Through June 16: 'Looking at Lincoln'
University Library announces exhibit 'Looking at Lincoln'
11:50 a.m., Jan. 26, 2016--The University of Delaware Library has announced the exhibit “Looking at Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln in the Words of His Biographers,” which will be on view from Jan. 26 through June 16 in the Lincoln exhibit case adjacent to Special Collections on the second floor of the Morris Library.
More books have been written about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, than any other individual in American history. Even before he was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, Lincoln had been the focus of numerous books.
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In 2011, the Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership constructed a 34-foot tower of books about Lincoln, symbolizing that the last word about this great man will never be written. The three story-high tower contained 6,800 books, representing just a fraction of the more than 15,000 books written about Lincoln and his presidency.
“Looking at Lincoln” will feature a selection of biographies of Lincoln ranging from early works written during his lifetime right up to more contemporary accounts of his life and career. Timothy D. Murray, head, Special Collections Department, is the curator of the exhibit.
The exhibit can be viewed during regular hours of operations for the Morris Library – for Morris Library hours call 302-831-BOOK – and an online version will be available at this website.