The Audiovisual Collection is home to vast holdings of photographic negatives, print photographs, broadsides, audio and film recordings; including early photographs dating back to the 1840s to oral history interviews from the present day.
Highlights from the Audiovisual Collection include:
Photographs: More than 400,000 photographs that visually document Illinois' rich history including pre-statehood, Civil War, prominent families including Abraham Lincoln, labor and industries.
Broadsides: Over 5,000 broadside posters relating to general advertising to World War I and World War II propaganda material.
Audio and Film: Primarily consisting of over audiotapes and film relating to Illinois governors, but also include oral history interviews of Illinoisans.
Tools and Guides for Audiovisual Materials
Oral History Department
Audiovisual Material Finding Aids
Boys in Blue Database
Chronicling Illinois
Research Appointments
Collections must be used in the Reading Room. To make an appointment, contact the Audio Visual Department at (217) 524-6358, or email alplm.reference@illinois.gov Requests to view materials may be made in advance through Aeon, please visit our How to Access page for more information.
Reproduction of Images
To order an image, please submit a request through Aeon, our online ordering system. Please thoroughly review our Copyright Statement and Fee Schedule. Personal photographs may be taken in the Research Room, please review our Camera Policy.
Audio Visual
Audio Visual Album
Contact
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
217-524-6358
alplm.reference@illinois.gov