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The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana - Original Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: FVW-MANU
Scope and Content
This collection contains a variety of materials broken down into six series, most of which relates to the Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. The first, Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, contains documents penned and/or signed in Lincoln’s hand, including legal proceedings, affidavits, and jury notes. The second series, Abraham Lincoln Correspondence, contains letters Lincoln created over the course of his legal career and presidency. Miscellaneous Legal Documents make up the next...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Partial Emmitt Till Trial Transcript
Collection
Identifier: MSS-802
Scope and Content
Fully legible copy of the typescript transcript of the second half of the trial for the murder of Emmitt Till. This material was collected by Bryan Maxwell Newman, who obtained the copy shortly after the trial concluded in 1955. Mr. Newman was employed near Greenwood, Mississippi where the trial took place.
Dates:
1955
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- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination 1
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