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.

Chamberlain, John, 1903 - 1995Hazlitt, Henry Stuart, 1894 - 1993La Follette, Suzanne Clara, 1893-1983 The Freeman [Vol.1, No.1, October 25, 1950]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.294 Author/Creator: Chamberlain, John, 1903 - 1995Hazlitt, Henry Stuart, 1894 - 1993La Follette, Suzanne Clara, 1893-1983 Place Written: Concord, New Hampshire Type: Pamphlet Date: 25 October 1950 Pagination: 31 p. : Height: 29.1 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

One issue of The Freeman dated October 25, 1950. Contains articles related to President Truman's economic policies; mention of the beginning of the Korean War; persepctive of communism in the United States and book reviews.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Faulkner, William, 1774-1822
Hiss, Alger, 1904-1966
Mei-ling, Soong, 1897-2003

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources