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Charles H. Coleman Collection CONTAINER LIST EIU University Archives Booth Library Charles H. Coleman Collection CONTAINER LIST EIU University Archives Booth Library Box 1: U.S. History Folders: 1—New France to 1748—1930-31 2—French and Indian Wars—1749-1764 3—U.S. History Bibliography—1924-1938 4—Pre-Columbian Indians Misc.—1926-1940 5—Pre-Columbian Norse—1932-1949 6—Discovery and Exploration—1926-1954 7—Colonial Architecture 8—Colonial Education and Publications—1929-30 9—Colonial Society—1925-1940 10—Quarrel with England—1753-1775—1921-1941 11—Constitutional Movement—1754-1739—1936-1953 12—Constitutional Amendments—1927-1954 13—Outbreak of the Revolution—1775-1776—1925-1956 15—Revolution through Burgoyne'a surrender—1922-1951 16—The Navy in the Revolution--1524-1951 17—Revolution—Foreign Aid—1925-1934 18—Revolution—Saratoga to Yorktown--1926-1934 19—Revolution—Conquest for the Northwest—1929 20—Peace Treaty—1782-1783—1930-31 21—The U.S. under the Articles of Confederation—1926-1936 22—The State of Franklin, 1784—1930-32 23—The Northwest Territory—1939 24—Federal Constitution—General—1926-1938 25—Social Development, 1789-1820—1927-1939 26—Washington's Administration—1930-39 27—John Adam's Administration—1931 28—Jefferson's Administration—1927-1942 29—Spanish-American Revolt—1926-1930 30—Louisiana Purchase—1926-1953 31—Quarrel with England and France—1935 32—The War of 1812—1926-1956 33—The War of 1812—Navy—1931-38 34—Administration of John Quincy Adams—1929-1931 35—Bailey's The American Pageant Map 36—Western Development, 1320-1360—1929-1933 37—Social and Economic Movements, 1820-1860—1931-1945 38—Educational & Humanitarian Development—1820-1860—1929-31 39—Monroe's Administration—1921-1949 40—The Monroe Doctrine—1928-1943 41—National Nominating Conventions—1932 42—Jackson's First Administration—1931-34 43— Jackson’s Second Administration—1929-1959 44—The Texas Revolution—1929-1949 45—Political Chronology—1845-1377 46—Thomas A. Marshall—1958 47—Election of 1848 in the South—Notes 48—“Relations with Spain over Cuba,” 1848-1898—1932 49—“Slavery in a Free Republic” 50 —Slavery—1927-29 51—Anti-Slavery Agitation—1931-34 52—Mexican War—1928-1956 co—Polk s Administration—1930—1949 Box 2: U.S. History Folders: 1—Abolitionism—1947-1950 2—Compromise of 1850 —1927 3—Political Movements—1850-1854—1926 4—Economic History—1850-1875 5—Sectional Struggle—1854-1857—1921-1932 6—Overseas Slave Trade—1855-1861—paper—1930 7—Dred Scott Case—1957 8—Indian Relations since 1860—1926-1940 9—Railroad Development since 1860—1930-38 10—Campaign of 1860—1931-36 11—Outbreak of the Civil War—1955-1961 12—Civil War—Enlistments and drafts—1929-1941 13—Civil War—Western Campaigns—1926-1953 14—Civil War—Naval Operations—1931-35 15—Civil War—Misc.—1925-1954 16—Confederate Naval Operations—1928-1942 17—Civil Affairs during the Civil War—1938-39 18— Civil War Prisoners—1930 19—Relations with Great Britain during the Civil War—1925-28 20—Article about Catholics in the Civil War—1961 21—The end of the Civil War—1944 22—Guernsey Times—1863 23—“The Position of the Democratic Party, 1865-66”—1929 24—Conditions of the Frontier—1865-1890—1926-1931 25—Inventions since 1865 25—Social Development since 1865—1929-1938 27—Social and Economic History—1865-1890—1930 28—Financial, Economic & Diplomatic History—1865-1878—1929-1947 29—Foreign Relations—1865-1869—1930 30—Western