Documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection
At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 70,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World to soldiers’ letters from World War II and Vietnam. Explore primary sources relating to immigration history below. For more Gilder Lehrman Collection documents, search the online catalog.
- “End of the Poor,” printed in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 1, 1865
- “The Tenement House of New York City,” printed in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 1, 1865
- Committee on Foreign Affairs, Report on Chinese Immigration, August 5, 1890
- “The Chinese Question,” printed in Harper’s Weekly, February 18, 1871
- “The New Immigrant Station on Ellis Island,” printed in Harper’s Weekly, January 19, 1901
- Letter from Fredrick Clement Stevens to A. G. Johnson, January 14, 1914
- Letter from James Manahan to A. G. Johnson, January 15, 1914
- Letter from George Ross Smith to A. G. Johnson, January 16, 1914
- Letter from William Bauchop Wilson to A. G. Johnson, January 26, 1915
- Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Mr. Wronkow, March 12, 1943