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Lilly Library

Lilly Library

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The Lilly Library is the rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. Its collections represent a diversity of subjects, including literature; children’s literature; history; folklore; science; radio, film and television; book collecting and bookselling; journalism; and translation.

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Williams, K.P. mss., 1820-1958

12 Boxes (11 standard, 1 custom) Collection ID: LMC 2312
The Williams, K.P. mss., 1820-1958, consists of letters and papers of Kenneth Powers Williams, 1887-1958, professor of mathematics at Indiana University and author of Lincoln Finds a General.

Thompson, K.A. mss., 1874-1932

2 Boxes (2 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2017
The Thompson, K.A. mss., 1874-1932, consist in the main of notebooks made by Kate A. Thompson, 1855?-1942, between 1918 and 1926, tracing her family's genealogy in relation to Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the mother of Abraham Lincoln.

Oldroyd mss., 1864-1909

4 Folders Collection ID: LMC 1805
The Oldroyd mss., 1864-1909, are letters and papers of Osborn Hamiline Oldroyd, 1842-1930, Lincoln collector and museum curator, relating to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Oakleaf mss. II, 1895-1909

1 folio Collection ID: LMC 1800
The Oakleaf mss. II, 1895-1909, consist chiefly of requests for railway passes by Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf, 1858-1930, lawyer of Moline, Illinois, to officials of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co.: Marcus Lafayette Bell, Benjamin Stickney Cable, Robert Mather and William Thomasson Rankin.

Oakleaf mss., 1943

3 Boxes (3 standard) Collection ID: LMC 1799
The Oakleaf mss., 1844-1939, are the letters and papers of Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf, 1858-1930, lawyer of Moline, Illinois, the bulk of which relates to Lincolniana.

Norvelle mss., 1957-1959

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 2394
The Norvelle mss., 1957-1959, consist of materials related to the play "Lincoln in Indiana, 1816-1830," adapted by Lee Roy Norvelle, 1892-1984, professor of speech and theatre at Indiana University, from the play, Marked Corners, by Mrs. Francesca (Falk) Miller Nielsen, (Mrs. A. E. Nielsen), 1888-?.

Miscellaneous uncataloged materials honoring Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1985

15 Boxes Collection ID: E457
This collection consists of items honoring the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It includes over 250 funeral and memorial orations. Also includes likenesses, caricatures, and memorabilia of Lincoln and his contemporaries plus newspapers of the Civil War period.

McCulloch mss., 1766-1914

1 folio (oversize) Collection ID: LMC 1694
The McCulloch mss., 1766-1914, consist of letters and papers of Hugh McCulloch, 1808-1895, U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, Secretary of the Treasury, and a partner in the London banking house of Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Company.

Lincoln mss., 1798-1959

490 Items Collection ID: LMC 1664
The Lincoln mss., ca. 1798-1959, consist of letters, documents, and facsimile copies of documents by and about Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, his ancestors, immediate family, members of his cabinet, and other persons closely connected with him.

Jonathan Krause Rare Newspaper and Magazine Collection, 1648-1881

1000 items(ca.) Collection ID: E302.1 .J76
The Jonathan Krause Rare Newspaper and Magazine Collection consists of approximately 900 original issues of historical newspapers and magazines, with a focus on late 18th- and early 19th-century American publications.

Hambrecht mss., 1860-1940

1 Box (1 standard) Collection ID: LMC 1452
The Hambrecht mss., 1860-1940, consists of typewritten copies of correspondence of educator and Lincolniana collector George Philip Hambrecht, 1871-1943.

Greenbie mss., 1950-1953

1 bound Collection ID: LMC 1422
The Greenbie mss., 1950-1953, consists of correspondence and copies of correspondence of Marjorie Latta (Barstow) Greenbie, 1891-1976, and Sydney Greenbie, 1889-1960, authors, with multiple receivers.

Curry, J.S. mss., ca. 1941

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folio ) Collection ID: LMC 2459
The Curry, J.S. mss., ca. 1941, consists of those watercolors of John Steuart Curry, 1897-1946, illustrator, which he prepared for illustrating the Limited Editions Club volume of The Literary Works of Abraham Lincoln.

Coster mss., 1877-1938

1 folio Collection ID: LMC 1224
The Coster mss., 1877-1938, consists of letters to Lincoln collector Robert Coster, 1851?-1928, relating to Lincoln, and letters to his nephew Paul Coster, relating to Lincoln and to John Sherman.

Blair mss., 1843-1881

3 Folders Collection ID: LMC 1094
The Blair mss., 1843-1881, consists of letters and papers of Montgomery Blair, 1813-1883, lawyer and postmaster general in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865.