Douglas Wilson, co-director of the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College,
will present a free, public lecture, "The Literary Lincoln," at 4 p.m., Friday,
Jan. 8, 1999 in the Common Room of Old Main. The talk will explore Abraham
Lincoln's affinity for literature, particularly poetry.Wilson is the author of two widely acclaimed books, Lincoln Before Washington: New Perspectives on the Illinois Years and Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln. He co-founded the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College in 1998 with Rodney Davis, Szold Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History. Together, they edited Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews and Statements about Abraham Lincoln, which received the first book award of the Abraham Lincoln Institute. Wilson, who is the George Appleton Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of English, taught at Knox from 1961 to 1997 and was the director of Seymour Library from 1972 to 1991. Most recently, he served as the founding director of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. He is a graduate of Doane College and received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1837, Knox is an independent, four-year, liberal arts college, located in Galesburg, Illinois, with 1,100 students from 42 states and 33 nations. Knox's "Old Main," a National Historic Landmark, is the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates. -end- |