Wigwam Warriors:
The Men Who Won Chicago
Digital Resources: Exploring Lincoln
Journal of American History: Lincoln on the Web
From the Journal of American History:
By the year of Lincoln’s bicentennial, it has become possible for scholars to read and search most of the major primary sources associated with his life and career online. All of Lincoln’s writings are now online, including materials previously unpublished in the Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln series but that are now being posted by the Papers of Abraham Lincoln. Most of his papers stored at the Library of Congress have been digitized and transcribed. There is an online version of the Congressional Globe, and several major newspapers and periodicals from the era are now accessible free, online.
There are also other types of sources available. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has posted his day-by-day calendar and keeps updating this invaluable reference source. The Abraham Lincoln Association has posted its scholarly journal and numerous other valuable secondary sources—all for free. The Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College has posted an expanded version of Michael Burlingame’s two volume biography, Abraham Lincoln: A Life (2008) that includes some text and extensive endnote material omitted from the printed edition. In 2009 several institutions have posted special exhibits that offer stunning visual images and other fascinating material from the Lincoln canon.
Quora: Understanding Lincoln
Posts about a new open online course called "Understanding Lincoln" from the House Divided Project at Dickinson College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. By Matthew Pinsker.
Storify: House Divided
Participants in "Understanding Lincoln" explore various relationships through readings and panel discussions. By the House Divided Project.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History:
Founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization devoted to the improvement of history education. The Institute has developed an array of programs for schools, teachers, and students that now operate in all fifty states, including a website that features more than 60,000 unique historical documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Each year the Institute offers support and resources to tens of thousands of teachers, and through them enhances the education of more than a million students. The Institute’s programs have been recognized by awards from the White House, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Organization of American Historians.
House Divided Project
From the House Divided Project:
The House Divided Project at Dickinson College aims to create resources for teachers and students that will help bring alive and explain the turbulent Civil War era in American history. Using Dickinson College as a both a window and a starting point, the House Divided Project hopes to find in the stories of thousands of individuals a way to help illustrate how the Civil War came, why it was fought so bitterly, and ultimately how the nation survived...Relying on an interdisciplinary team of professors, staff and students, we hope to bring together cutting-edge technology with the best customs of traditional historical scholarship.
The Lincoln Institute
From The Lincoln Institute:
The Lincoln Institute concentrates on providing support and assistance to scholars and groups involved in the study of the life of America’s 16th President and the impact he had on the preservation of the Union, the emancipation of black slaves, and the development of democratic principles which have found worldwide application.
The Lincoln Institute promotes the development and dissemination of printed materials, broadcast products, conferences and Internet resources on Mr. Lincoln. It encourages scholars to cooperate with one another and to contribute to the development of historical materials and the transcription of primary sources for both physical and virtual display. Wigwam Warriors: The Men Who Won Chicago, was especially aided by this affiliated site: Mr. Lincoln & Friends.
The work of The Lincoln Institute is founded by The Lehrman Institute.
Library of Congress
From the LOC:
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, a feature of the Library of Congress, was a tool used in Wigwam Warriors: The Men Who Won Chicago.