 External
Web Sites
Abraham
Lincoln Association
This site contains information about news, events, and
activities related to the Abraham Lincoln Association, as
well as educational
materials for teachers. In 1953, the Abraham Lincoln
Association published The
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, which is available
in full text on the University of Michigan's Web site. The
Association currently publishes the Journal
of the Abraham Lincoln Association, the only
journal devoted exclusively to Lincoln scholarship, and
For
the People, a quarterly newsletter for its members.
The
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC) commemorates
the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, emphasizing the
contribution of his thoughts and ideals to America and
the world, and serving as a catalyst for strengthening
freedom, democracy and equal opportunity for all. The ALBC
Web site contains biographical
information about Lincoln; a timeline;
a selection of his most famous speeches
and letters; a virtual
tour of the places important in Lincoln’s
life; the Gettysburg
Address translated into 29 different languages; educational
materials for teachers such as lesson plans, upcoming
professional development opportunities, and reading
lists; and a section for kids
and young adults.
Abraham
Lincoln Online
This site provides a wide variety of online resources related
to Lincoln. It contains information on Lincoln-related news;
speeches
and writings; images of places
in Lincoln's life; educational
materials for teachers and students; and links to other
Lincoln Web sites.
Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum
This site contains a virtual tour of the museum
and a detailed description of the Lincoln-related collections
in the library.
It also provides an interactive
timeline of Lincoln's life and links to related
resources on the Internet.
American
President: An Online Reference Resource
The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University
of Virginia presents essays about Lincoln and his life
before and during his presidential terms. It
additionally provides biographical information about Mary
Todd Lincoln and cabinet officials of each administration,
as well as information on Lincoln's private
and public papers.
The Collected
Works of Abraham Lincoln
Published by the Abraham Lincoln Association in 1953, the
University of Michigan's Web site presents the full text
of The
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, an eight-volume
set of Lincoln's correspondence, speeches, and other writings.
The site provides basic and advanced search options, and
can be browsed by volume.
C-SPAN: Lincoln 200 Years
This Web site honors the 200th anniversary
of Abraham Lincoln's birth. It contains a schedule of
C-SPAN Lincoln programming,
video, a timeline, transcripts of his most notable works,
and a picture gallery.
HarpWeek: The Presidential
Elections 1860-1912
This HarpWeek Web site features political cartoons from
Harper's Weekly, Leslie's
Illustrated Weekly, Vanity
Fair,
Puck, Judge,
and American Political Prints, 1766-1876:
A Catalog of the Collections in the Library of Congress.
It provides explanations of the historical context and
images of each cartoon, campaign overviews, biographical
sketches, a review of the era's major issues, and other
valuable information related to Lincoln's presidential
campaigns in 1860
and 1864.
Lincoln Home National
Historic Site
The Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves and
interprets for the benefit of present and future generations
the home of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.
The History
& Culture section of this site contains the full
text of the Lincoln-Douglas
debates, speeches, quotes, essays, images,
timelines, and biographical information on Lincoln and
his family.
The Lincoln Institute
The Lincoln Institute has created Web sites on the following
Lincoln-related topics: Mr.
Lincoln's White House; Mr.
Lincoln and Freedom; Mr.
Lincoln and Friends; Mr.
Lincoln and the Founders; Mr.
Lincoln and New York; and the Abraham
Lincoln's Classroom.
Lincoln/Net - Abraham
Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
Lincoln/Net presents historical materials concerning Abraham
Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-61), including biographical
information, essays, thematic
materials, primary-source documents, lesson
plans, images,
and video
presentations.
The Papers
of Abraham Lincoln
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln is a long-term project dedicated
to identifying, imaging, and publishing, both comprehensively
in electronic form and selectively in printed volumes,
all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during
his entire lifetime. The Papers of Abraham Lincoln is
sponsored by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum,
and co-sponsored by the Center for State Policy and Leadership,
the University of Illinois at Springfield, and the Abraham
Lincoln Association. This site presents scanned images
of the five known drafts of the Gettysburg
Address and a selection of newly
discovered documents related to Lincoln. It also
contains the Lincoln
Log, a chronology of Abraham Lincoln's life that
can be browsed or searched by date. In addition, an
extensive
bibliography
on Lincoln's life is provided on this site.
POTUS:
Abraham Lincoln
The Internet Public Library's POTUS (Presidents of the
United States) Web site provides background information,
election results, a list of cabinet members, notable events,
and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
Links to biographies, historical documents, and other presidential
sites are also included.
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