This collection contains ephemera related to Abraham Lincoln. The content includes but is not limited to photographs and drawings of Lincoln and family, statues, toys related to the Civil War, Civil War Round Table memorabilia, and clippings related to collecting Lincoln ephemera.
Bust of Abraham Lincoln
Collection Overview
Dorothy Hall, a retired New York Telephone Employee, was an avid collector of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia. Featured in the Watertown Daily Times, Hall recounted her love of building her collection with her husband Kenneth Hall. Mr. Hall died in 1972 and Mrs. Hall continued her journey of collecting Lincoln and Civil War related ephemera, dedicating and entire room in her Copenhagen, NY home to Lincoln. Dorothy passed away in 1992 leaving her books and collectibles relating to Abraham Lincoln to St Lawrence University.