The bulk of the Grace Garrison Lincoln Papers reflect her early interest and involvement in the social action movements of the early 1900s, e.g.; socialism, women's suffrage, and temperance. The collection is divided into five sections: incoming correspondence, the writings of Grace Lincoln, music materials, newspaper clippings, and receipts for building supplies for a domestic dwelling.
Incoming correspondence, circa 1907-1965 (mainly from 1907-1924), consists primarily of letters received from officials of the Social-Democratic Party (such as W. R. Gaylord, State Senator from the Sixth District, 1908-1911, and State organizer for the Social-Democratic Party). Other letters concern campaign matters of the Social-Democratic Party, lecturing on socialism, and acquiring slides to illustrate her lectures. The correspondence is arranged chronologically.
The writings of Grace Lincoln, circa 1910-1964, pertain to her ideas concerning socialism, suffrage, and temperance. Included are copies of “Basic Principles” (circa 1930), “The Cooperatives and the Socialists” (October 1964), “The Duties and Demands of the New Woman,” “Proposals Concerning Regulations on Wealth,” a draft of a note to William Evjue of the Capital Times (circa 1949) dealing with the development of her socialist philosophy, and sixty Xeroxed pages of writings on socialism. The file is arranged alphabetically by title.
The third division of the Papers relates to Grace Lincoln's work as a public school music teacher and contains handwritten, printed, and Xeroxed copies of various songs. Also included is a Xerox copy of a physiology of speech and singing by John Howard.
Clippings from various newspapers pertaining to socialism, women's suffrage, and temperance constitute the fourth section of the Lincoln Papers. Included are Xeroxed copies of columns on socialism from the Richland Rustic (circa 1905-06), and a scrapbook of editorials and various articles from the newspaper, The Voice (New York, N.Y.?).
The final group of materials in the collection is a sampling of receipts for building supplies for a domestic dwelling built by Grace Lincoln in 1935. These have been arranged chronologically.
