Lincolniana 2001-2002

Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Summer 2002 by Bauer, Kim

Today marks a new beginning. As curator of the Henry Horner Lincoln Collection for the past eight years I have been privileged to be a part of many undertakings. One of those has been to produce a comprehensive list of Lincoln publications for the preceding year. This "Lincolniana" article has been previously published in the pages of the Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. However, one constant in life is that change is inevitable and with changes to the Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association come changes to the publication venue. I am honored to be able to offer to the readers of the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society this latest catalog of Lincoln scholarship. I am particularly pleased to continue offering this annual bibliography without interruption.

This year's bibliography shows the continuing desire for the American public to know everything that is possible about our nation's sixteenth president. From fun facts and trivia to the moral and religious contents of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address the scholarship concerning Abraham Lincoln continues unabated. This scholarship confirms the need for American society to place Abraham Lincoln in an ever-changing context. We, as a society, partially reaffirm what our legacy is by reaffirming Abraham Lincoln's legacy. That this legacy stands for different ideas to different people is not only "self-evident" but essential for a nation's growth. Nowhere is this growth more evident than with the advent of the building of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. To finally have a proper venue to showcase the life and legacy of a person, whom many Americans consider the greatest American, is itself a constant "rebirth" and renewal of our values. This is especially important considering the recent events that portend ramifications for American society in the 21st century as momentous as those that confronted Abraham Lincoln in the 19th century. The capacity for renewal of the American democratic experience that Abraham Lincoln represents is a comfort and a necessity to us, the American people.

Articles for 2001

"A Tribute to Honest Abe," Will-Grundy Counties, Illinois Genealogical Society Quarterly, v. 19 (Winter 2000-2001): 27.

"First Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Award," For the People, v. 3 (Spring 2001): 5, 8.

"Michael Bechloss to be Featured Speaker at Abraham Lincoln Association Annual Banquet," The Lincoln Newsletter, v. 20 (Spring 2001): 3. "Painter Lectures at the Lincoln Home Site," The Lincoln Newsletter, v. 20

(Spring 2001): 3, 8.

"Presidential Libraries in the News: Clinton, Carter, Jefferson Lincoln(?) - and George W. Bush," The Manuscript Society News, v. 22 (Spring 2001): 50-55.

"Proposed Budget Guarantees Construction Timetable for Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Musuem," Preservation Station (March 2001): 1-2. "Responses to Lerone Bennett, Jr.," Lincoln Lore, Number 1866 (Fall 201): 11-15. "Society Member Sworn is as Chief Justice of Rhode Island," The Manuscript Society News, v. 22 (Spring 2001): 67-68.

"Was a Friend of Lincoln," Among the Coles, v. 27 (July & August 2001): 52-53. Ankeney, Sarah Joan, "Lincoln's Poetry," Lincoln Lore, number 1864 (Spring 2001): 4-15.

Balliet-Milholland, Jennifer. "Shadows of Lincoln in a Victorian Museum," Lincoln Lore, Number 1865, Summer 2001, 9-10.

Barrows, John. "Lincoln Returns to the Telegraph Office," in Dots & Dashes, v. 28 (Winter 2000 / 2001): 11.

Bauer, Kim M. "Lincolniana in 2000," Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, v. 22 (Summer 2001): 49-69.

Berman, Anisim. "The Russian General of President Lincoln," Contact, V. 51 (December 2001): 90-91; v. 52 (January 2002): 70-71.

Blanchette, Dave. "Former Lincoln Tomb Manager's Collection Donated to Illinois State Historical Library," Preservation Station, April 2002, 3-4. Bray, Robert. "Abraham Lincoln and the Two Peters," Journal of the

Abraham Lincoln Association, v. 22 (Summer 2001): 27-48. Davenport, Don. "He Cast a Long Shadow," Home & Away, v. 23 (January/February 2002): 12-14. Day, Orman. "A. Lincoln Walks Again," Titan, v.1 (Summer 2001): 16-19, 30. Eckley, Robert S. "Abraham Lincoln Association Endowment Progress," For the People, v. 2 (Winter 2000): 1.

Eckley, Robert. "ALA Endowment Reestablished and Past President Honored," For the People, v. 3 (Autumn 2001): 2.

Finkelman, Paul. "The Great Emancipator as Lawyer," The Lincoln Newsletter, v. 21 (Summer 2002): 1, 6-7.

Flinspach, Joan. "Odyssey of a Knife," Lincoln Lore, Number 1865, Summer 2001, 11.

Fopay, Dave. "Bauer Helps Discover Lincoln Document in Coles County," Preservation Station, April 2002, 1-2. Fowler, Michael. "Lincoln Portraits: An Interpretive Framework," For the People, v. 3 (Spring 2001): 1, 3, 6-8.

Frost, Bob. "The Sad Journey of Mary Todd Lincoln," Biography, July 2001, 76-80. Furry, William. "Lincoln, Libraries, and the Future of Our Past: A Conversation with Tom Schwartz, Illinois State Historian," Illinois Heritage, v. 4 (Fall 2001): 17-20.