Search | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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.

Start New Search

87506 search results

Filter:

Only return results with full-sized images

Sort by

Advanced search

Keyword

Author

Subjects

Place written

Year

Sub-era

13 June 1861

Envelope

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

No year visible.

GLC07705.467

29 July 1861

Envelope

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

No year visible.

GLC07705.468

1863

Envelope

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

Received Dec, 21st, 1863.

GLC07705.496

1863

Envelope

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

Received Dec. 13th, 1863.

GLC07705.499

circa 1861-1864

Envelope

Title: to Richard H. Jackson

No date visible.

GLC07705.508

5 November 1861

Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890

Autograph document signed

Title: Proclamation to all peacably disposed citizens of the State of Missouri...

This is a proclamation stating that any citizen arrested for their political opinions on the Civil War within the State of Missouri are to be released as per an agreement between Major General Price, and Major General Freemont. It also states that there will be no more arrests or threats as a result of political opinions from citizens and that "the war now progressing shall be exclusively confined to armies in the field" Written at Cassvile and Springfield.

GLC06821.01

5 November 1861

Little, Henry, fl. 1861

Autograph document signed

Title: [List of Prisoners captured at Springfield Mo]

This is a list of prisoners captured at Springfield, Mo., and released on oath to not engage in the war against the state of Missouri or the Confederate State of America. This list includes 13 men; William W Weaver, Wilson S. Bell, Ferdinand Macy, Jacob Lackey, Antono Coska, Joseph S Pachin, William Hastull, Aloun Sheuter, Richard Forrester, CS Rosenbud, William Franenieht, Robert Lee, John Litmer. Written at Cassvile and Springfield.

GLC06821.02

01 November 1943

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Printed letter signed

Title: to Lewis L. Strauss

Addressed to "my dear Lewis". Hoover expresses appreciation to Strauss for securing a radio audience for his Kansas City speech [October 28, 1943]. He hopes that Strauss feels it was worth his time and effort and that the speech clarified "this greatest problem before us, aside from winning the war." On Herbert Hoover stationary and signed by Hoover.

GLC07366.04

1929

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Typed manuscript

Title: [Typewritten speech with corrections]

GLC07366.05