Lincoln, Abraham

Items listed below are in the file drawers of a cabinet in the Kansas Room of LVPL.
For additional online information, click here: Abraham Lincoln

MacDonald, A. B. "Lincoln's Visit to Kansas" December, 1859.

Retyped copy of "Lincoln's Visit to Kansas" article. Kansas City Star. Feb. 10, 1859.

"The Assassins" April 16, 1865. [Paragraph stating relating that J. Wilkes Booth was the main assassin of Abraham Lincoln and two others. It is mentioned that Booth had performed in a local theater, and that "No fiend, in human shape will loom up, in the future with a darker name."]

"Lincoln and Leavenworth." Leavenworth Times. February 12, 1910.

Brinkerhoff, F.W. "Lincoln Got Little Publicity For Kansas Speeches in 1859." Leavenworth Times. November 29, 1959, ill.

Johnston III, J. H. [An untitled article on Abraham Lincoln]

Jacobson, Dan. "Cold Kansas Warmed by Lincoln Talks."

Abraham Lincoln in Kansas Territory. [Brochure, 2 copies] Excerpts from an address to the Fort Leavenworth Historical Society, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Nov. 17, 1959.

Reichley, John. "Lincoln's Visit to Kansas Territory Recalled." Leavenworth Public Library.

"Lincoln in Leavenworth". Ill.(Includes a photograph of a handwritten letter from Mr. Lincoln, written upon the eve of his presidential nomination) Leavenworth Times. ND.

"Famous Carriage ... (which transported Lincoln was acquired by the Heney Bayer Carriage Co.) Leavenworth Times. ND.

Pennington, Dwight. "Free-State Kansas Inspired by Lincoln." Kansas City Star. Feb. 9, 1974.

Editorial from Leavenworth Times. Leavenworth Times. Dec. 3, 1969.

Dary, David. "When Abe Lincoln Spoke in Kansas." Kansas City Star Magazine ill., nd.

Dary, David. "Abe Lincoln's Kansas Guard." Kansas City Star. October 15, 1972. 2 copies.

Jones, Mary Alice Lange. "When Mr. Lincoln Came to Leavenworth."

Pennington, Dwight. "Free-State Kansas Inspired by Lincoln." Kansas City Star February 9, 1974.

"Rapt Audience for Lincoln." [Typed editorial from Leavenworth Times.] December 3, 1969.

Richemeier, John. "Research for Pamphlet Results in 200-page Book About Lincoln." Leavenworth Times. March 21, 2001.

Snead, Bill. "Lincoln's Kansas Legacy."Lawrence Journal World. February 12, 2004, ill.

Belt, Mike. "Mrs. Lincoln Balanced Husband's Interests." Lawrence Journal World. February 2, 2004.

"By Telegraph! Latest News! President Lincoln Dead.." Leavenworth Times April 16, 1865.

Reichley, Joyn. "A Lincoln Treasure Trove at SMC." Leavenworth Times ND.

"Mary E. Delehay Taken by Death at San Antonio." Leavenworth Times Febrary 2, 1931. [Relative of Abraham Lincoln and Leavenworth native]

Linn, Tim. "Lincoln's Chiseled Features." Leavenworth Times. C1, The Scene; ill. June 13, 2009.

[Miscellaneous newspaper articles located in Room B.]

"Forever Free: Abrahma Lincoln's Journey to Emacipation." Pamphlet Summer 2006.

"'Honest Abe' Ready for Unveiling." Leavenworth Times. A1, ill. December 3, 2009.

Bormann, Dawn. "Statue Marks Lincoln Visit." Ill. Kansas City Star. December 4, 2009.

"Leavenworth Students and Families..." Flyer promoting the unveiling of the 8' Bronze Lincoln Statue at City Hall December 3, 2009.