From the Collection Robert Lincoln Through the Lens by Jessie Cortesi, Senior Lincoln Librarian The numerous photographs of Robert Todd Lincoln in the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection together depict a young man finding his way in the world and...
Jessie Cortesi
From the Collection Robert Lincoln Through the Lens
From the Collection: Farewell to Springfield
From the Collection: Farewell to Springfield by Jessie Cortesi Senior Lincoln Librarian, Allen County Public Library The interim period between Abraham Lincoln’s November 1860 election to presidency and his March 1861 inauguration in Washington, D.C., was one of profound...
From the Collection: Selling Lincoln
From the Collection SELLING LINCOLN by Jessie Cortesi Senior Lincoln Librarian, Allen County Public Library With his undeniable, unmistakable name recognition, Abraham Lincoln has in death become a national—if not worldwide—canvas for selling just about anything. His rags to...
From the Collection: Women at the White House
From the Collection: Women at the White House by Jessie Cortesi and Abbie Meek President Abraham Lincoln hosted many notable women at the White House during his administration. From advocating on behalf of the U.S. Sanitary Commission to urging...
From the Collection: Gettysburg
From the Collection: Gettysburg by Jessie Cortesi & Kayla Gustafason By the time the Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1–3, 1863, the Civil War had been raging for two years. Stopping the Confederate advance into the North...
From the Collection: Lincoln Assassination Mourning Ribbons
Jessie Cortesi & Jane Gastineau - Upon President Abraham’s Lincoln death on April 15, 1865, the nation turned from celebrations for Union victory to mourning for their fallen chief. Immediately, the nation’s manufacturers turned to supplying the public’s demand for…
From the Collection: CHRISTMAS WITH THE LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION COLLECTION
From the Collection: CHRISTMAS WITH THE LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION COLLECTION Jessie Cortesi For Americans, there was little “peace on earth” on the Christmases of 1861–1864. But even as the Civil War raged, the holiday was celebrated in soldiers’ camps...
From the Collection: German-Americans in the Civil War Era
From the Collection: German-Americans in the Civil War Era Kayla Gustafson and Jessie Cortesi In honor of German-American Heritage Month in October, librarians at the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research launched a new digital exhibit on lincolncollection.org highlighting items in...