IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a United States Postal ...

A signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation soon will be on display in Springfield. The ALPLM’s copy of the executive order signed by Lincoln and then-U.S. Secretary of State William Seward is one ...

click image for close-up Click here for the text of this historical document. As early as 1849, Abraham Lincoln believed that slaves should be emancipated, advocating a program in which they would be ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C.