Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.); Berea College--History; African Americans--Education--Kentucky
This dissertation examines the history of Berea College in Kentucky. Founded before the Civil War, it was a small, private southern college that educated blacks, whites, women and men equally, an early model of cooperation and social harmony. Its...
Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 1809-1877; Slavery--Southern States--Justification; Southern States--Intellectual life--19th century; Secession--Southern States
This thesis explores the life and career of Albert Taylor Bledsoe, a conservative Whig intellectual and proslavery theorist. It seeks to understand an apparent contradiction in Bledsoe's public comments regarding slavery and secession. Bledsoe...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Log cabins; Monuments & memorials
Replica of the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The original cabin was mostly destroyed, but a replica, built from some of the original salvaged materials, stands within the Lincoln Memorial at the Abraham Lincoln...
African Americans; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Social conditions; African American social workers; African American educators; African American college teachers; Segregation in education; Civil rights leaders; Lincoln Institute...
Oral history interview with Eleanor Young Love, conducted on October 2, 1978 by Kenneth Chumbley. Dr. Love was a U of L professor and administrator, and sister of civil rights leader Whitney Young, Jr. Dr. Love discusses her parents, Laura and...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Springs
Lincoln spring on Lincoln farm in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Text on back: "Lincoln spring at birthplace of Abraham Lincoln." A warning sign against despoiling the spring is posted. The spring is in a caved in area in the rocky hillside and...
Historic sites; Buildings; Monuments & memorials; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Memorial Building at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site near Hodgenville, Kentucky. The memorial is a stately neoclassical building reached by a series of stairs. It houses a replica of the log cabin in which President Abraham...
Lincoln Marriage Temple holding the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln's parents were married in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. A brick building with few windows, and a steeple, near large trees. On back of image: "Harrodsburg - Memorial bldg which...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials
Lincoln Shrine. A close-up photograph with people on the porch, showing large size of the Lincoln Shrine compared to the visitors. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic...
Historic sites; Buildings; Dwellings; Log cabins; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln family cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Log cabin with cracks filled, with one and two story sections connected perpendicularly and with glass sectional windows. Text on back "Cabin at entrance to Lincoln Farm, Hodgenville, Ky."...
Historic sites; Buildings; Dwellings; Log cabins; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln family cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. A young boy in breeches, shirt and cap stands on the sidewalk in front of the chain fence facing the doorway of Lincoln's log farm cabin. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is...
Historic sites; Buildings; Dwellings; Log cabins; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln family cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. A young man in suspenders lounges against the door to Lincoln's log farm cabin, behind the fence. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials
Lincoln Memorial Dedication. A very dense crowd, many in white hats, all around a United States flag. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site run by the National Park...
Historic sites; Monuments & memorials; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln statue in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He sits in a chair, his head slightly bowed, on a pedestal that says his last name. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site run...
Historic sites; Buildings; Dwellings; Log cabins; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln family cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Small log cabin with cracks filled and prominent side chimney. On display within a small chain fence, gravel and sidewalk. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham...
Historic sites; Buildings; Dwellings; Log cabins; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln family cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Alongside the log farm cabin, a man in white shirt and dark pants sits with elbows on knees, by the road on steps near a car. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Cemeteries
Old cemetery plot on Lincoln farm in Hodgenville, Kentucky. A man in light overalls and a man in a dark suit pose amid small tombstones and grass. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Log cabins; Monuments & memorials
Replica of the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The original cabin was mostly destroyed, but a replica, built from some of the original salvaged materials, stands within the Lincoln Memorial at the Abraham Lincoln...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Springs
Sinking Spring on Sinking Spring farm, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, in Hodgenville, Kentucky. One man sits in the grass in the foreground. Another man stands above the spring watching a third man who is stooped down over the spring water. The...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials
The Lincoln Memorial at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The memorial houses the replica of the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born.
Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.); African Americans; Students; Schools; Segregation in education; People
Several hundred students from the Lincoln Institute stand in a tight group and smile up at the camera. Two men in suits stand in the center of the front row. They are probably teachers or administrators of the Lincoln Institute. The children wear...
