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Descriptive Summary
Title: Emancipation Proclamation
Dates: ca. 1863
Collection Number: GC 1151
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Extent: (Boxes: 1 ov slipcase)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Charles Maltby's copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln.
Language of Material: English
Access
Research is by appointment only
Publication Rights
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Preferred Citation
Emancipation Proclamation. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Maltby was a personal friend of Lincoln. Lincoln appointed him to the position of California Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
Maltby wrote The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln in 1884. Maltby's wife had Lincoln sign this copy in 1864.
Scope and Content of Collection
Charles Maltby's copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln.
