Abraham Lincoln lithographs, realia, and other material

Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries

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Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Cataloging Entries
Series Description
Related Materials
Container List


Creator: Unknown
Title: Abraham Lincoln lithographs, realia, and other material, 1860-1952, undated
Quantity: 1.25 linear feet
Repository: Brandeis University Libraries
Identification: MWalB00057
Language: English

Administrative Information

Access:

Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of Brandeis University Libraries, Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department.

Copyright:

Requests to publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department.

Processed by:

Jonathan Sudholt.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Abraham Lincoln lithographs, realia, and other material, Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.

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Scope and Content

Born in 1809, Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States, from 1861 until his death by assassination on April 15, 1865.

The collection consists of approximately 1.25 linear ft. of material and is a small record of the history of memorializing, and sometimes criticizing, President Lincoln. From ceramic tiles to postcards, from matchbooks to electioneering lithographs, this collection provides a rich resource for those interested in the ways Lincoln's image was presented to the public. Other formats include macerated money silhouettes, woodcuts, electioneering pins, and a sewing kit box. The eclectic contents also have relevance for questions not necessarily specific to Lincoln, such as commercial commemorative practices in the hundred years after the Civil War.

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Cataloging Entries

The following catalog entries provide controlled subject access to the collection. All these entries are searchable in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog LOUIS to find materials of related interest.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Archives.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Exhibitions.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relics.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Collectibles.

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Series Description

Series I: Lithographs
Inclusive dates (1860-1928)
155 posters
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title
This series consists of political lithographs, most of which were printed between 1860 and 1869, both in support of and opposed to the president.
Series II: Photographs
Inclusive dates: 1860-1865
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title
This series includes photographs of President Lincoln and others related to him. There are photographs by Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner, among others. See also Framed Prints Series.
Series III: Postcards
Inclusive dates: 1909-1952
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title
This series includes twelve postcards commemorating Lincoln. Most date from the Divided Back era, ca. 1910, with a few from later periods up to World War II.
Series IV: Framed Prints
Inclusive dates: 1864-1865
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title
This series includes ten small framed prints of Lincoln.
Series V: Realia
Inclusive dates: 1909, 1919, Undated
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title
This series consists of miscellaneous objects displaying Lincoln's image. These include such items as paperweights, campaign buttons, commemorative coins and medallions, bookmarks, etc.
Series VI: Printed Matter
Inclusive dates: 1865-1896
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title
This series consists of three items: a broadsheet reprint of the Gettysburg Address, a copy of McClure's Magazine from September, 1896, and the April 15, 1865, edition of the New York Herald.

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Related Materials

Information about related materials is available at Brandeis Special Collections Spotlight: Abraham Lincoln Documents and Ephemera

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Container List

      

Series 1: Lithographs
   
    Folder 1: 1861-1928, undated.

        Item 1: A. Lincoln, 1865
            Bingham & Dodd.
        Item 2: A. Lincoln, 1928
            Beatrix Sherman.
        Item 3: Abraham Lincoln, 1861
            L. Prang & Co.
        Item 4: Abraham Lincoln and His Advisors, Undated
            G.D. Andrews. 

    Folder 2: 1864-1865, undated.

        Item 1: Abraham Lincoln: The Nations Martyr, Undated
            Currier & Ives.
        Item 2: Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States, 1865
            J.C. Buttre.
        Item 3: Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States, 1864
            E.D. Marchant. 

    Folder 3: 1864.

        Item 1: Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States, 1864
            E.D. Marchant. Color.
        Item 2: Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States, 1864
            George E. Perine.
        Item 3: Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States, Signing the Emancipation Proclamation, 1864
            John Dainty. 

    Folder 4: 1860-1864, undated.

        Item 1: Abraham Lincoln: Sixteenth President of the United States, 1860
            Currier & Ives.
        Item 2: Abraham Lincoln: Sixteenth President of the United States, Undated.
            Kellogg.
        Item 3: Abraham's Dream!: "Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before.", 1864.
            Currier & Ives. 

    Folder 5: 1865, undated.

