1860 - Elected President

Resources for Teachers

• Cooper Union Speech   
• Lincoln's 1860 Presidential Campaign: Collection Connection for Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress 
• Lincoln's Farewell: American Treasures of the Library of Congress Memory Exhibition  
• Lincoln for President: American Treasures of the Library of Congress Top Treasures Exhibition
• Abraham Lincoln, The 1860 Election, and the Future of the American Union and Slavery.  This lesson plan by Edsitement will explore Abraham Lincoln's rise to political prominence during the debate over the future of American slavery.  

Resources for Students

• Today in History: February 27 Matthew Brady: Photograph taken by Matthew Brady of presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln.  

Library of Congress Primary Sources

• President elect Abraham Lincoln, portrait of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect of the United States of America, with scenes and incidents in his life--phot. by P. Butler, Springfield, Ill.: Prints and Photographs 
• Campaign button with portrait of Abraham Lincoln and inscription "For President Abraham Lincoln": Prints and Photographs 
• Abraham Lincoln: President-elect: Prints and Photographs 
• Thomas A. Marshall and Jesse K. Dubois to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 19, 1860 (Telegram; notification of nomination: American Memory 
• Richard M. Corwine to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 30, 1860 (Presidential candidates with copy by Abraham Lincoln) (precedes original): American Memory 
• James E. Harvey to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, July 27, 1860 (New York political developments): American Memory 
• Caleb B. Smith to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, July 20, 1860 (Indiana politics): American Memory  
• William H. Fry to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, August 04, 1860 (Sends campaign pamphlet): American Memory 
• Benjamin C. Lundy to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, November 22, 1858 (1860 nomination with clipping): American Memory 
• George Sumner to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, October 16, 1860 (Campaign efforts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey): American Memory 
• George Ashmun to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, November 13, 1860 (Congratulations and political affairs): American Memory 

Other Resources

• American Presidency Project