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...
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From the Collection Robert Lincoln Through the Lens
The Robert Todd Lincoln Collection of Abraham Lincoln Papers: The Long and Winding Road to the Library of Congress
The Robert Todd Lincoln Collection of Abraham Lincoln Papers: The Long and Winding Road to the Library of Congress by Michelle A. Krowl The history of the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection of Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of...
On Holiday with the Lincolns: The Letters of Robert Lincoln’s College Friend, Richard J. Meconkey
On Holiday with the Lincolns: The Letters of Robert Lincoln’s College Friend, Richard J. Meconkey by Jason Emerson Abraham Lincoln once wrote, “the better part of one’s life consists of his friends.” His son Robert had many friends, some...
THE SON OF THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR: Robert Todd Lincoln and African Americans
THE SON OF THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR: Robert Todd Lincoln and African Americans By Jason Emerson In recent years there has been a renewed output of scholarship analyzing Abraham Lincoln’s interactions with African Americans, but scholars have yet to adequately...
LITTLE SISTER Emilie Todd Helm and the Lincolns
LITTLE SISTER Emilie Todd Helm and the Lincolns by Angela Esco Elder She expected to hear “Fee, fi, fo, fum!” He was tall, a stranger, walking in her home, shaking hands with adults in the wide hall. As her eyes...
How and why did Robert Lincoln decide to go to Harvard?
How and why did Robert Lincoln decide to go to Harvard? Newly revealed letter gives the answer. By Jason Emerson The earliest-known letter by Robert Lincoln has recently surfaced, and its contents answer the longstanding question of exactly how and...
Robert Lincoln Writes About The End of His Mother’s Estrangement
Robert T Lincoln LFA-0092; Mary Lincoln LFA-0496 One of the most common questions asked about the relationship between Mary Lincoln and her oldest son Robert is whether they ever reconciled after becoming estranged due to Mary’s commitment to Bellevue Place...