Contents of Lincoln’s Pockets the Night He Died
Confessions of a Loyal Librarian
Redroom.com presents exclusive video of John Y. Cole, a historian of the Library of Congress and founding director of its Center for the Book. John has worked at the Library of Congress for more than 44 years. He will enlighten and amuse you with stories (like the Librarian of Congress who misplaced thousands of dollars in copyright fees) and secrets (such as paintings of naked football players you may not have noticed on the ceiling) about this important American institution.
In this episode John tells the amazing story of how the Library of Congress came to know that it had received the contents of Lincoln's pockets on the night he died.
About John
Librarian and historian John Y. Cole has served the Library of Congress since 1966. In 1976, Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstin named Cole chairman of a one-year Library of Congress Task Force on Goals, Organization, and Planning. When the Task Force's...
Treasures
The items that get tucked away for awhile and 'found again' are really treasures offering small adventures to keep librarians interested in their craft!
But what were the contents?
I would be very interested to know all of the exact contents of his wallet, including the subject matter of the newspaper clips Lincoln had about himself. Fascinating! Can you post that here or share a link to the list of contents? Thanks, Lecia
It makes me feel better that Lincoln,
like me, stuffed his glasses into his pockets. Thanks, John.
more on the contents, please
I too would like to know what the newspaper clippings say as well as what the other contents pertaining to his personal life are. Very interesting.
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