Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition at the Library of Congress
February 17, 2009
From the press release:
“With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition” opens at the Library of Congress on Feb. 12, 2009, in celebration of the 200th birthday of America’s 16th president, offering the public the opportunity to view rarely seen treasures from the Library’s collections….
The exhibition will include the Lincoln family Bible, a caned chair from the Lincoln and Herndon Law Office on loan from the Union Pacific Railroad Museum, daguerreotype photographs of the Lincoln family and the contents of Lincoln’s pockets on the night he was assassinated. A seldom-seen exchange of letters during the 1860 presidential campaign between the Republican candidate and Miss Grace Bedell concerning the possible benefits of his growing a beard will be loaned to the exhibition from the Benjamin Shapell Family Manuscript Foundation and the Detroit Public Library. Aspiring poets will enjoy Lincoln’s early attempts at this difficult art form, as well as Walt Whitman’s Civil War diary and verse.
Washington Antiquarian Book Fair, March 6 & 7, 2009
January 20, 2009
Browse through rare and antiquarian books the “old fashioned way” at the Washington Antiquarian Book Fair.
Rare Books, Maps, Prints, Autographs and More — Presented by 75 Distinguished Dealers
Find something unique to decorate your dorm room with!
Times:
Friday, March 6:
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
$14 for opening night reception and both days
Saturday, March 7:
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
$8 for Saturday only
Location:
Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge
(spitting distance from the Rosslyn Metro stop)
1900 North Fort Myer Drive
Arlington, VA 22209.
Phone: 703/807-2000
