Scope and Contents Charles W. Moores (1862–1923) was a life-long Lincoln scholar and collector. He began his study of Lincoln at a time when many of Lincoln’s friends and foes, neighbors, and associates were still alive. Moores published several works about Lincoln, most notably an address read first before the meeting of the American Bar Association in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on September 1, 1910. This address was subsequently published in the American Law Review and as a separate printing. The collection...

Abstract

This collection contains rough drafts, notes, and a final draft of “Christopher Columbus Admiral of the Ocean Sea,” written by Charles W. Moores. This book was later renamed “The Life of Christopher Columbus for Boys and Girls.”