The Illinois History and Lincoln Collection has two bricks from Abraham Lincoln's house and has made them findable in the Library Catalog!

The Library has an extensive collection of work by and about Carl Sandberg. The Rare Book and Manuscript Library also has bronze cast of his face.

Also from the Illinois History and Lincoln Collection, this item is not the famous proclamation itself, but rather a limited edition china plate depicting Abraham Lincoln.

In case you were curious, the Rare Book and Manuscript Library has this collection of six red threads, ranging in length from 3-12cm, from the manuscript of H.G. Wells' Adventures of Tommy.

These two toy balls that flash red and blue when bounced are part of the Art and Architecture Library's collection.

Perhaps one of the most unusual listings in the library catalog, these leaves were collected from a mulberry tree (planted by John Milton) between 1894 and 1977.