[Portrait of Abraham Lincoln] by unknown artist, undated

Item — Item: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Northwestern University Library Painting and Artifact Collection contains paintings, prints, artifacts, sculptures, ceramics, and more that have been displayed within Deering and University Libraries. Items are mostly undated and were acquired individually by the library either for display or in some cases as part of an acquired collection over several decades.

Artifacts found here include items acquired through purchase or donation intended to be decorative in nature for Deering Library’s early years, in the 1930s-1940s. Many of these items were eventually displayed in the reading room of the McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives, prior to being housed for preservation.

Dates

undated

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access to items in this collection may be impacted by their condition. Review of materials by preservation staff is required prior to use.

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days' advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.