Development—1855-1890—1930-1945 31—Labor Problems—1855-1900—1930-36 32—Campaign of 1868—1930-32 33—Trial of President Johnson 34—Southern Reconstruction—1932-38 35—National Reconstruction—1865-1868—1928-1937 36—National Reconstruction—1869-1876—1921-1937 37—Temperance Movement—1930 38—Agrarian Discontent—1875-1900—1930-34 39—Election of 1876-1877—1927 40—Political History—1877-1888—1930-1943 41—Political History—1877-1888—1929-1937 42—Foreign Relations—1880-1895—1924-1939 43—Campaign of 1896—1929-31 44—Diplomatic Relations—1896-1905—1936-1945 45—Supreme Court Cases—Reconstruction Period 46— The Old South—1925-1934 47—Secession and Fort Sumpter—1925-1936 48—The Mormons and Utah—1930-31 49—California Gold Rush—1929-1951 50—Monopolies—1930 51—Transportation—1922-1946 52—The Yankee World 53—The Washington Star's First 100 Years—1952 54—Bible Advertisement—19th Century 55—Spanish-American War—1398-1902—1931-1940 56—Panama Canal—1900s—1924-1931 57—Mexico's Revolution and the U.S.—1922 58—"War with Spain—Inefficiencies of War Department"—1928 59—Cuba and the Philippines—1938-1942 60—MCTT Mimeographs Box 3: U.S. History Folders: 1—Roosevelt and Taft—Administrations—1929-1947 2—Wilson Administration in the War—1930-1956 3—World War Origins—1928-1958 4—U.S. and the War, Period of Neutrality—1914-1917—1929-1939 5—World War—general—1930-1940 6—World War—Domestic Affairs—1917-1918—1938 7—World War—Propaganda and Secret Service—1930-31 8—World War—Naval Operations—1929-1936 9—A.E.F. Combat Operations-1927-1939 10—World War—Pictures—1929—1942 11—Foreign Relations—Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations—1928-1948 12—Domestic Affairs—1918-1921—1931-34 13—World War—Peace Negotiations—1937 14—World War—end of the war—1929-1934 15—Harding Administration—1927 16— Coolidge Administration—1928-1939 17—1928 Campaign—1928-30 18—Hoover Administration—General—1329-1940 19—1932 Campaign—1932-33 20—The U.S. and the World Crisis—1932-1941—chronology 21—1936 Campaign—1936-38 22—1940 Campaign—1940 23—Peace Plans—1943-44 24—Map of 28th Air Raid District—1943 25—Election of 1948—1948 26—The New York Times, “Official Record of the Yalta Conference,” 3/17/1955 27—Germany Surrenders Unconditionally—1945 28— Campaign of 1952—1952 29—1952 30—Republican Campaign—1952—1952 31—1952 32—Bricker Amendment—1953—1953-54 33—“School Segregation Case, 1954”—1954 34—1956 35—U.S. History—General and Misc.—1928-1947 36—Settlement of Maryland—1926-1931 37—Settlement of Massachusetts Bay—1926-1954 38—Settlement of Plymouth—1925-1956 39—Settlement of Virginia—1926-1957 40—Pennsylvania Colony—1926-29 41—New Netherlands—1926-1938 42—Colonial Development—1926-27 43—Religious unrest in New England—1926-1949 44—Pequat War 45—Trade and Navigation Laws Binder—The Truman Memoira—1953-56 Box 4: Abraham Lincoln Folders: 1—Macon County—1830-1831—1943-1958 2—“Environs of Lincoln’s Youth” 3—The Lincolns in Indiana—1950-1963 4—The Lincolns in Indiana 5—New Salem—1330-1959 6—New Salem and Lincoln 7—“Lincoln at New Salem”—1957 8—New Salem—1930 9—New Salem—1946-1955 10—New Salem—1951-53 11—Black Hawk War—1931-1958 12—1837—1952-58 13—1938—1944-1955 14—Lincoln in the Legislature—1958 15—1842—1956-58 16—Law Practice in Coles County—1943-49 17—Matson Slave Case—1936-1952 18—1848—1957-58 19—1349—1930-1958 20—1850—1952 21—1852 22—1853—1942-1959 23—1854—1935-1954 24—1855—1940-1958 25—1856 Campaign—1956 28—1857—1934-1957 27—Lincoln the