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History Now Essay

When Myth and Meaning Overshadow History: Remembering the Alamo

Linda K. Salvucci

Rare are the students who enter US classrooms without some preconceived notions regarding the Alamo. Thanks to more than a dozen films produced at regular intervals over the last century, to Walt Disney’s television series for baby...

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31 | Perspectives on America’s Wars Spring 2012

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Children’s Attitudes about Slavery and Women’s Abolitionism as Seen through Anti-slavery Fairs

6, 7, 8

Overview Over two days, students will examine the attitudes that children from northern states had about slavery during the 1830s to 1860s and how abolitionists tried to change their way of thinking. They will also explore how woman...

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Meet the National History Teacher of the Year Finalists

Congratulations to the ten finalists for 2017 National History Teacher of the Year! These educators were chosen from the 52 exceptional 2017 State History Teachers of the Year for their innovative methods of bringing history to life...

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National History Day Resources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection

National History Day engages more than half a million students around the world in historical research on a topic of their choosing. Students submit those projects at local and state/affiliate contests, with top students advancing to...

History Now Essay

Creating Opportunity: My Fight for Social Justice and Advice for Young Women Today

Harriet Karr-McDonald

Government and Civics

I never expected to be a leader. It’s hard to imagine now, but I grew up during a time when there were few opportunities for women in the workplace, other than being a man’s secretary. Unlike most of my peers, I was extremely...

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47 | American Women in Leadership Winter 2017

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The John Winthrop Fellowship with a Focus on Colonial History

John Winthrop, a descendent of the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s first governor, John Winthrop, whose 1634 letter describing life in Boston is in the Gilder Lehrman Collection, will fund a $100,000 fellowship called The John Winthrop...

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The AP US History Exam Approaches! Test-Taking Tips!

We’ve got tips on how to tackle all the sections of the AP Exam: Check out the videos from our AP US History Study Guide below!

Collection Item

Printed document

circa August 1950

Report of Medical History

One undated blank form entitled Report of Medical History. The circa date was determined by a notation of when the form was first produced.

GLC09930.60

Collection Item

Book

1856

O'Callaghan, E.B., fl. 1856

Colonial History... Holland Documents, Vol. 1 [with fold-out maps]

One volume only. Printed by Weed, Parson and Co. Rebound. Three large facsimile maps (damaged by refolding) are housed separately.

GLC05859

Collection Item

Autograph document

circa 4 May 1743

History of the transfer of the title of Westbrook

Pertains to the period between 5 March 1619 and 4 May 1743.

GLC03902.296

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53,650 items

When Myth and Meaning Overshadow History: Remembering the Alamo

Children’s Attitudes about Slavery and Women’s Abolitionism as Seen through Anti-slavery Fairs

Meet the National History Teacher of the Year Finalists

National History Day Resources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection

Creating Opportunity: My Fight for Social Justice and Advice for Young Women Today

The John Winthrop Fellowship with a Focus on Colonial History

The AP US History Exam Approaches! Test-Taking Tips!

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