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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:00 pm ET


LINCOLN'S REFUSAL TO PARDON NATHANIEL GORDON

Explore a document by Abraham Lincoln refusing to pardon a slave trader.

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Thursday, February 8, 2024


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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET


STEVEN HAHN, NYU

Forging America: Volume One and Volume Two

Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET


ALLEN C. GUELZO, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment

Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET


DIEGO JAVIER LUIS, TUFTS UNIVERSITY

The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History




OUR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

In 1991, Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman embarked on a mission to create one of
the most important repositories of historical American documents in the country.
Today, the Gilder Lehrman Collection contains 85,000+ items documenting the
political, social, and economic history of the United States.

Our catalog is free to search. K–12 students, K–12 educators, and parents can
access a selection of 7,800+ full-sized images for free. Others can purchase an
annual History Resources subscription for $25.
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 * We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first
   draft of the US Constitution

 * Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like
   the poet Phillis Wheatley.

 * Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department
   recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).

 * In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign
   button for Lyndon Johnson.

 * Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of
   a female pilot in the 1910s.

 * Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like this
   note by Frederick Douglass.

 * We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first
   draft of the US Constitution

 * Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like
   the poet Phillis Wheatley.

 * Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department
   recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).

 * In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign
   button for Lyndon Johnson.

 * Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of
   a female pilot in the 1910s.

 * Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like this
   note by Frederick Douglass.

 * We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first
   draft of the US Constitution

 * Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like
   the poet Phillis Wheatley.

 * Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department
   recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).

 * In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign
   button for Lyndon Johnson.

 * Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of
   a female pilot in the 1910s.

 * Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like this
   note by Frederick Douglass.

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We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first
draft of the US Constitution




HISTORY NOW

The Online Journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute



History Now features essays by the nation’s leading historians and provides the
latest in American history scholarship for teachers, students, and general
readers.

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LATEST ISSUES

#69
Winter 2023


THE RECEPTION AND IMPACT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, 1776-1826


#68
Fall 2023


THE ROLE OF SPAIN IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION


#67
Summer 2023


THE INFLUENCE OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON THE CIVIL WAR AND
RECONSTRUCTION ERA

   


"THEIR FULL MEASURE"

Veterans Legacy Program: Online Exhibition

Gilder Lehrman is proud to announce the launch of this new online exhibition
introducing viewers to nineteen men and women who served during six conflicts in
American history.

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