Living Room

Friends and family were entertained in this room, with Carl playing folk music on his guitar and singing, or sharing stories. His daughter Margaret often joined in on the piano. The walls are adorned with photographs by Edward Steichen, Mrs. Sandburg’s brother, and of course Sandburg’s books. An entire boxcar was filled with the 14,000 books Sandburg brought with him from Michigan.  

Not one to point out his own accomplishments, he stored his Presidential Medal of Freedom, his medal from the King of Sweden and his honorary doctorate degrees in a glass cabinet in the corner.