Preferred Citation
I. Cyrus Gordon - Abraham Lincoln Collection. Rare Book and Manuscript
Library. Columbia University.
COinS Metadata
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Summary Information
At a Glance
| Bib ID: | 4078433 View CLIO record |
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| Creator(s): | Gordon, I. Cyrus, 1901-1980, collector. |
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| Title: | I. Cyrus Gordon - Abraham Lincoln Collection,
1846-1980.
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| Physical description: | ca. 350 items (7 boxes, l map case drawer & 7 unboxed items).
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| Language(s): | In English
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| Access: |
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Arrangement
Arrangement
Selected items cataloged; remainder arranged by subject and genre.
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Description
Scope and Content
Letters, documents, memorabilia, printed material, prints, medals and sculpture relating to Lincoln and the Civil War period. Included are a letter from Edward Everett, a Philip Henry Sheridan autograph, a document by W. H. Herndon, Linclon's law partner, 19th century leters and documents and 20th century clippings, pictures, etc. of or about Lincoln. The collection features a John Rogers sculpture, "The Council of War," several busts of Lincoln and other two and three dimensional works of art.
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Using the Collection
RBML
Access Restrictions
This collection is located on-site.
Preferred Citation
I. Cyrus Gordon - Abraham Lincoln Collection. Rare Book and Manuscript
Library. Columbia University.
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About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries. Rare Book and Manuscript Library; machine readable finding aid created by Columbia University Libraries Digital Library Program Division
Processing Information
Papers and artwork Processed 11/--/86 JR
Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT conversion June 26, 2009
Finding aid written in English.
2012-02-
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EAD created by PTL
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Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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Genre/Form
Subjects
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History / Biographical Note
Biographical Note
Israel Cyrus Gordon (Columbia A.B., 1924; LLB, 1926), a lawyer, was an avid collector of Lincolniana.
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