Abraham Lincoln scrapbooks and ephemera

Collection

Identifier: RHC-67

Staff Only

Collection Description

The collection consists of materials, compiled by collector Harvey E. Lemmen, as part of his extensive book, manuscript, ephemera and art collection on the life and death of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Three large scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and articles from local and national press are titled, v. 1 Lincolniana: his assassination and funeral; v.2 Lincoln in pictures; v. 3 Lincoln in advertising. The boxes contain additional scrapbooks and loose scrapbook pages, auction/sales cards, correspondence with dealers, iconography, inventories, photos, reproductions, portraits, stamp and postcard materials, travel guides, calendars, brochures, and other ephemera related to Lincoln.

Dates

1865-2000

Creator

Lemmen, Harvey (Compiler, Person)

Access to Materials

Collection is open for research use. Materials may be accessed by request at Special Collections and University Archives in Seidman House. Materials do not circulate.

Extent

6 Linear feet (3 oversize volumes, 13 slim boxes, and 1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged in 2 series: 1) Scrapbooks and clippings; 2) Ephemera

Source of Acquisition

Acquired from Harvey E. Lemmen in 1992.

Related Materials

Lincoln art and artifact collection.

Subjects

Assassination Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Printed ephemera Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings