Lincoln Boyhood Administrative History

Government Reports

[Banton, Albert W., Jr.] "Lincoln Living Historical Farm." Typescript. Lincoln City, Indiana: National Park Service, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, 1969.

Bearss, Edwin C. Lincoln Boyhood as a Living Historical Farm. National Park Service, 1967.

Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of State Parks, Lands, and Waters. The Nancy Hanks Lincoln State Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana n.p., 1952.

General Management Plan. Denver: National Park Service, Denver Service Center, 1981.

Interpretive Prospectus. Denver: National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, 1979.

Larrabee, Edward McM. "Preliminary Excavations at the Cabin Site, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana. Typescript. Lincoln, Nebraska: National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, 1967.

Larrabee, Edward McM. and Susan Kardas. "Test Excavations for the Proposed Garden Area, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana." Typescript. Lincoln: National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, 1968.

Mackintosh, Barry. Interpretation in the National Park Service: A Historical Perspective. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service History Division, 1986.

Santosuosso, John E. A Survey of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and Lincoln City. Lincoln City: National Park Service, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, 1970.

Shedd, Charles E., Jr. "Historic Sites Survey, Lincoln State Park and Nancy Hanks Lincoln State Memorial, Spencer County, Indiana." Typescript. Philadelphia: National Park Service, 1959.

United States Department of the Interior. "Appeal Hearing for Relocation Assistance, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Walters." Summary Typescript. Lincoln City: National Park Service, 1975.

United States Department of the Interior. "Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: The Design and Development." Briefing statement. n.p., n.d. [ca. 1965].

United States Department of the Interior. "The Sculptured Panels of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial" (n.p., n.d. Flier )

York, Jill M. Friendly Trees, Hallowed Grounds: An Expression of Sentiment and Reason. Omaha: National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, 1984.

Manuscripts

Brown, O. V., Collection. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Manuscripts, Indianapolis.

Brown, O. V., Correspondence. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Manuscripts Division, Indianapolis.

Brown, Paul V., Manuscripts. Lilly Library, Manuscripts Division, Indiana University, Bloomington.

Clippings files. Indiana Biography, Abraham Lincoln, Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, 1930—1969. Indianapolis.

Clippings files. Indiana Biography, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Indianapolis.

Clippings files. Indiana Biography, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Indianapolis.

Clippings files. State Parks, Lincoln. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Indianapolis.

Denton, Winfield K., Papers. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Indianapolis.

Denton's Accomplishments file, Box 15. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Indianapolis.

Fairbanks Manuscripts, Lilly Library, Manuscripts Division, Indiana University, Bloomington.

Indiana Lincoln Foundation Scrapbooks. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Indianapolis.

Indiana Lincoln Union Papers. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Indiana Lincoln Union Papers. Indiana State Archives, Indianapolis.

Lieber Lincoln Memorial. Indiana State Archives, Indianapolis.

Lieber, Richard, Papers. Lilly Library, Manuscript Division, Bloomington.

Lieber, Richard/Indiana Lincoln Union Papers. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Indianapolis.

Lincoln City Camp. Indiana State Archives, Indianapolis.

Lincoln Memorial Correspondence. Indiana State Archives, Indianapolis.

Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial Papers. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Olmsted, Frederick Law, [Jr.], Papers. Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division, Washington, D. C.

State Parks—State Memorials Files. Indiana State Archives, Indianapolis.

Taylor, Hilda, Albums. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City.

Taylor, Hilda, Photographs. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City.

Welsh, Matthew E., Papers. Indiana State Library, Indiana Division, Indianapolis.

National Park Service Files

Annual Report, 1984. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cabin Site, Lincoln Hearthstones. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cabin Site Memorial, Copies of Correspondence on Bronze Log and Hearthstone Memorial. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cabin Site Memorial, Horace Weber. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cabin Site, New Plaque for Cabin Site Memorial. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cabin Site, 1917 Spencer County Monument. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cemetery, Armstrong Stone. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cemetery, Culver Stone. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cemetery History. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cemetery, Removal of Nancy Lincoln Grave Fence, Controversy. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Cemetery, Studebaker Stone. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Chronological Reports: Annual Reports. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Chronological Reports: Reports to Region. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Clippings. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Dedication of Lincoln Boyhood. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Grounds, Exhibit Shelter. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Grounds, Flagstaff. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Grounds, 1959 Marking of Lincoln Farm Corners, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Grounds, Olmsted Report. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Indiana Lincoln Union: Planning an Indiana Memorial to Lincoln. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

An Interpretive Statement. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Land Acquisition File. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Land Records. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Land Records, State Land Acquisition, 1920s. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Legislative History. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations: Boonville Press Club.

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations: Commissioners of Nancy Hanks Lincoln Burial Ground, 1907—1925. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations: Indiana Lincoln Foundation. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations: Indiana Lincoln Memorial Commission, 1920s. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations: Indiana Lincoln Union. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations: Lincoln Club of Southern Indiana. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations. Lincoln Heritage Trail Foundation. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations: Association. Lincoln Lincoln City, Indiana.

Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln Related Organizations: Southwest Indiana Historical Society. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Lincoln Related Organizations: Spencer County Historical Society. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Living Historical Farm, Construction and Staff. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Living Historical Farm, Farm and Related. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Living Historical Farm, Log Reports, 1969—1970. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Living Historical Farm, Park Planning. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Material on the Creation of Lincoln Boyhood. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Building Visitor Center, Abraham Lincoln Hall Organ. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Building Visitor Center, Lincoln Boyhood Visitor Center Dedication, June 2, 1966. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Building Visitor Center, National Park Service Planning the Visitor Center. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Building Visitor Center, Sculptured Panels, Clean Up. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Building Visitor Center, Sculptured Panels, Panel and Bust Sculpting . Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Building Visitor Center, State Maintenance of Memorial. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Visitor Center, Bishop's Monthly Reports, 1940—1942. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Visitor Center, Construction, 1941. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Visitor Center, Early Clippings. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Visitor Center, Library. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Visitor Center, Morrell Prints. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Visitor Center, Museum. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Memorial Visitor Center, Planning in 1930s and 1940s. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

National Environmental Study Area. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Oral History Interviews. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Park Evaluations. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Park Proposals: Proposal to Acquire 1933 Chicago Century of Progress Cabin. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Park Proposals: Proposal to Build a Memorial Drinking Fountain, 1956. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Park Proposals: Proposal to Build a Museum onto the Memorial Building, 1959. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Park Proposals: Proposal to Build a Parking Area by the Cabin Site, 1959. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Park Proposals: Proposal to Establish a National Cemetery. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Park Proposals: Proposal to Move 1959 State Fair Cabin to Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Publications and Interpretive Services. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Relocation of Highway 162. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Special Events, Lincoln Sesquicentennial. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Special Events, Memorial Service for John Kennedy. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

United States Bicentennial, 1976. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

State Memorial Inventory and Transfer of Property. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Yearly Activities, 1963—1983. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC). Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Youth Conservation Corps (YCC). Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.

Oral History Interviews/Correspondence Interviews

Baird, Charlotte N. Interview with author. Lincoln City, Indiana, July 11, 1985.

Banton, Albert W., Jr. Interview with author. Indianapolis, Indiana, September 19, 1985.

Beach, Warren D. Letter to author, December 1985.

Burns, Robert L. Letter to author, January 1986.

Hartzog, George, Jr. Interview with author. Washington, D.C., April 22, 1986.

Hellmers, Norman D. Letter to author, December 5, 1986.

Koch, William. Interview with author. Santa Claus, Indiana, July 10, 1986.

Palmer, George A. Letter to author, May 22, 1987.

Schroder, Mrs. Glenn (Freda). Interview with Don F. Adams. Lincoln City, Indiana, November 20, 1986.

Stein, Elmer F. Interview with author. Lincoln City, Indiana, July 9, 1985.

Taylor, Hilda. Interview with author. Lincoln City, Indiana, July 10, 1985.

Secondary Sources

Armstrong, Joseph D. "The Lincolns in Spencer County." n.p., n.d.

Baird, Charlotte N. "The Making of a Memorial," Rockport—Spencer County Sesquicentennial. n.p., n.d.

[Bishop, Richard E.] "Architect's Report to the Indiana Lincoln Union, Executive Committee." Typescript. Indianapolis: Indiana Lincoln Union, 1944.

Bishop, Richard E. The Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial. Indianapolis: Indiana Lincoln Union, 1944.

[Brown, Paul V.] The Indiana Lincoln Memorial in Spencer County, Indiana, Guarding the Grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln and the Site of the Cabin that was Abraham Lincoln's Hoosier Home from his Seventh to his Twenty-First Year. Indianapolis: Indiana Lincoln Union, 1938.

Daniels, E. H. "Indiana's Lincoln Memorial," The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly 2, No. 5 (March 1943) :221—225.

Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association. "Quality of Play and Production Committee, Statement of Purpose and Guidelines." Draft. n.p., [1985].

Gray, Ralph. "Vacation Tour Through Lincoln Land." National Geographic 101, no. 2 (February 1952) :141—184.

Hartke, Vance. "Young Abe Lincoln was a Hoosier: How the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial became Indiana's First National Park Service Area." Pamphlet. Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

Lindsey, U. S., and C. T. Baker. Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln City, Indiana. Tell City, Indiana: News Publishing Co. [1931].

Ehrmann, Bess V. The Missing Chapter in the Life of Abraham Lincoln. Chicago: Walter M. Hill, Publisher, 1938.

Frederick, Robert Allen. "Colonel Richard Lieber, Conservationist and Park Builder: The Indiana Years." Doctoral dissertation. Bloomington: Indiana University, 1960.

Patterson, Carolyn Bennett. "Our Land Through Lincoln's Eyes." National Geographic 117, no. 2 (February 1960) :243—277.