        Item 1: The Assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theater, 1865
            Currier & Ives.
        Item 2: Death of President Lincoln, 1865
            Currier & Ives.
        Item 3: Freedom to the Slaves, Undated.
            Currier & Ives. 

    Folder 6: 1860-1868.

        Item 1: General Grant at the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln, 1868
            Currier & Ives.
        Item 2: Hon. Abraham Lincoln: Our Next President, 1860
            Currier & Ives.
        Item 3: Hon. Abraham Lincoln: Sixteenth President of the United States, 1860
            Currier & Ives. 

    Folder 7: 1869, undated.

        Item 1: In Memory of Abraham Lincoln: The Nation's Friend, Undated.
            Kellogg. Color.
        Item 2: Justice, Liberty, Equality, Undated.
            Kellogg. Color.
        Item 3: Lincoln and Family, 1869.
            G.W. Massee. 

    Folder 8: Undated.

        Item 1: Lincoln and the Contrabands, Undated.
            Wolf & Co.
        Item 2: Lincoln at Home, Undated.
            Kellogg. Color.
        Item 3: Lincoln at Home: With Malice Towards None, With Charity For All, Undated.

    Folder 9: 1865-1867.

        Item 1: The Lincoln Family, 1867.
            Currier & Ives.
        Item 2: Mr. Lincoln, Residence and Horse, 1865.
            Alfred Storey & Co.
        Item 3: President Lincoln and Family, 1865.
            John Dainty. 

    Folder 10: 1864-1865, undated.

        Item 1: President Lincoln and His Cabinet, Undated.
            Caldwell & Co.
        Item 2: President Lincoln and Sec. Steward Signing The Proclamation of Freedom, 1865
            Currier & Ives.
        Item 3: Reading the Emancipation Proclamation, 1864
            Lucius Stebbins.
        Item 4: Yours Truly, A. Lincoln, Undated.
            Frances D'Avignon. 

Series 2: Photographs

    Folder 1: "Abraham Lincoln", 1860.
        By Alexander Hesler.
    Folder 2: "The Final Act: The Penalty Paid by the Conspirators in the Assassination of President Lincoln", July 7, 1865.
        By Alexander Gardner.
    Folder 3: "John Wilkes Booth", Undated.
        Photographer unknown.
    Folder 4: "Lincoln with His Generals at Antietam", 1862
        By Mathew Brady.
    Folder 5: "Abraham Lincoln", 1862
        By Mathew Brady.
    Folder 6: "Reading the Death Warrant: Final Preparations for the Execution of the Conspirators in the Assassination of President Lincoln", July 7, 1865.
        By Alexander Gardner. 

Series 3: Postcards

    Folder 1: 1909-1942.

        Item 1: Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1865, 1909.
            Philip Sander. New York, NY.
        Item 2: Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1865 (log cabin), 1909.
            Philip Sander. New York, NY.
        Item 3: Council of War, Undated.
            Publisher unknown.
        Item 4: Lincoln's Address: Delivered at Gettysburg, PA., 1942.
            Tichnor Bros. Boston, Mass. 

    Folder 2: 1909-1952.

        Item 1: Lincoln's Address: Gettysburg, PA. Nov. 19, 1863., Undated.
            Publisher unknown. Postmarked 1952.
        Item 2: Lincoln's Birth Place., 1909.
            Philip Sander. New York, NY. 2 copies.
        Item 3: Lincoln Memorial., Undated.
            Publisher unknown.
        Item 4: Meeting of President Lincoln and General Grant., 1910.
            Raphael Tuck & Sons. London, England. 

    Folder 3: Undated.

        Item 1: Proclamation of Emancipation, U.S. Capitol., Undated.
            Publisher unknown. From Francis B. Carpenter's painting, "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet." B.S. Reynolds, Washington, D.C.
        Item 2: Sons of Veterans., Undated.
            Publisher unknown.
        Item 3: Veteran Soldiers of the Civil War 61-65., Undated.
            Publisher unknown. 

Series 4: Framed Prints.

    Box 1: Box 1a., 1864-1865.

