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INTRODUCTION
Lincoln North: The Virtual Exhibit is based upon
an exhibition of highlights selected from the
Joseph N. Nathason Collection of Licolniana that
is currently on display in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex,
McGill University Libraries. The exhibition runs from February
12 to April 12, 2002. The Nathanson collection is housed in
the Rare Books and Special Collections Division. The exhibition
curator, Dr. Kathleen Toomey's exhibition text is available online
and accompanies the items on display in this virtual exhibit.
As Dr. Toomey notes in her printed catalogue:
"Although the exhibit will appeal to the public in general, I have
selected items which I hope will appeal to the youth of the
University and Montreal educational institutions in particular. It is one thing to
read about slavery, it is another to see actual posters advertising
for slaves or posting rewards for
fugitives
."
For Canadian visitors to this site the Nathanson collection will stimulate
interest in the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. As for our American
visitors, in particular, we take pride in sharing with you one collector's
passion for the 16th President of the United States.
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