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Explore John F. Kennedy Documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection

Explore documents and resources related to John F. Kennedy from the Gilder Lehrman Collection: The Path to the White House Primary Source: Kennedy on the Containment of Communism, 1952 Primary Source: Kennedy Compares US and Soviet...

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Library Programs

Library Affiliate Program The Library Affiliate Program , free to all public and university academic libraries, is a unique gateway to education resources, events, and tools designed to help librarians bring American history to life...

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Scholarly Fellowships

The Gilder Lehrman Institute provides annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3000 each to doctoral candidates, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars working in the field of American...

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National Book Prizes

The Institute co-sponsors four national book prizes annually. Each recognizes the best book of the year in its field. A jury of leading scholars evaluates the entries and presents the top choices to the prize’s board for final...

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Field Trips

Field Trips to the Gilder Lehrman Collection Experiential Learning with Historic Manuscripts A field trip to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History gives students the unique opportunity to learn history from real documents,...