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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.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Forging a Nation Documents from America's Founding

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: JB00086 Author/Creator: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Place Written: Type: Book Date: Pagination: Order a Copy

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