Actually, Yes, It *Is* a Discovery If You Find Something in an Archive That No One Knew Was There
The researcher responsible for digging a report of Lincoln out of an archive responds to a recent Atlantic essay about her find.
Helena Iles Papaioannou
Helena Iles Papaioannou is a research assistant for The Papers of Abraham Lincoln, a long-term project dedicated to identifying, imaging, and publishing all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln. Papaioannou holds a BA in history from Lancaster University in England and an MA in history and an MLS from the University of Maryland.