Library to heal rifts among Lincoln scholars?

Here's an interesting review of our national Lincoln scholar problem and how the new Lincoln Library and Museum may heal the bitter spirit of contention:

If Lincoln scholars could choose which Lincoln quote best describes their world, it probably would not be "with malice toward none, with charity for all."

Indeed!

We previously covered this here and if you check out that post (and the article linked above), you'll understand that the Library and Museum are in the hands of one of the fighting factions, making reconciliation difficult.

Hat tip to Abraham Lincoln Online.

Postscript: Tim Reese says that Richard Norton Smith, the nominal head of the Library and Museum, appeared on CBS's Sunday Morning. When asked about Disneyfication of the facility, he answered that this was a case of snobs versus the people. Not a scholar-friendly position; gasoline on the fire, I would say.