Abraham Lincoln, 1859, Vault folio Graff 2493
Here you can discover all Lincoln-related programming at the Newberry. From February 2009 through February 2010 the Library will be hosting exhibitions, offering programs, and launching electronic resources, all free and open to the public. Check back frequently, as we will update this site periodically over Lincoln's Bicentennial year.
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Abraham Lincoln, 1859, Vault folio Graff 2493 |
Lincoln at 200 Lobby Display
February 3 - February 16
Among items on display is a copy of Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural, published just four days after the new president delivered it, an autobiography, sheet music, and a calligraphic rendition of the Emancipation Proclamation as a Lincoln memorial after the President had died.
Lincoln at 200
Launched February 1
A collaborative project of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission,
the Chicago History Museum, and the Newberry Library.
Lincoln and the West, 1809-1859
Launched February 1
Drawing on an autobiography Lincoln wrote for the 1860 presidential election, this Newberry Library’s Web exhibition relates Lincoln's early life experiences to the events by which westward expansion and the future of slavery came to dominate American politics.
African-American Abolitionists, Abraham Lincoln, and the Road
to Freedom
Saturday, February 7, 11:00 am
Speaker: Spencer Crew, George Mason University
The former president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will discuss the role of African American abolitionists in Lincoln's thinking about slavery.
A. Lincoln: A Biography
Thursday, February 12, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Ronald C. White, Jr.
At this Meet the Author program, White provides a portrait of Lincoln's personal, political, and moral evolution.
Please check back soon for Lincoln programming during fall 2009.
The Newberry Library gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for the Humanities and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haffner for their generous support of public programming. Major funding is also provided by Richard and Barbara Franke, the MacLean-Fogg Family, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. McGhee, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNally, and the McCormick Tribune Foundation.
The Newberry Library
Center for Public Programs
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610-7324
telephone: (312) 255-3700
fax: (312) 255-3680
email to: programs@newberry.org