Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of Material about Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865),
Date (bulk): 1850-1950
Collection number: 2021
Creator: Edward A. Dickson
Extent:
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize package
Abstract: Collection consists of articles, books, pamphlets, clippings, memorabilia, photographs and other pictorial materials relating
to Abraham Lincoln.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
- Gift of William W. Clary on behalf of the Lincoln Club, 1969.
- Gift of Pasadena Public Library, 1983 & 1991.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of Material about Abraham Lincoln (Collection 2021). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
964367
Processing History:
Photographs processed by Adolfo Prieto, with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, in the Center for Primary Research and Training
(CFPRT), 2008.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of articles, books, pamphlets, clippings, memorabilia, photographs and other pictorial materials relating
to Abraham Lincoln. Also includes publications concerning organizations and memorials dedicated to Lincoln. Most of the material
was collected by Edward A. Dickson.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Books, pamphlets, and other printed materials (Box 1).
- Lincoln organizations, museums, memorials, photographs and other pictorial materials relating to Lincoln (Box 2).
- Articles and newspaper clippings, publishers' and book dealers' announcements of Lincolnia (Box 3).
- Artifacts and memorabilia (Box 4).
- Miscellaneous ephemera (Box 5).
- Portraits and writings of Lincoln, Lincoln organizations, museums, and memorials (Box 6).
- Writings about Lincoln (Box 7).
- Posters and sketches (Box 8).
- Photographs, cartoons, and sketches (Box 9).
- Pictorial ephemera (Oversize package).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Presidents--United States--Archives.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Dickson, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1879 or 80-1956--collector.
