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Historical context and ideas for integrating individual digital collections of primary sources into instruction.

Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress (Summary and Teaching Resources) The items of Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress provide a biography of Lincoln from his early years, through his legislative career and presidency, to his assassination.

America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets (Summary and Teaching Resources) Search this collection using the word "Abraham Lincoln" for song sheets related to Lincoln.

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera (Summary and Teaching Resources) Search this collection using the term "Abraham Lincoln" to locate examples of Lincoln ephemera.

Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society (Summary and Teaching Resources) Search this collection using the term "Lincoln" to locate photos and documents about Abraham Lincoln.

The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress (Summary and Teaching Resources) This collection includes papers and documents related to Abraham Lincoln.

Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library (Summary Only) This site serves as a gateway to two other American Memory Collections on Abraham Lincoln and includes a presentation about some of the Lincoln documents held by the Library of Congress.

Selected Civil War Photographs (Summary and Teaching Resources) Search this collection using the term "Abraham Lincoln" for photographs featuring Lincoln and documenting his assassination.

Washington During the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865 (Summary and Teaching Resources) This collection documents life in Civil War era Washington, D.C. as seen through the eyes of Horatio Taft.

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Last Updated: 06/29/2009