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Herndon-Weik collection of Lincolniana, circa 1824-1933

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BOX 1 REEL 1 Group I: Arithmetic Book and Scrapbooks, circa 1824-1860
One leaf from Lincoln's arithmetic book and two scrapbooks with clippings of statistical tables, articles, editorials, and extracts from speeches.
Arranged by type of material.
BOX 1 REEL 1 Lincoln's arithmetic book, one leaf (two pages), circa 1824-1826
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Scrapbooks
Newspaper clippings allegedly used by Lincoln in his debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858, circa 1850-1858, undated
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Newspaper clippings, circa 1854-1860, undated
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BOX 2 REEL 1 Group II: Correspondence of Abraham Lincoln, 1833-1865
Original correspondence, copies of documents, and other miscellaneous items.
Arranged chronologically in three sections.
See original index in Manuscript Division Reading Room or microfilm copy in Group VI, reel no. 15.
BOX 2 REEL 1 Section A, letters and documents in Lincoln's hand, 1834, Jan. 14-1861, Mar. 13
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Section B, copies of letters and documents mostly by Lincoln, 1833, Oct. 19-1865, Apr. 6
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Section C, original letters to Lincoln, 1848, Sept. 7-1861, Mar. 11
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BOX 3-13 REEL 2-6 Group III: Legal Documents, 1834-1860
Briefs, complaints, petitions, and other legal documents relating to Lincoln's law cases.
Arranged alphabetically by name of plaintiff with separate papers for each case file by the date entered with the clerk of court.
See original index in Manuscript Division Reading Room or microfilm copy in Group VI, reel no. 15.
BOX 3 REEL 2 A-Bro
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BOX 4 REEL 2 Bru-Dem
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BOX 5 REEL 2 Doo-Go
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BOX 5 REEL 3 Go-Gre
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BOX 6 REEL 3 Gru-Hil
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BOX 7 REEL 3 Hod-Kyl
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BOX 7 REEL 4 Lad-Lav
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BOX 8 REEL 4 Lew-Mal
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BOX 9 REEL 4 Man-Opd
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BOX 9 REEL 5 Pad
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BOX 10 REEL 5 Par-Rob
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BOX 11 REEL 5 Rog-Spi
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BOX 12 REEL 5 Spr-Sum
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BOX 12 REEL 6 Tal-Van
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BOX 13 REEL 6 Vau-You, miscellaneous
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Miscellany
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BOX 14-27 REEL 7-11 Group IV: Papers of William Henry Herndon, 1849-1891
Correspondence, notes, interviews, collections, copies of documents, and miscellaneous material.
Arranged chronologically.
See original index in Manuscript Division Reading Room or microfilm copy in Group VI, reel no. 15.
BOX 14 REEL 7 1849, July 24-1865, July 21
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BOX 15 REEL 7 1865, July 30-1865, Dec. 31
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BOX 15 REEL 8 1866, Jan. 2-1866, Jan. 12
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BOX 16 REEL 8 1866, Jan. 13-1866, Aug. 10
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BOX 17 REEL 8 1866, Aug. 11-1866, Nov. 16
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BOX 18 REEL 8 1866, Nov. 18-1866, Dec. 30
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BOX 19 REEL 9 1867, Jan. 5-1874, Jan. 10
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BOX 20 REEL 9 1874, Feb. 9-1886, Dec. 31
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BOX 20 REEL 10 1887, Jan. 2
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BOX 21 REEL 10 1887, Jan. 6-1889, Jan. 4
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BOX 22 REEL 10 1889, Jan. 5-1891, Feb. 27
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BOX 23 REEL 11 Undated
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BOX 24 REEL 11 Undated
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BOX 25-27 REEL 11 Drafts of portions of Herndon's Lincoln
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BOX 28-35 REEL 12-14 Group V: Papers of Jesse William Weik, 1830-1927
Correspondence, notes, interviews, copies of documents, and miscellaneous material.
Arranged chronologically.
See original index in Manuscript Division Reading Room or microfilm copy in Group VI, reel no. 15.
BOX 28 REEL 12 1830, Feb. 20-1886, Feb. 4
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BOX 29 REEL 12 1886, Mar. 15-1889, Jan. 3
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BOX 30 REEL 12 1889, Jan. 11-1890?
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BOX 30 REEL 13 1890, Jan. 28-1898, Dec. 15
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BOX 31 REEL 13 1898, Dec. 27-1913, Nov. 20
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BOX 32 REEL 13 1913, Nov. 25-1915, June 9
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BOX 33-35 REEL 14 1915, July 11-1927 Nov., undated
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Group VI: Miscellany, circa 1824-1933
REEL 15 Microfilmed material.
Microfilm of indexes not physically housed with collection; to use original indexes, consult reference staff in Manuscript Division Reading Room.
REEL 15 Special indexes (Card index of the Herndon-Weik Collection in the Library of Congress)
Not physically housed with collection; to use original indexes, consult reference staff in Manuscript Division Reading Room.
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BOX 36not filmed Unfilmed material.
Photocopies and facsimiles, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, magazine articles, report, sermon, speech, Weik Manuscript Corp. records, and other items.
See original index in Manuscript Division Reading Room or microfilm copy in Group VI, reel no. 15.
BOX 36not filmed Herndon family genealogy, undated
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Herndon v. Smith praecipe, 1837, June 9
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Lincoln, Abraham, duplicate holograph transcription of letter to Abraham Jonas, 1860, Feb. 4
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Newspaper and magazine clippings, 1856-1921, undated
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Photocopies and facsimiles, circa 1824-1888
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