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States that recent discoveries among the files of Illinois courthouses have put to rest the notion that Abraham Lincoln's legal career consisted solely of petty and morally correct civil cases. Details of a project called `The Lincoln Legal Papers: A Documentary History of the Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln, 1836-1861.'

Focuses on the search for documents associated with former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln initiated by the staff at the Papers of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. Goal of the project.

Characterizes former U.S. president Andrew Jackson through a description of his estate in Tennessee. Personal background; Career highlights; History behind the wallpaper adorning the hall of the house.

The article offers news briefs related to American history. A collection of papers of former U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis have been released by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) pilot Francis Gary Powers was awarded a posthumous Silver Star by the U.S. Air Force. The Pez candy company has plans to issue a series of candy dispensers that depict U.S. presidents.

An interview with The Papers of Abraham Lincoln Project director Daniel Stowell is presented. He describes the scope of the project and the cooperation of the state of Illinois and the organization the Abraham Lincoln Association, the process of searching of Lincoln documents, particularly at the U.S. Library of Congress, and funding for the project via grants, notably from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the U.S. National Historical Publications and Records Commission.