The War of 1812 in the Collections of the Lilly Library
About the Exhibition
Developed for the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the War of 1812, this web site provides an overview of the war, outlining the major military conflicts as well as the principal causes and outcomes of the war, through fully digitized books, broadsides, prints, maps, correspondence, log books, legal documents, diaries, speeches, letter copybooks, orderly books, and receipts.
Curators
Erika Dowell
Executive Associate Director, Lilly Library and Curator of Modern Manuscripts