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Adalbert J. Volck. Confederate War etchings, 1863. (GLC
00493.03)
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The Opelousas Courier, February 28, 1863. (GLC
06274)
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute awards short-term research
fellowships to scholars working in American history at
every level from doctoral candidates to senior faculty,
including independent scholars. Ten fellowships are awarded
each year. Click
here to download a brochure.
The fellowships support research within American history
archives in New York City including the following institutions:
The
Gilder Lehrman Collection, on deposit at the New-York
Historical Society
The Gilder Lehrman Collection consists of letters and
diaries, maps, pamphlets, sketchbooks, printed books,
photographs, and other materials. The Collection's holdings
range from Columbus to recent times but concentrate in
the period from 1760 to 1876. For further information,
as well as a searchable database of the Collection, click
here.
The Library
of the New-York Historical Society
This is one of the oldest research libraries in the United
States, with vast manuscript and printed book collections
covering four centuries; it contains one of the world's
largest collections of pre-1820 newspapers. For further
information, visit www.nyhistory.org.
The Columbia University
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
This archive at Columbia University is strong in every
area of American history and contains both printed books
and documents. Holdings are particularly rich in the history
of publishing, New York City politics, and journalism.
For further information, visit
www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/rbml.
The New York Public Library
Humanities and Social Sciences Library
The library's research holdings are strong in every period
of American history in both manuscripts and printed books.
Among the highlights are materials on the founding fathers
and the Civil War, records of renowned authors and publishing
houses, religious collections, and papers of diverse political
figures. For further information, visit www.nypl.org/research/chss/index.html.
The Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture (NYPL)
One of the premier archives of African-American history,
art, and culture, the Center's archives contain extensive
materials on the history of slavery and abolition, the
African diaspora, religion, African- American culture,
and the Civil Rights Movement. For further information,
visit www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg.
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Bronze medal commemorating George Washington's resignation,
1797. (GLC
03222)
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