Abraham Lincoln

Abstract:  Papers of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), the 16th U. S. President. His term of office was 1861-1865, cut short when he was assassinated soon after being elected to his second term.  The Civil War (1861-1865) and the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) were two major events that happened while he was in office.

Call Number:  Film H65. Microfilm. 97 reels.

Holdings:  Papers: 1833-1865.

Guide: Index available on the Microform Index Shelves.

Note: Public papers of more recent U.S. presidents are found in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, 1929- (3rd floor, GS4.113:). Other presidential papers are contained in Richardson's Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1798-1904 3rd floor, Y4.P93/1:3/v. 1-10; older edition, 353 Un3pr).

LC Subject Headings:
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Manuscripts.

Portrait Information:
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
by George P. A. Healy (1813-1894)
Oil on canvas, 1887
National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution
Transfer from the National Gallery of Art;
gift of Andrew W. Mellon
NPG.65.50