Collection of recollections about Abraham Lincoln, 1856-1973 and undated | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Collection of recollections, remembrances and memoirs about Abraham Lincoln. There are many articles contemporary to Lincoln and many items simply remembering Lincoln in the courthouse or during his many Central Illinois speeches. Includes newspaper articles, speech transcripts, and book excerpts. Newspaper articles from the Weekly Pantagraph, the Peoria Weekly Republican, the New York Evening Post, and the Illinois Statesman (1854-1860). Photocopies of newspaper articles from the Daily Pantagraph, the Democratic News, the Daily Bulletin, the Weekly Bulletin, Chicago Tribune, McClure's, Centennial Pantagraph (1864-1947 and undated). Anti-Nebraska convention newspaper articles from the Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Ill.); the Illinois State Register (Springfield); the Weekly Advocate (Belleville, Ill.); the Weekly Courier (Alton, Ill.); the Weekly Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.); the Democratic Press (Chicago); the New York Daily Times; and the New York Daily Tribune. Manuscript recollections (photocopies in various vertical files) including, "Recollections of J.B. Ayers," (undated); "An address on Abraham Lincoln by James E. Ewing at the Opera House in Bloomington, Illinois, February 12th, A.D. 1909, Reminiscence"; "Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln," a speech delivered to the McLean County Historical Society, Mar. 6, 1894 (by George W. Minier?); "A day with Abraham Lincoln," by E.M. Prince (undated); "Local recollections of Abraham Lincoln, Early history of Bloomington influenced by the Rail Splitter, from personal interviews with men who knew Lincoln," by Dwight E. Frink (1907); and information on Adoniram Judson Wilson from the journal of Edward M. Wilson (1891). Printed material includes biographical sketches of Kersey H. Fell and William F. Flagg, including recollections of Lincoln, published in "The Good old times in McLean County, Illinois," by E. Duis (1874); a reminiscence of Lincoln by Joseph W. Fifer, published in "Private Joe Fifer" (1936); an article entitled, "A Law student's recollection of Abraham Lincoln," by Jonathan Birch, published in "The Outlook" (Jan.-Apr. 1911); "Personal reminiscences of Lincoln," in The Aegis (Feb. 1906; a Bloomington High school publication) including those of Adlai E. Stevenson, George P. Davis, James E. Ewing, Ezra M. Prince, J.H. Burnham, and J.G. Stewart; and notices and speeches