Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Abraham Lincoln, United States president and representative and lawyer from Illinois, consist of material received through gift through Robert Todd Lincoln in 1923, Helen Nicolay in 1947, and other gifts, transfers, deposits, purchases, and reproductions, 1901-2013.
Processing History
The Abraham Lincoln papers were arranged, indexed, and microfilmed in 1960. Subsequent additions were arranged and described in 1973, 1979, 1985, and 1987 and a finding aid to the additions revised and expanded in 1996. In 2009 this finding aid was expanded by including description of the main collection from the published index. Small additions were arranged and described in 2010 and 2013.
Transfers
Selected material has been transferred to the appropriate custodial divisions of the Library of Congress.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on ninety-eight reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Online Content
The papers of Abraham Lincoln are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000005. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.