The Lincoln Financial Foundation has determined that the extensive Lincoln collections formerly housed at the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, IN, would be awarded to the consortium from Indiana, with the collections being housed at the Allen County Public Library. http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/36025159.html The Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, IN closed this past summer.
The Indiana statewide consortium [...]
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December 12, 2008
Lincoln Financial Foundation Keeps Collection in Indiana
June 26, 2008
More News about DC Consortium Bid for Lincoln Artifacts
The New York Times and other news outlets have picked up on the story about the Lincoln Museum Collection’s future, as the due date for competitive proposals from various institutions was recently reached. President Lincoln’s Cottage, National Museum of American History, Ford’s Theater, and the Library of Congress submitted a single proposal as a consortium of institutions interested [...]
June 25, 2008
“Group Hopes to Bring Lincoln Collection to Washington”
The Washington Post published an article today about the efforts of President Lincoln’s Cottage, Library of Congress, National Museum of American History, and Ford’s Theater to bring The Lincoln Financial collection to Washington, D.C. The collection is currently housed at The Lincoln Museum, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which will close its doors June 30, 2008.
“Group [...]
