324 Main Library | 1408 West Gregory Drive | Urbana IL 61801 | 217-333-1777 | ihlc@library.illinois.edu
Browse by: Collection Titles Subjects Persons or Organizations

IHLC Collection of Lincoln Artifacts

Overview

Scope and Contents

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

PDF Box/Folder List

Finding Aid for IHLC Collection of Lincoln Artifacts, 1831-1992 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

RequestSubmit request (Aeon) | Printer-friendly Printer-friendly | Contact Us About This Collection

Collection Overview

Title: IHLC Collection of Lincoln Artifacts, 1831-1992

Collection identifier: 129

Extent: 28.0 items

Subjects: Emancipation Proclamation, Farm life, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926, Sculptors

Forms of Material: Collected materials

Abstract

This collection consists of artifacts and objects related to the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The IHLC Collection of Lincoln Artifacts consists of artifacts and objects created to commemorate the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, including photographs and drawings; sculptures, busts, and casts; medals; and slabs and bricks from specific Lincoln-related buildings. Various artifacts and objects from this collection have been housed within the Lincoln Room (the predecessor to the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections) since its dedication in 1953, and IHLC has acquired many others in the time since. Several artifacts within this collection are on display throughout the unit, such as a Lincoln bust, various Lincoln portraits, and the Lincoln Ox Yoke.

Subject/Index Terms

Emancipation Proclamation
Farm life
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
Sculptors

Administrative Information

Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Acquisition Source: This is an artificial collection created by IHLC staff. The items in this collection were donated or purchased at various dates from several sources. Provenance information, when known, is included at the item level in the finding aid.

Related Materials: IHLC MS 781: Harlington Wood Jr. Papers, 1910-2004. Contains draped bust of Lincoln by Leonard Volk, which was originally donated by Judge Wood and included in the Harlington Wood Jr. Papers. This bust was moved to MS 129: IHLC Collection of Lincoln Artifacts, 1831-1992 in 2026.

Box/Folder List

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/lincoln-artifacts.pdf

PDF finding aid for IHLC Collection of Lincoln Artifacts

Page Generated in: 0.185 seconds (using 76 queries).
Using 5.82MB of memory. (Peak of 5.99MB.)

Powered by Archon Version 3.21 rev-3
Copyright (c) The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign