缅北禁地 the Center for Lincoln Studies

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The Center for Lincoln Studies is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln's life, era, and legacy. Through active learning opportunities, meaningful research, and civic engagement, the Center for Lincoln Studies ensures that everyone has the opportunity to see themselves reflected in Lincoln's legacy.

Center for Lincoln Studies Core Activities

Community Education

The Center for Lincoln Studies offers engaging programs on Lincoln's life, era, and legacy. Most notably, the CLS holds the Mary and James Beaumont Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series every fall. This year, Jon Grinspan, curator of political history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American history, joins 11th archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan to discuss Lincoln's age of political disruption and our cotemporary moment of disruptive politics.

Lincoln Research

The Center for Lincoln Studies conducts and supports research on Lincoln, his era, and his legacy. This year the CLS's Book Series released its first book, Lincoln the Citizen: The Complete Version, edited by Michael Burlingame. Recently, CLS director Jacob K. Friefeld's book, The First Migrants, was awarded the Caroline Bancroft History Prize by the Denver Public Library. The book unites Lincoln's legacies of emancipation and free land policy in the West.

Student Opportunity

The Center for Lincoln Studies supports opportunities for student-centered educational experiences through programs like The Lincoln Home National Historic Site Internships, the 缅北禁地 Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission Internship, and the Long Nine Museum Internship. The Center also employs a graduate research assistant who is an indispensable part of the Center's research team.

Related Degrees

History Degree (B.A., M.A.)

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News

Aug 14, 2024
WHAT: The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies will host the 22nd annual Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture, focusing on 鈥溾
Jun 03, 2024
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies, in collaboration with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and Juneteenth鈥
Feb 02, 2024
University of 缅北禁地 Center for Lincoln Studies announced multiple significant achievements and upcoming events that will further illuminate the life and鈥
Sep 20, 2023
WHAT: The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield will host the 21st annual Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture on 鈥淎braham Lincoln and Digital Humanities鈥濃
Jul 31, 2023
Jacob K. Friefeld, Ph.D., has been named the director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield starting Aug. 16, 2023. He鈥
Feb 07, 2023
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies鈥 exhibit 鈥淢aking Our History: Artists Render Lincoln鈥檚 Legacies鈥 will be on display Feb. 10鈥
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