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The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

Alfred Whital Stern was a long-time collector of Lincolniana who bequeathed his entire collection to the Library of Congress in 1953. He was very catholic in his tastes, as he managed to collect sheet music, broadsides, prints, cartoons, maps, drawings, and campaign tickets related to Lincoln's life and times. This truly astonishing collection from the Library of Congress's American Memory project presents over 1300 items with more than 4000 total images from the years 1824 to 1931. First-time visitors may wish to start by reading the essay by Clark Evans titled "Stern's Gift of Lincolniana to the Nation" and then look through some of the thematic galleries. These include "Lincoln's Letters" and "Collection Highlights". After that, they should definitely conduct their own keyword search, and they may wish to start out by typing in "glasses", "Springfield", or "Kentucky".
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February 20th, 2009
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February 20th, 2009 at 8:30am
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February 20th, 2009 at 10:14am
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