Ford Theatre box wallpaper fragment, approximately 1865
Scope and Contents
Wall paper sample, framed and inscribed.
Handwritten inscription reads: A piece of paperhangings detached from the box in which our President was assassinated. F.L. President Lincoln.
On verso: Presented by Dr. Francis L(illegible). New York.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1865
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use, with the signing of the Reader's Registration form.
Use and Copyright
This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.
Extent
1 item (1 box) ; 29 x 24 cm
Language of Materials
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
Physical Description
Wallpaper fragment, 5 x 6 cm, mounted under glass and framed, 28 x 24 cm.
Gilt paint on frame flaking. Otherwise in good condition.
Subject
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Person)
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination (Person)
- Ford’s Theatre (Washington, D.C.) (Organization)
- Title
- Ford Theatre box wallpaper fragment, approximately 1865
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa Kunz
- Date
- 2022-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu