Van Norman, Clarendon, Jr., collector, Lincoln and Illinois Ephemera, 1865-1967 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Scope and Contents: Clarendon Van Norman, Jr., a musician and book dealer, donated this collection of Lincoln and Illinois ephemera to the Library in 2010. The collection includes materials related to Lincoln birthday celebrations, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana, Galesburg's Lincoln-Douglas Debate Celebration, Lincoln statuary, the Carl Sandburg birthplace, and the importance of Lorado Taft. The collection also includes several periodicals that feature articles about Lincoln.