Lincoln Scholarship Part 1
Several historians shared their recent discoveries about Abraham Lincoln’s life using original source materials. Wilson talked about resourc… read more
Several historians shared their recent discoveries about Abraham Lincoln’s life using original source materials. Wilson talked about resources for information on Abraham Lincoln’s early adulthood. Burlingame talked about resources about Lincoln’s anonymous journalistic writings. They also took questions from the audience. The first annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium on “The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship” was held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. close
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- Nancy Davenport Acting Chief Library of Congress->Rare Book and Special Collections Division
- Clark Evans Senior Reference Specialist Library of Congress->Rare Book and Special Collections Division
- Paul Verduin General Secretary Lincoln (Abraham) Institute of the Mid-Atlantic
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