The Donald P. Dow Collection of Lincolniana Auction (1/24/2015)

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I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Dow and his wife at Surratt House several times nearly forty years ago. Very nice - and very rich - Texans. We have a matted and framed photo of and letter about Tom Taylor (who wrote Our American Cousin) that he donated to us at that time. It hung in our "second" library (we've actually expanded three times so far) until the research center was created in a third building here. The second library became two offices, and there wasn't space in the new center for this large a framed piece. It is now safely in storage.