Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles T. Baker papers
Collection — Folder: S0053
Identifier: S0053
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of Baker’s letters to Thelma M. Murphy of Indianapolis. Murphy was able to obtain resources that furthered Baker’s research into the history of Spencer County, and especially Abraham Lincoln. Also contained in this collection are clippings from the Grandview Monitor of Baker’s writings on subjects related to his
correspondence with Murphy.
Dates:
1936-1941
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Charles T. Baker papers
Charlotte Baird, Nancy Hanks Lincoln report
Collection — Folder: S2553
Identifier: S2553
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a 31 page typewritten unofficial report on Nancy Hanks Lincoln created by Charlotte N. Baird, an administrative technician at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. The 1977 report contains biographical information about Nancy and her extended family and includes information about their lives in Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The last three pages contain genealogies of the Harper, Hanks, and Shipley families. Baird provides footnotes throughout her report, but it...
Dates:
1977
