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NARA to Host Lincoln Symposium in College Park, MD, March 20
Press Release · Thursday, March 4, 2010

Washington, DC

Thirteenth annual symposium to focus on "The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship"

The ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ hosts a daylong symposium, The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship, on Saturday, March 20, 2010, from 9 a.m.–6 p.m., at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at College Park, MD. The symposium will provide historical insight into some of the most critically important facets of Lincoln’s Presidency. Archivist David S. Ferriero will provide opening remarks.

The ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at College Park, MD, is located at 8601 Adelphi Road, and is fully accessible. See directions.

The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship sessions include:

• When Booth Gave Lincoln Roses - Terry Alford, professor of history, Northern Virginia Community College–Annandale
   
• Reading with Lincoln - Robert C. Bray, R. Forest Colwell Professor of American Literature, Illinois Wesleyan University
   
• Robert Todd Lincoln: First Son, Presidential Confidant, and Civil War Soldier - Jason Emerson, independent historian and freelance writer
   
• Lincoln’s Growth and America’s - William W. Freehling, Singletary Professor of the Humanities Emeritus, University of Kentucky
   
• Lincoln as a Naval War Leader - Craig L. Symonds, professor emeritus, United States Naval Academy

The Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Award and the Nicolay-Hay Award will be presented at the symposium.

This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Register [http://www.lincoln-institute.org/register.php]; by e-mail ceva@loc.gov; or mail; Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc., c/o Clark Evans, General Secretary, Abraham Lincoln Institute, 94 Cumberland Court, Frederick, MD 21702; or, phone 202-707-2017. Please provide contact information for each registrant, including e-mail and postal addresses and phone number.

The 13th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium is generously supported and presented in partnership with the Foundation for the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ and the Abraham Lincoln Institute of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc.

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For press information, contact the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Public Affairs staff at 202-357-5300.

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