Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum News


	For Immediate Release: May 1, 2009	Contact: Daniel Stowell (217) 785-9131
	Papers of Abraham Lincoln Project wins "Book of the Year" award Springfield, IL — The Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS) has presented its 2009 "Book of the Year" award to the editorial staff of The Papers of Abraham Lincoln project in recognition of the four-volume The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: Legal Documents and Cases, published in 2008 by the University of Virginia Press. The award was presented April 25 in Springfield. "This set represents publishing at its best – professionally done, competently produced, and a scholarly labor of love," said ISHS Awards chair Russell Lewis, executive vice president of the Chicago History Museum. "These volumes are not only extremely relevant to the state of Illinois, but they are especially welcome work in the Lincoln bicentennial year. The editors' introduction will stand as the definitive statement about the project and Lincoln's law practice, and the decision to assemble in the volume court cases that represent his geographical journey along the circuit is nothing short of ingenious. Meticulous, comprehensive, and powerful, this work is most deserving of the award." In addition, the ISHS recognized The Papers of Abraham Lincoln's newsletter, "Lincoln Editor: The Quarterly Newsletter of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln," edited by Stacy Pratt McDermott The Papers of Abraham Lincoln is a project of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Association serve as the project's cosponsors. Visit www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org for more information. ###