Forever Free Exhibit

Opening Program & Reception
March 9, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Lincoln & Ohio
March 22, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Emancipation Poster Contest for CCAD Students

Read more in our
February issue of The News

Resources

What was on Display?

Publicity

Download Exhibit Brochure

The following Lincoln related resources were organized by the State Library of Ohio Display committee members.

Books
Digital Collections
Government Documents & Reference
Pathfinders
Maps & Atlases
Website Resources

Books

• Abraham Lincoln Reading List (PDF) - Books available at the State Library of Ohio
• Titles in the Ohio eBook Collection (PDF)
• State Library of Ohio and The Ohio State University Library - Rare Books on Display
• Books about Abraham Lincoln for Children and Teens

Digital Collections

• Search results for Abraham Lincoln materials in Ohio Memory Project

Government Documents
State Library of Ohio's government documents and reference collections include both circulating and non-circulating materials in a variety of formats. Examples include:

• Atlases (i.e. The Official Military Atlas of the CIVIL WAR)
• Congressional Records
• House and Senate Journals (proceedings of action taken each day in session)
• Maps: Complete set of United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topographical Maps
• Military Rosters: Spanish-American, Civil War (known as War of the Rebellion at the time), WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam
• Presidential Papers (i.e. speeches, proclamations)

Pathfinders

A pathfinder is an expert guide for finding information on a topic on the web and within a library. It provides enough basic resources to get started, strategize for future searching, and saves time. The guide typically includes suggested search terms, book titles with call numbers, and websites.  Pathfinders are not comprehensive bibliographies.

• Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation (PDF)
• Lincoln and Ohio (PDF)
• Lincon Legal Links (PDF)

Maps & Atlases

• The Official Military Atlas of the CIVIL WAR - For Library use only. Visit the State Library to view our collection of Maps & Atlases
• Underground Railroad Google Map

This Google map was created by the State Library of Ohio and displays exact locations which are known to be stops along the underground railroad in Ohio. Most locations were obtained from Wilbur H. Siebert's 1951 work, "Mysteries of the Ohio Underground Railroad". Locations with different citations are indicated and a website with further information is provided, if available.

• David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection focuses on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials. The collection includes atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps.

Example from Collection: Ohio Map 1864

Website Resources

• Abraham Lincoln Related Website Resources