"The Lincolns of Springfield, Illinois" Television Documentary was a project initiated by J. Michael Lennon, director of the Office of Public Affairs Communication (OPAC) in 1987 to record the restoration of the Lincoln Home.  "The Lincolns of Springfield" documented the restoration work and featured interviews with experts.  The goal of the hour-long documentary was to present for a general audience the details of the home's restoration and give insight to the homelife of the Lincolns. "The Lincolns of Springfield, Illinois" collection contains over 25 interviews conducted by Mike Lennon, rough drafts/scripts for the documentary, manuals of other historic homes and catalogs containing hardware from the 1860s, papers from the Annual Lincoln Colloquium (1986-88, 1990), and newsletters from Lincoln organizations.  Also included are programs for the reopening of the Lincoln home, articles on the Lincoln family and their home, photographs and postcards from the Todd home in Lexington, Kentucky, and six audiocassettes of interviews.  Of special interest are copies of blueprints of the Lincoln home from the late 19th century, copies of the letters found in the wall of the Lincoln home during restoration, and a copy of "Mr. Lincoln's Neighborhood:  A Self-Guiding Experience" by George L. Painter. The documentary was aired on PBS can be found in the Archives Audio and Video Collection - Call Number T-2911 and T-2603.