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she is a professor at towson university but also a distinguished, recognized presidential historian and also author. and we'll hear -- she'll sum it all up for us. we'll hear from her in just a second. let me recognize dr. thomas schwartz, again, the illinois state historian and with the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum. welcome, sir. you're recognized. >> tank you. chairman mica, chairman issa, members of the committee, i thank you for the opportunity to testify on the mission and future direction of presidential libraries. my comments will focus on the abraham lincoln presidential museum and possible areas for further collaboration. he declared if we could first know where we are and whether we are tending, we could then better judge what to do and how to do it. the an ham lincoln presidential brary was created in 1889 as the illinois state historical library. its mission was to collect the written history of the state of illinois, an effort that l to sizable holdings concerning its favorite son, abraham lincoln. discussions since the 1980s and how to build a new facili