Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Indiana Department of Conservation, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP081
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from the Indiana Department of Conservation in Lincoln City, Indiana ranging from circa 1935 to circa 1946 regarding the planning and construction of the memorial, including the creation and installation of its bas-relief panels, and the shots of the site itself. There are also numerous photographs of meetings and ceremonies which include members of the Indiana Lincoln Union and the Indiana Department of Conservation, as well as Indiana governors, at the...
Dates:
circa 1935-circa 1946
Lincoln Memorial collection
Collection — Folder: S3120
Identifier: S3120
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a carbon copy of an 11-page typescript history and plan for the Indiana Lincoln Memorial, entitled, "A Resume on the Indiana Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana." It was written sometime after 1934 and reviews the purpose, plans, and the work completed in establishing a memorial to Abraham Lincoln and his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Governor Edward L. Jackson and planner Frederick Law Olmstead are both quoted on the subject of the intent of the memorial. The...
Dates:
after 1934
Robert D. Starrett collection
Collection — Folder: S1930
Identifier: S1930
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three items related to establishment of the Lincoln Memorial Way and the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial in Indiana. The first item is a copy of the booklet The Lincoln Memorial Way Through Indiana, a published report by the commission appointed by Governor Harry G. Leslie to designate the historic route of the Lincoln family through Indiana. The booklet also includes a handwritten note added by Robert D. Starrett on January 5, 1956...
Dates:
1933-1957
