Overview
Collection of medals, coins, and ribbons associated with Abraham Lincoln.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1918 and undated
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1.6 linear feet (3 boxes)Collection of medals, coins, and ribbons representing Abraham Lincoln campaign insignia and memorabilia associated with his assassination.
Arrangement
Items are identified and arranged by original (or provided) card catalog number which matches (within a millimeter) the diameter of the medal in millimeters, ascending.
An asterisk (*) next to the card catalog identification number indicates that the medal was not included in the original card catalog and has been integrated into the older identifying system (based on size in millimeters).
Physical Location
b, Lincoln Room
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The majority of these medals were part of the Nolen collection of Lincolniana, bequeathed to Harvard by William W. Nolen, class of 1884, received: 1924-1925. More specific accession information, if available, follows each item entry and notes.
Processing Information
Processed by: Alexis Dinniman, with assistance from Melanie Wisner
- Title
- Lincoln Room Collection of medals, 1860-1918: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was funded by The Ruth Miller Memorial Philanthropic Fund.
- EAD ID
- hou02039
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
Houghton Library is Harvard College's principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, archives, and more. Houghton Library's collections represent the scope of human experience from ancient Egypt to twenty-first century Cambridge. With strengths primarily in North American and European history, literature, and culture, collections range in media from printed books and handwritten manuscripts to maps, drawings and paintings, prints, posters, photographs, film and audio recordings, and digital media, as well as costumes, theater props, and a wide range of other objects. Houghton Library has historically focused on collecting the written record of European and Eurocentric North American culture, yet it holds a large and diverse number of primary sources valuable for research on the languages, culture and history of indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
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