Politician 28—“How Medill Became an Ally of Abe Lincoln”—1959 29—The Great Debates—1956-53 30—Debates with Douglas—1933-1958 31—Ottawa Debate—August 21, 1858—1952-58 32—Freeport Debate—August 27, 1858—1956-58 33—Jonesboro Debate—September 15, 1858 34—The Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Charleston, Illinois, September 18, 1858—1957-1963 35—Charleston Debate—1924-1958 36—Charleston Debate—1952 37—“Personalities of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates”—1952 38—Galesburg Debate—October 7, 1858—1958 39—Quincy Debate—October 13, 1858 40—Alton Debate—October 15, 1858—1958 41—Pictures of Abraham Lincoln—debates—1932-1956 42—1858—1958 43—1859—1946-1954 44—“The Republican Nomination of Abraham Lincoln in 1860”—1957 45—1860 Campaign—1956-57 46—“Did Abraham Lincoln Receive the German Vote?”—1942 47—Election of Lincoln—1932-1955 48—Lincolns in Coles County—1952 49—Last Visit to Coles County—1861—1950-1961 50—Moore House Marker—1954-55 51—Negatives of Log Cabin, Photo of T. Marshall 52—Presidency—1861—1925-1959 53—Presidency—1862—1952-59 54—Presidency—1863—1949-1959 55—President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation—1945 56—Gettysburg Address—1938-1959 57—Gettysburg Address—1949 58—1864 Campaign—1952 59—Presidency—1864—1948-1953 60—Presidency—1865—1945-1959 61—Presidency—Misc.—1951-1965 62—“Lincoln’s Absences from Washington”—1959 63—“Lincoln in Philately”—1961 64—“Lincoln’s Search for a Winning General,” by John C. Gibson—1959 65—Lincoln and Labor 66—Lincoln and Religion—1951-1959 67—Lincoln—1957 68—Lincoln—Misc.—1931 69—Lincoln—Misc.—1952-1960 70—Lincoln—Misc.—1947-1959 71—Lincoln—Misc.—1948-1960 Box 5: Abraham Lincoln Folders: 1—Lincoln—Misc.—1930-1967 2—Lincoln—Misc.—Newspaper Clippings—1964-1977 3—Lincoln—Misc.—Information about books on Lincoln 4—Photo of Lincoln, Reproduction of Washington and Lincoln 5—Assassination—1931-1963 6—Funeral—1937-1959 7—Lincoln's Tomb—1954-57 8—Lincoln after death—pictures—1941 9—Assassination Trial—John Wilkes Booth—1930-1965 10—Lincoln Chronology—1953-57 11—Lincoln Genealogy—1958 12—Ann Rutledge—1952-53 13—The Lincoln Debater 14—Shiloh Cemetery 15—Shiloh Cemetery—pictures, Old and New Monuments 16—Springfield and Lincoln 17—Springfield—Lincoln Home—1938-1959 18—Lincoln’s Springfield: A Guide Book and Brief History—1938-1955 19—Springfield—1931-1956 20—Lincoln Park—1946-1958 21—Coles County Tour—1953 22—Mary Todd Lincoln—1937-1959 23—Robert Todd Lincoln—1947-1959 24—Tad Lincoln—1939-1958 25—Lincoln and Chicago—1934-1952 26—Correspondence—Coleman's Research-Lincoln—1949-1957 27—Thomas Lincoln—1952-58 28—Thomas Lincoln—1956-1960 29—Thomas Lincoln—Misc.—1951-59 30—Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission—1958-59 32—Hand drawn map of “Points of Lincoln Interest,” Charleston 33—Lincoln-Douglas Debate Centennial, 1858-1958--195S 34—“Our Brothers”—1958 35—Note cards--Lincoln 36—“A Lincoln Bibliography”—by Coleman—1952 37—Lincoln Bibliography—April 1952—1952-55 38—Lincoln Bibliography—1957 39—Lincoln Bibliography—September 1957 40—Notes for Lincoln Speeches—1953 41—Notes from “Our Increasing Knowledge about Lincoln”—1952 42—Lincoln Courses—1959 43—Lincoln History Courses—1959 44—“Spelling Bothered Lincoln Too,”—Coleman—1954-57 45—Herndon-Weik Photostats 46—Barton Collection, Chicago 47—Bronze Tablet for the Linder Building—1953 48—O.B.
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