Abraham Lincoln Collection at University of Saint Mary

Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, the University of Saint Mary began as a boarding school for young women (1859), then transitioned to a women's junior college (1923), and today is a fully accredited co-ed university. Visitors are welcome to visit the Keleher Learning Commons and the LeBeau Special Collections, which include the Bernard H. Hall Abraham Lincoln Collection and the Sir John and Mary Craig Scripture Collection. Guided tours of the collections are available by appointment.

The Bernard H. Hall Abraham Lincoln Collection: Containing 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

The Sir John and Mary Craig Scripture Collection: Consists of more than 2,000 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