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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