President Abraham Lincoln and His Wife, Mary Todd Lincoln

The United States is celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln (he was born February 12, 1809, the same day as Charles Darwin).  The Lincoln Bicentennial Commission web site has events listed for all 2009, plus much information about Lincoln and his family.  The Library of Congress, Smithsonian, and C-Span web sites—among many—also have information about Lincoln bicentennial exhibits and programs.

Comprehensive biographies of Lincoln are classed in 973.7092 Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861–1865—Persons (built with 973.7 Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861–1865    Civil War plus T1—092 Persons).  Examples are Lincoln and Lincoln: A Photobiography. 

Most biographies of President Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, are classed in the same number as President Lincoln’s biography, 973.7092.  Examples are Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography and Mrs. Lincoln: A Life.  The Manual entry for T1—092 Persons has a section entitled “Families and close associates of the famous”:

Class a history of the immediate or extended family of a famous person with the biography of that person if the work strongly emphasizes the famous person. The same rule applies to the biography of a single relative or close associate of a famous person.