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Photograph of Harriet B. Stowe, June 30, 1895. (GLC 1091)





H.P. Moore, photograph of African Americans at Hilton Head, S.C., ca. 1860-65. (GLC 5140.01#2)




Egbert Guy Fawx, photograph of 26th Michigan Infantry in formation, ca. 1862-65. (GLC 5111.01.0072)




T he Gilder Lehrman Fellowships support work in one of five archives:


  • The Gilder Lehrman Collection, on deposit at the New-York Historical Society
  • The Library of the New-York Historical Society
  • The Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  • The New York Public Library - Humanities and Social Sciences Library
  • The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (NYPL)

The Gilder Lehrman Collection, on deposit at the New-York Historical Society
The Gilder Lehrman Collection consists of letters and diaries, maps, pamphlets, sketchbooks, printed books, photographs, and other materials. The Collection's holdings range from Columbus to recent times but concentrate in the period from 1760 to 1876. For further information, as well as a searchable database of the Collection, click here.

The Library of the New-York Historical Society
This is one of the oldest research libraries in the United States, with vast manuscript and printed book collections covering four centuries; it contains one of the world's largest collections of pre-1820 newspapers. For further information, visit www.nyhistory.org/library.html.

The Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library
This archive at Columbia University is strong in every area of American history and contains both printed books and documents. Holdings are particularly rich in the history of publishing, New York City politics, and journalism. For further information, visit
www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/rare.

The New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Library
The library's research holdings are strong in every period of American history in both manuscripts and printed books. Among the highlights are materials on the founding fathers and the Civil War, records of renowned authors and publishing houses, religious collections, and papers of diverse political figures. For further information, visit www.nypl.org/research/chss/index.html.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (NYPL)
One of the premier archives of African-American history, art, and culture, the Center's archives contain extensive materials on the history of slavery and abolition, the African diaspora, religion, African- American culture, and the Civil Rights Movement. For further information, visit www.nypl.org/research/sc/index.html.

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