Nation Mourns! Broadside, 1865 April 17

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Summary

Title:
The nation mourns! : Solemn funeral ceremonies in honor of our beloved President will be held in Elgin, Wednesday, April 19, at 12 o'clock M. ... / by order of J.S. Wilcox, A.B. Fish, Jas. Knott, Committee of arran[gements], Elgin,
Dates:
1865 April 17
Abstract:
This broadside, measuring 63.5 x 46.5 cm., advertises a funeral ceremony in honor of assassinated president Abraham Lincoln, to be held in Elgin, Illinois, on April 19, 1865. It details the route of the procession, the order of local official participants in the procession, and the order of service for the ceremony to be held in the Academy Hall.
Extent:
0.3 Linear Feet (1 oversize folder) and 0.3 linear feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

The Nation Mourns! Broadside. MS-S20. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Background

Scope and content:

This broadside, measuring 63.5 x 46.5 cm., advertises a funeral ceremony in honor of assassinated president Abraham Lincoln, to be held in Elgin, Illinois, on April 19, 1865. It details the route of the procession, the order of local official participants in the procession, and the order of service for the ceremony to be held in the Academy Hall.

The broadside was printed in Elgin by Gazette Print on April 17, 1865. The text of the broadside is enclosed in a black border. On the UCI Special Collections copy of this broadside the word "ceremony" is misspelled "ceremonifs" and the word "arrangements" is spelled out.

Acquisition information:
Source and date unknown.
Processing information:

Processed by Karen Rosen, 2004.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Karen Rosen.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-08-05 23:17:18 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. This item is in the public domain. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

Preferred citation:

The Nation Mourns! Broadside. MS-S20. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947
spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
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