Abraham Lincoln's Papers
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Springfield, Illinois, from January 19-25, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
The Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum houses some of the most influential documents of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. Illinois State Historian and Director of… read more
The Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum houses some of the most influential documents of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. Illinois State Historian and Director of Research and Collections Sam Wheeler shared the stories behind some of Lincoln’s most famous words.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Springfield, Illinois, from January 19-25, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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