Title: Grace G. Lincoln Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1897-1929

Creator:

• Lincoln, Grace G.

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 4

Quantity: 0.7 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Grace G. Lincoln was a Wisconsin activist involved in socialism and Women's Suffrage in the early 20th century.

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Language: English

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Grace Gertrude Garrison was born March 28, 1871 in Richland County, Wisconsin. She became a teacher continuing on to Platteville Normal School and the University of Wisconsin. She graduated from UW’s Music School in 1899. It was there she met her husband Pearl Levi Lincoln who she married in 1899 and became Grace Garrison Lincoln. P. L. Lincoln was an attorney and went on to serve as Richland County District Attorney, Richland County Judge and the mayor of Richland Center. In 1906 she had a son, Garrison Levi Lincoln. She was active in socialism and in Women’s Suffrage. She was also very involved in her Richland Center community. She passed away May 17, 1970.

This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings and various publications focusing on socialism. Some of the newspaper columns list her as the author and others have hand written notes by her son, G. L. Lincoln, indicating she is the author. The publications include a variety of books, pamphlets and periodicals.

The series are arranged alphabetically then chronologically within each folder.

Lincoln, Grace G., Papers, 1897-1929, Collection 4. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Bertha D. Knobe Papers. Local History Manuscript Collection 25.

• Socialist Pamphlet Collection. Local History Manuscript Collection 20.

• Socialist Party Records. Local History Manuscript Collection 322.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view Local History Manuscript Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Collection was donated in 1983 by Grace Lincoln’s son, G. L. Lincoln. Materials were accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.

Processing Information

Processed by Casey Lapworth, 2018.

	Personal
Box   1 Folder   1	Ballot, 1916
Box   1 Folder   2	Correspondence, 1906, 1910, 1929
Box   1 Folder   3	Newsletter, undated
Box   1 Folder   4	Newspaper clippings, 1906, undated
Box   1 Folder   5	Scrapbook of columns, 1905-1906
	Publications
Box   1 Folder   6	“100%, The Story of a Patriot” by Upton Sinclair, 1920
Box   1 Folder   7	“Answers by the American Secular Union and Freethought Federation in Reply to Protests Against our Literature”, 1903
Box   1 Folder   7	“The Anti-Trust Bulletin”, Vol 1 (No. 1), 1899
	Appeal to Reason Pocket series
Box   1 Folder   8	“The Appeal’s Pocket Series”, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“Blasphemy” No. 13, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“Brann, A Smasher of Shams” No. 33, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“The Case for Birth Control / The Secret of Love”, No. 34, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“The Deserted Village” No. 11, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“Elegy in a Country Churchyard” No. 10, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“The Fall of the House of Usher” No. 12, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“The Jimmie Higginses” No. 34, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“Marriage Under Capitalism” No. 14, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“The Misery of Boots” No. 7, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“The Original Documents of the German Revolution” No. 3, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“The Piece of String” No. 6, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“Poe’s Best Poems” No. 32, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“Soviet Constitution” No. 4, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   8	“A Trip to Plutopia” No. 8, circa 1919
Box   1 Folder   9	“The Challenge of War, An Economic Interpretation” by Norman Thomas, 1924
Box   1 Folder   10	“Communist Manifesto / No Compromise” by Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, and Wilhelm Liebknecht, 1905
Box   1 Folder   11	“Debs and the Poets”, 1920
Box   2 Folder   1	“Empire or Republic”, Lincoln Republican Booklet No. 2, 1900
Box   2 Folder   1	“The International Socialist Review”, Vol. 1 (No. 3), 1900
Box   2 Folder   1	“Let Us Be Honest” by R. G. Ingersoll, undated
Box   2 Folder   2	“The Maxwell Method, Explained by its Author”, 1922
Box   2 Folder   2	“The Message of Socialism to the Church” by J. Stitt Wilson, 1904
Box   2 Folder   2	“Monopoly Plan in a Nutshell” by Chas. E. Wyman, 1904
Box   2 Folder   3	“The New Appeal Socialist Classics, No. 6, Questions and Answers”, 1916
Box   2 Folder   3	“Old-Age Pensions, Speech of Hon. Victor L. Berger of Wisconsin in the House of Representatives”, 1911
	One Hoss Philosophy series
Box   2 Folder   4	“The Parable of the Water Tank”, 1901
Box   2 Folder   4	“The Social Conscience” by C. Hanford Henderson, 1901
Box   2 Folder   4	“Wanted…A New Conscience” by Fredrick Scrimshew, 1899
Box   2 Folder   4	“Why Working People Should be Socialists”, 1897
Box   2 Folder   5	Social Democratic Party of Wisconsin – applications and constitution, undated
Box   2 Folder   6	“Socialism: What it is and How to get it” by Oscar Ameringer, 1911
Box   2 Folder   7	Socialist Party – constitution, 1904
Box   2 Folder   8	“Socialist Songs”, Pocket Library of Socialism, No. 11, 1900
	Studies in Socialism series
Box   2 Folder   9	“Cartoons and Comments” by Fred D. Warren, 1900
Box   2 Folder   9	“Property” by Geo. Pyburn., 1897
Box   2 Folder   9	“Socialism” by Professor A. M. Simons, 1900
Box   2 Folder   9	“Title Deeds to Land” by Herbert Spencer, 1898
Box   2 Folder   9	“Why Railroad Men Should be Socialists” by A Railroader, No. 8, 1899
Box   2 Folder   10	“Wage-Labor and Capital” by Karl Marx, 1899
Box   2 Folder   11	“Wayland’s Monthly”, No. 5, No. 6, No. 8 and No. 10, 1900-1901
Box   2 Folder   12	“What is Socialism? Primary Principals” by Ida Crouch-Hazlett, 1906
Box   2 Folder   13	“Woman Suffrage: History Arguments and Results”, 1915
Box   2 Folder   14	“Woman Under Socialism” by August Bebel, 1904