Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln
Learn about the often-difficult relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, from this artist portrait of the couple and attendant caption.
Library of Congress
Loc: With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Through a vast collection of articles, photographs, etc. the Library of Congress is offering an exhaustive exhibition in honor of the bicentennial celebration of President Abraham Lincoln.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: Abraham Lincoln
This eight-page lesson unit was developed in honour of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln?s birthday. Students will study Lincoln?s life and his evolution into a great statesman, and the impact Lincoln had on forging the identity...
Other
Abraham Lincoln Online: Speeches and Writings
This site is a fabulous resource that contains dozens and dozens of Lincoln documents including letters, speeches, writings, and original documents that are contained in the Library of Congress. The site also includes Lincoln's view on...
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Abraham Lincoln Online
This site is a wonderful resource for everything you need on Abraham Lincoln! The site contains the text to many of his writings and speeches, many pictures, profiles and biographies, information on places associated with Lincoln, plus...
Library of Congress
Loc: Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Loc
This American Memory site provides a comprehensive collection of Abraham Lincoln papers. Read the introduction page so you can see how they are organized. You can search by keyword or just browse the collection. Very interesting!!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Abraham Lincoln: A Good Man? Or a Good Man!
In this lesson, students use video from American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man along with primary sources to investigate the life of Lincoln and write a one page argument essay on whether Lincoln was "a good man."
Claremont Institute
Founding.com: Abraham Lincoln
A collection of speeches and letters written by Abraham Lincoln.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators
Follows the events leading to the trial of those accused of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Historical documents and primary sources describe the events.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Abraham Lincoln: The Face of a War
A detailed lesson plan of Abraham Lincoln to celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. In a PDF file, the complete lesson is provided along with visual aides needed for the lesson. Draws on photographs and masks of Lincoln's face...
Library of Congress
Loc: Abraham Lincoln Primary Source Set
The Library of Congress presents Abraham Lincoln's Primary Source Set. Provides numerous examples of primary documents such as handwritten letters to Mary Todd Lincoln, drafts of speeches, and auditory examples of Lincoln's speech at...
Brown University
Brown University Library: Lincolniana at Brown: Lincoln Broadsides
Showcases an extensive collection of advertisements, posters, maps, pamphlets, and other miscellaneous objects that document President Abraham Lincoln's place in American culture.
Other
World Cat: Lincoln: A Photobiography
View an excerpt from this book, a collection of images of President Abraham Lincoln.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Remembering Lincoln at Gettysburg
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Cornell University Library exhibits the Bancroft copy of the Gettysburg Address, one of only five copies in the handwriting of Lincoln.
State Library-Florida
"Lincoln Letters" at State Archives of Florida
This interesting site has scanned copies of several documents making reference to Abraham Lincoln as either a presidential candidate or leader during the Civil War. The documents consist of letters, diaries, government records, and...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Abraham Lincoln: Domestic Affairs
A comprehensive look at the domestic policies of the Lincoln Administration. Although the many issues involved with the Civil War were top priority, many decisions about other domestic problems were made that had a lasting effect. From...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: One Life: The Mask of Lincoln
At the Mask of Lincoln website find an impressive gallery of Lincoln portraits and portraits of Lincoln's contemporaries, all captioned with interesting historical sidebars. The famous cracked-plate portrait of Lincoln, taken shortly...
Kentucky Educational Television
Ket: Lincoln Bicentennial: I, Too, Am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue [Pdf]
Students prepare for and present a play, I, too am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue. The play showcases stops on the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail, incorporates music and dance, and shows the strong influence of Kentucky and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: Looking for Lincoln During the Civil War
Using interactives and videos, this lesson explores the unique challenges Lincoln faced during the five years of bloody civil war which made him America's greatest but most controversial wartime leader.
Other
Ford's Theatre: Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in full view of a packed audience. Many questions remain unanswered such as whether this was a lone act or part of a conspiracy. Conduct your own investigations using the features from this...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln Throughout His Life
In this two-part lesson, students gather facts about Lincoln through a variety of hands-on activities. They will tell a story about their own lives by selecting classroom objects then create a timeline of Lincoln's life and their own.
Claremont Institute
Founding.com: Lincoln Douglas Debates
The content of seven Lincoln-Douglas Debates from August to October of 1858.
Other
University of Rochester Libraries: Lincoln and His Circle
Examine letters and other artifacts related to 16th President, Abraham Lincoln and those within his circle. An extensive, indexed collection with links to related sites and literature.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Abraham Lincoln in Indiana
A short biography of Abraham Lincoln between the ages of seven and twenty-one, from the time his family lived in Indiana.
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