Directory of Lincoln, Abraham Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), the sixteenth President of the United States. Lincoln served as President from 1861-1865.

Subcategories

• Assassination
• Historical Impersonators
• Speeches and Writings

Resources in This Category

• A Challenge to the Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln

  http://genealogytoday.com/us/lincoln/index.html
  The research of one of Lincoln's descendants, according to the North Carolina tradition.

• A Lincoln Library

  http://lincolnlibraryandmuseum.com/
  Virtual library about our nation's 16th President.

• A. Lincoln Bibliophile

  http://webpages.charter.net/lincolnbooks/
  Dedicated to Lincoln books, pamphlets, and periodicals relating to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Contains detailed bibliographies of all Lincoln titles published since 1990.

• Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.usa-presidents.info/lincoln.htm
  Provides a biography of American President Abraham Lincoln. Includes his portrait and a list of his Supreme Court appointments.

• Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/abraham-lincoln/
  Brief biography and selection of speeches from the HTML project.

• Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/906
  Biographical essay by James Russell Lowell. The bulk of the essay was written in 1864 with a postscript added upon Lincoln's death in 1865. Available as plain text, HTML, or as a zip file.

• Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11172
  A play written in 1918 by John Drinkwater. In plain text, HTML, or as a zip file. At Project Gutenberg.

• Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum

  http://museum.lmunet.edu/
  Museum on the LMU campus contains Lincoln and Civil War collections including personal memorabilia of President Lincoln along with 20,000 books, manuscripts, pamphlets, photographs, paintings and sculptures.

• Abraham Lincoln Online.org

  http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/
  Presents news about Abraham Lincoln books, speeches and writings, historic places, and events.

• Abraham Lincoln Page

  http://www.angelfire.com/my/abrahamlincoln/
  Lots of information about Lincoln in this personal site, including text of speeches, letters, and proclamations, and links to associated historical sites.

• Abraham Lincoln Research Site

  http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln2.html
  Information compiled by an American history teacher includes a summary for students, biographical materials, timeline, quotes, original texts and photographs of Abraham Lincoln and his family.

• Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

  http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibition.cfm?key=38&exkey=1210
  National Museum of American History online exhibition presenting a survey of Lincoln's life and accomplishments.

• American President: Abraham Lincoln

  http://millercenter.org/president/lincoln
  Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes gallery and quotations.

• Bartleby.com: Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.bartleby.com/people/LincolnA.html
  Collection of works by and about Lincoln. Includes political debates, speeches, a number of essays, and biographies.

• Daguerreotype of Young Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.lincolnportrait.com/
  This site describes the research behind the "Kaplan Daguerreotype" portrait and the possibility that this may be the earliest portrait of young Abraham Lincoln.

• From Revolution to Reconstruction: Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/abraham-lincoln/
  A biography of Abraham Lincoln's presidential years, written as part of an educational project focusing on the history of the United States by students of the University of Groningen.

• Illinois Historical Preservation Agency: Lincoln Never Said That...

  http://www.illinoishistory.gov/facsimiles.htm
  Lincoln is often quoted and misquoted by public officials and celebrities. Research these common misnomers to ensure you do not make the same mistakes yourself.

• Lincoln North

  http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/lincoln/cover.htm
  The Joseph Nathanson Collection of Lincolniana at McGill University Library. Information and virtual exhibit.

• Lincoln Society of Dayton

  http://lincolnsocietyofdayton.org/
  Educational events, displays and resources commemorating Lincoln's life, his compassion, patriotism, and impact on civil rights and honoring his visit to Dayton, OH in 1859.

• Lincoln's Constitution

  http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/237931in.html
  Did Lincoln abuse the Constitution during the Civil War? Discussion with law professor Daniel Farber.

• Lincoln/Net

  http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/
  Presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials relating to antebellum Illinois. Produced by the Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project for students and scholars.

• Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library

  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/
  Two collections about Abraham Lincoln: his papers (20,000 items, mostly from his presidency) and contemporaneous sheet music (over 200 songs). A cooperative project with the Library of Congress.

• NPS - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace

  http://www.nps.gov/abli/
  Photographs and a virtual visitor center of the National Historic Site, from the National Park Service.

• NPS - Lincoln Home

  http://www.nps.gov/liho/
  National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois is the only home that Lincoln ever owned, living there from 1844 until he was elected President in 1861. From the National Park Service.

• On Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/on_abraham_lincoln.html
  1894 biography by Robert Green Ingersoll, with hypertext.

• Six Historic Americans: Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_remsburg/six_historic_americans/chapter_5.html
  Electronic version of a text which devotes more than three hundred pages to the question "Was Lincoln a Christian?" From The Secular Web.

• The Abraham Lincoln Association

  http://www.abrahamlincolnassociation.org/
  Membership organization promoting Lincoln scholarship and research. Publishes a quarterly journal. Hosts online "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln" by Roy E. Basler.

• The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/jackson-lincoln/timeline-terms/abraham-lincoln
  A free website if you are a K-12 educator or student. This page features information about Abraham Lincoln.

• The History Place Presents Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
  Illustrated chronology of Lincoln's life, with key points expanded upon in short articles.

• The Life of Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.lincoln-youngreaders.com/
  "An Illustrated Timeline for Young Readers". Simple biography illustrated by first-graders. There's notes for teachers and a gallery for more children's contributions.

• The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia

  http://www.lincolngroup.org/
  A non-profit, tax-exempt historical society with a nationwide membership, devoted to the study of Abraham Lincoln since 1935.

• The Lincoln Institute

  http://www.abrahamlincoln.org/
  The Lincoln Institute presents six web sites on the work, ideas, and contemporaries of President Abraham Lincoln -- with a wealth of resources for those studying and researching the Civil War era and the emancipation of America's slaves.

• The Physical Lincoln

  http://www.physical-lincoln.com/
  Presents evidence that Lincoln had the genetic cancer syndrome multiple endocrine neoplasia (type 2B), and that he was dying of cancer when he was shot.

• The Washington Post - Lincoln Bicentennial

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/gog/features/2009/lincoln-bicentennial/index.html
  Coverage of events celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. Maps and event information on exhibits, family-friendly activities, performances and talks.

• The White House: Abraham Lincoln

  https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/abrahamlincoln
  Biography, speeches and quotes from the White House's official site.

• Wikipedia - Abraham Lincoln

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
  Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the 16th President of the United States.

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