In the case of books, documents, and publications, the title is the published name. For other objects, title refers to the name of the object. Note that a number of objects in the Collection are “Untitled.”
The Lincoln Collection contains a wide variety of types of objects, therefore a wide variety of “makers” populate the Creator / Author data field. Some types of Creator / Author entries include individual or multiple authors and artists, organizations, publishing houses, photography studios, government agencies, and politicians.
If you know the exact identification number of an object in the Collection, you can enter it into either the simple search box or in the “Object ID #” field here in the advanced search tool. If it’s not entered exactly as it appears in the data record, you may see multiple results.
For books, documents, and publications, this refers to the city of publication. For other objects, it refers to the place where the object was created.
Format refers to the primary materials that an object is composed of, such as wood, metal, silver, cloth, etc. (Books, documents, serials, and other paper publications are categorized under “paper,” which makes up the majority of the Collection.)
The description field contains the long description and provenance (if it exists) of an object. It provides the most comprehensive, descriptive background of an object.
Use this field to search for a keyword about an object across all fields.
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This refers to the year that an object was created or published. The Lincoln Collection contains objects spanning four centuries (1700s – 2000s).
ISBN is the International Standard Book Number used to identify books. ISSN is the International Standard Serial Number used to identify periodicals. (Note that books published prior to 1970 do not have ISBNs.)
Series refers to the name of a group of items, each with its own title, also bearing a collective title for the group as a whole.
For publications and books, the publisher field contains the name of the publisher(s), the city / cities of publication, and often the year of publication.