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Jones
Lincoln Collection
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One of the highlights of the Library's Special Collections
is the Jones Lincoln Collection. The collection contains printed
works and artifacts related to the 16th president of the United States,
Abraham Lincoln. It is the lifetime collection of Wesleyan alumnus
Dr. Charles Aubrey Jones, who at the time of his death in 1974 had
the third largest collection of Lincoln artifacts in the U.S. The
Lincoln Collection was presented to the College by Dr. Jones' daughter,
Elizabeth Jones.
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The Jones Lincoln Collection includes more than 2,000
books, pamphlets, and handbills from Lincoln's political career.
Among the most rare documents are campaign publications prepared
by Lincoln's opponents in 1864 of which some are preserved solely
at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Other unique items include two
Lincoln autographs; international accounts of Lincoln's assassination;
a Lincoln life mask; and other Lincoln statuary. Graphical materials
include several photographs of Lincoln, and prints of his meeting
with Union officers following the battle of Antietam in 1862.
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In
addition to standard biographies and political analyses, the books
in the Lincoln Collection cover everything from a sketch
of Lincoln's wedding to "Behind the Seams", a parody of
a memoir by a Lincoln housemaid. A miniature book by Carl Sandburg,
measuring only 1.75" x 2.5", is a favorite among visitors.
Samples of Lincoln collection materials are available online.
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| The Lincoln Collection is available to scholars by
appointment only with permission of the Librarian, Cataloger, or
Reference Librarian. Arrangements for accessing can be made by emailing
the library or calling 304-473-8013. |
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