Eugene G. Boss Collection of Lincolniana
Collection
Identifier: GTM-560901
The Eugene G. Boss Collection of Lincolniana contains ephemera about Abraham Lincoln. The collection includes engravings, prints, letters, photographs, objects, newspaper clippings, and books. The documents focus on Lincoln's political career. Some original letters signed by Lincoln were transferred to the Presidential Autographs collection, a separate manuscripts collection.
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Eugene G. Boss was a collector of documents related to the life of Abraham Lincoln. According to the 1940 census, Boss was born around 1899. Boss received three degrees from Georgetown University: a B.S.M. in 1921, an M.D. in 1923, and an M.S. in 1932. He completed his internship at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut and Boston City Hospital. Boss worked for a long time as a medical doctor in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was certified by the American Board of Opthamology and was a member of the American College of Surgeons. Boss won the Distinguished Service Award from Springfield Hospital Medical Center honoring his forty years of service. In addition, he was awarded the 175th Medal of Honor from Georgetown University. He was married to Mrs. Joanna Boss. Eugene G. Boss' son, Eugene G. Boss, Jr., received an M.D. from Georgetown University in 1949. Eugene Jr.'s wife Susan received a degree in Nursing from Georgetown University in 1950.
[Sources: curatorial file. Georgetown University Archives reference file entitled: "Eugene Boss"].
3.25 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
English
Gift of Eugene G. Boss, 1956 September
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository