LeBeau Special Collections
The University of Saint Mary Keleher Learning Commons is proud to share with the public the LeBeau Special Collections, an esteemed and historic archive, made up of the Bernard H. Hall Abraham Lincoln Collection and the John & Mary Craig Scripture Collection.
The Lincoln Collection
The Bernard H. Hall Abraham Lincoln Collection contains more than 10,000 items and
memorabilia, including several rare and original items such as:+ One of the 14 known original copies of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
+ One of two known letters written by Mrs. Lincoln and co-signed by Lincoln.
+ One of Lincoln's last messages to his wife – a telegram from Grant's headquarters sharing with her news of the imminent end of the Civil War and bloodshed.
+ A lock of hair purportedly taken from Lincoln's head at the time of his death
The Scripture Collection
The Sir John and Mary Craig Scripture Collection consists of more than 2,000 remarkable
cataloged items, including:+ 45 single-leaf manuscripts dating from the 12th century.
+ 9 books of exegesis, philosophy, and theology, and eight completed Bibles printed before 1501.
+ The first English translation of the Latin Vulgate: the Rheims New Testament of 1582 and the two-volume Douai Old Testament of 1609-10.
+ The first American edition of the Doway-Rheims Bible published in Philadelphia in 1790.
Tour the Collections
Both collections are available to view for free during normal business operating hours.
To make an appointment to tour any of the University of Saint Mary collections, please
call the Keleher Learning Commons at 913-758-6306.