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- ↑ Abraham Lincoln Institute Official homepage. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ↑ National Archives at College Park Hosts Lincoln Symposium March 29 National Archives, January 25, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ↑ Video: C-SPAN'S Lincoln 200 Years Programming Archived June 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine C-SPAN, 2008–2009. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ↑ Unpublished document: By-Laws of the Abraham Lincoln Institute
- ↑ Saint Vincent Lecture To Discuss Abraham Lincoln As Philosopher, Man Of Ideas Sept. 23 Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Saint Vincent College, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ↑ Lincoln Legal Papers Wins Book Award Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Lincoln Legal Brief, January – March 2001, Number 57. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
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- ↑ Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium Library of Congress, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
