Edward Nishan Collection of Lincolniana, 1860-1937
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Summary Information

Title: Edward Nishan Collection of Lincolniana
Inclusive Dates: 1860-1937

Creator:
  • Nishan, Edward, collector
Call Number: PH 6014

Quantity: 1.8 cubic feet (1 archives box and 3 flat boxes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
See the catalog entry for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:
Prints, ephemera, and an 1860 campaign banner relating to the life of Abraham Lincoln, dating 1860 to 1937. Images primarily consist of engravings and lithographs dating to Lincoln's presidency depicting Lincoln as a family man, on his death bed, and as a martyr. The collection also contains images of Lincoln's childhood home in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, as well as photographs and ephemera relating to the Lincoln memorials in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Springfield, Illinois.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph06014
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