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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 Rockville Leader-front page

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.332 Author/Creator: Place Written: Rockville, CT Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 1 January 1926 Pagination: 1 clipping Height: 46 cm, Width: 58 cm Order a Copy

Features article on New Year's message, the "Canning" of Rock Mill Canal, announcements, advertisements and obituary.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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