The working classes of Europe and and the United States are discussed. There are also copies of a few of speeches at the end of the essay. The pamphlet is number 159 in the Ten Cent Pocket series and number 159 in the Appeal Pocket series. This is a part of the Estrin Collection.
Abraham Lincoln and the working class

Hermann Schleuter

This pamphlet contains an essay on how Abraham Lincoln's policies did and did not affect the working class of his time and the modern [1920s] time. The working classes of Europe and and the United States are discussed. The pamphlet is number 159 in the People's Pocket series. This is a part of the Estrin Collection.
Personal reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln

George W. Shaw

This pamphlet contains Shaw's recollections of Abraham Lincoln during his childhood, mainly the 1840s and 1850s. This personal essay was originally an address delivered before the Ethical Club of Geneseo. It was revised and enlarged from remarks partly published in The Geneseo News. There is an image of Lincoln before the title page.
Speeches of Abraham Lincoln

Lloyd Edwin Smith

This pamphlet contains a selection of Abraham Lincoln's speeches. Many of these speeches were cut down by the editor, Lloyd E. Smith It is based on the Nicolay and Hay edition of "Lincoln's Complete Works." This is number 214 in the Little Blue Book series.
In the days of Lincoln: girldhood recollections and personal reminiscences of life in Washington during the Civil War ; Assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln

Elizabeth Kipp Vincent

This pamphlet contains several recollections from Vincent as she grew up in Washington D.C. during the Civil War. Also attached is a verbatim account of the assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln as published in The Daily Morning Chronicle, Washington, D.C., Saturday morning, April 15, 1865. There is an image of Lincoln before the title page.
Calvin Coolidge : his first biography, a brief biography of Calvin Coolidge from cornerstone to capstone

Robert Morris Washburn

This pamphlet contains a biography of Calvin Coolidge. There is genealogical information and Coolidge's opinions on several political matters. There are several illustrations within.
A New Pilgrimage.

An account of the unveiling of the bust of Lincoln in the Lincoln room of the Savoy hotel, London. Printed at the Curwen Press. Includes extracts from Lincoln's Second inaugural and Gettysburg addresses.
Annual Program for Patriotic Exercises in schools on Grand Army Flag Day.

Issued as Rhode Island education circulars, 1910; In honor of the national flag, the Grand Army of the Republic, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln--T.p.; Includes songs, pledges to the flag and other patriotic notes and commemorations; Title from cover. Prepared by the Rhode Island Commissioner of Education. The 1909 issue is the Lincoln centenary issue. ""Grand Army Flag Day"" was February 12 of each year.
Abraham Lincoln and the American ideal

William Eleazar Barton

A pamphlet consisting of "A sermon broadcast by radio from the Westinghouse station and the platform of Orchestra hall, Chicago, Sunday, February 11, 1923." The cover of the pamphlet consists of the title and the author of the sermon. Above the title, there is an ornate illustration of flowers spilling from a short, wide, and ornate pot with banner-like arms extending from either side. A photo of Abraham Lincoln with banners above and below him reading "EX LIBRIS" and "C. E. SIMMONS" is on the inside of the cover.
Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky Mountaineer :an Address Delivered before the Faculty and Students of Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, March 8, 1923

William Eleazar Barton

A review of Lincoln's educational opportunities, with anecdote of the McCormick reaper case.
Old Theories Upset: Being the Brief Report of an Address of Abraham Lincoln's Lost Grandmother

William Eleazar Barton

This address was delivered ... at the Chicago Historical Society.
"Old theories upset" : being the brief report of an address of Abraham Lincoln's lost grandmother

William Eleazar Barton

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."
The American Pulpit on the Death of Lincoln

William Eleazar Barton

From Open Court, Sept., Oct., Nov., 1923, v. 37, p. 513-528, 622-640, 682-704.
The American Pulpit on the Death of Lincoln

William Eleazar Barton

From Open Court, Sept., Oct., Nov., 1923, v. 37, p. 513-528, 622-640, 682-704.; Contains extracts from Our martyr President, Abraham Lincoln (N.Y., 1865) and sermons preached in Boston on the death of Abraham Lincoln (Boston, 1965). These works are cited as ""Our martyred President"" and ""Boston sermons"" respectively, inserted slip signed: ""H. J. Lytle.""
The education of Abraham Lincoln : an address delivered before the faculty and students of Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois, February 7, 1923

William Eleazar Barton

A pamphlet containing an address given on the topic of "The Education of Abraham Lincoln". The cover consists of the title printed inside of a small rectangle at the top of the cover. A photo of Abraham Lincoln with banners above and below him reading "EX LIBRIS" and "C. E. SIMMONS" is on the inside of the cover.
The Education of Abraham Lincoln :an Address Delivered before the Faculty and Students of Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois, February 7, 1923

William Eleazar Barton

Discusses Lincoln's untraditional education and it's suitability to serve him as President.
The influence of Chicago upon Abraham Lincoln : an address delivered before the Chicago Historical Society on February 10, 1922

William Eleazar Barton

A pamphlet that provides an account of President Lincoln's visits to Chicago, Illinois. The cover of the pamphlet consists of the title, the author, a short summary, the seal of the Chicago Historical Society, and the publisher's name and location. A photo of Abraham Lincoln with banners above and below him reading "EX LIBRIS" and "C. E. SIMMONS" is on the inside of the cover.
The Influence of Chicago upon Abraham Lincoln: an Address Delivered before the Chicago Historical Society on February 10, 1922

William Eleazar Barton

Account of Lincoln's visits to Chicago.""--M. ""Published January 1923."" Front. depicts ""Lincoln reading the 'Press and tribune', 1854"" (photo. from the Meserve Collection).

Browse

Search

Author Corner

Links

Policies and Procedures

Brought to you by MSU Libraries