Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Advanced Search
Displaying results for Topic "Mining"
332 search results
Advanced search

Showing results 326 - 332

1757/10/22

Forbs, Elijha, fl. 1757

Manuscript document

Title: Deed of ore hill at Salisbury to Jedadiah Moore

GLC03107.04748

1758/04/11

Day, Thomas, fl. 1758

Manuscript document

Title: Lease of ore field at Salisbury to John Everts

GLC03107.04749

1759/07/12

Robbins, Samuel, fl. 1759

Manuscript

Title: Last will and testament of Samuel Robbins

Part of the will deals with the inheritance of Robbins' ore hill. The document is marked as a copy.

GLC03107.04751

1749/10/25

Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749

Manuscript document signed

Title: Deed

Deed transferring to eldest son and heir Robert Livingston Jr. (?) share of the iron ore bed at Salisbury, CT Executors of estate of Philip Livingston: Catherine Livingston, Peter van Brugh Livingston, John Livingston, Philip Livingston, William Livingston

GLC03107.05449

11 May 1944

United Press

Newspaper clipping

Title: Labor Issues Approaching Critical Stages

One newspaper clipping entitled, "Labor Issues Approaching Critical Stages." Pertains to 2,900 soft coal miners going on strike at Ford Motor Company's plants in Canada. Disputes come from wage negotiations and opposition to Canadian workers being relocated to New Jersey.

GLC09953.010.01

5 October 1942

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Crushing of German Industry Is Objective of Allied Bombing War

One newsmap entitled, "Crushing of German Industry Is Objective of Allied Bombing War" dated October 5, 1942. Consists of a map of Germany with legends over industrial cities. Reverse side is a page from the Oil -- Mining -- Finance page with a focus on mining work through the Southwest. One article entitled, "Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine Works Navajo" highlights how Navajo people in Arizona are building machinery for the war.

GLC09619.021

11 May 1944

United Press

Newspaper clipping

Title: Not To a Soldier Mister Lewis

One newspaper clipping of a cartoon entitled, "Not To a Soldier Mister Lewis." Cartoon depicts a muscular laborer with the text "Wartime U.S." on his short rolling up his sleeve and glaring down at a short man blowing raspberry at him. Caption details that negotiations on miner's wage disputes would resume.

GLC09953.012

Showing results 326 - 332