        Item 1: "A. Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.", Undated.
            Woodcut. Publisher unknown.
        Item 2: "Abraham Lincoln.", Undated.
            Woodcut. Publisher unknown.
        Item 3: "Washington Crowning Lincoln.", 1865.
            G.W. Tomlinson.
        Item 4: "Bust of Lincoln.", Undated.
            Photograph. Publisher unknown.
        Item 5: "Lincoln with Beard.", Undated.
            Glass reproduction. Publisher unknown.
        Item 6: "Lincoln with Son.", 1864.
            Photograph by Mathew Brady.
        Item 7: "Lincoln with Family.", Undated.
            Reproduction. Publisher unknown.
        Item 8: "Lincoln with Family.", Undated.
            Reproduction. Publisher unknown.
        Item 9: "Gen. McClellan.", Undated.
            Glass reproduction. Publisher unknown.
        Item 10: "Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, [unknown person].", Undated.
            Triptych. Publisher unknown. 

Series 5: Realia
   
    Box 1: 1909, 1919, Undated.

        Item 1: Addresses of A. Lincoln, 1919 (1928).
            Miniature book by the Training Division, Kingsport Press, Kingsport, TN.
        Item 2: Bookends, Lincoln seated on bench, Undated.
            Unknown manufacturer.
        Item 3: Bookmark, "The Late Lamented President Lincoln", Undated.
        Item 4: Bookmark, "Lieutenant General U.S. Grant", Undated.
        Item 5: Box lid(?) with image of Lincoln, Undated.
            from photograph by Mathew Brady, February 9, 1864.
        Item 6: Campaign buttons on backing: Lincoln, Johnson, Hamlin, Undated.
        Item 7: Campaign drawing, Andrew Johnson and A. Lincoln, Undated.
        Item 8: Ceramic medallion, "Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, 1862", Undated.
        Item 9: Ceramic tile, "Trent Grip Back.", Undated.
            From photograph by Alexander Gardner, 1863.
        Item 10: Chalice, "A. Lincoln" beneath Great Seal of the United States., Undated.
        Item 11: Daguerreotype case, empty., Undated.
            Relief of a Civil War cannon.
        Item 12: Jacket buttons and pin on backing: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall.", Undated.
        Item 13: Jacket buttons on backing., Undated.
        Item 14: Lincoln button and pennies on daguerreotype case., Undated.
        Item 15: Matchbooks (2)., Undated.
        Item 16: Medallion, "Abe of Illinois"; reverse side, "The First American.", Undated.
        Item 17: Medallion, "Abraham Lincoln, Feb 12, 1809-April 14, 1865.", Undated.
        Item 18: Medallion, bas-relief, "Abolition of Slavery Proclaimed September 22, 1862.", Undated.
        Item 19: Medallion, "Lincoln Centennial.", 1909
        Item 20: Miniature photo album with one photograph., Undated.
            J.E. Tilton.
        Item 21: Paper money silhouette, Undated.
            "Lincoln, Made from old and Worn Out Paper Money. Destroyed at the U.S. Treasury, this figure has an estimated value in old bills of $1,000.00."
        Item 22: Paperweight., Undated.
            From photograph by Mathew Brady, February 9, 1864.
        Item 23: Plate., Undated.
            J.C. & G.B.H. Co. "Dayton" Bavaria.
        Item 24: Sewing kit box., Undated.
        Item 25: Small picture frame., Undated.
            Empty.
        Item 26: Souvenir Penny of Gettysburg., Undated.
        Item 27: Tile., Undated.
            "Lincoln Hotel, Ann Arbor, MI."
        Item 28: Wall ornament., Undated.
            Bronze, with mount. 

Series 6: Printed Matter

    Folder 1: "Lincoln's Address Delivered at the Dedication of Gettysburg Cemetery", Undated.
        Broadsheet. Publisher unknown.
    Folder 2: "Lincoln's lost speech, from the report of H.C. Whitney", September, 1896.
        McClure's Magazine.
    Folder 3: New York Herald, April 15, 1865.

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