Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Springfield, United States. Founded 2004.
- Type: Presidential
- City: Springfield
- Country: United States
- Founded: 2004
Overview
Opened in 2004 in Springfield, where Lincoln lived and practiced law for nearly twenty years, the institution combines a research library with one of the most visited presidential museums. Its holdings include Lincoln documents and artifacts, the papers of Illinois politicians, and collections supporting scholarship on the life of the sixteenth president.
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