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NEW YORK, NY (February 4, 2008)—The Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American History today announced it is
offering free downloadable audio and video lectures
through iTunes U, the educational section of the iTunes
store. The Gilder Lehrman page enables visitors to iTunes
U to see and hear eminent historians discuss topics
such as Lincoln and the Civil War, American Presidents,
Slavery and Abolition, and the Great Depression and
World War II.
“This new technology will enable us to reach so
many people,” said Lesley Herrmann, Executive
Director of the Gilder Lehrman Institute. “It
is thrilling to be able to give the public free access
to cutting-edge historical scholarship.”
The most popular downloads since the January 29 launch
are: Jonathan Alter and Alan Brinkley discussing FDR’s
first hundred days, David Blight on the Civil War and
memory, Jean Strouse on J.P. Morgan, and Henry Louis
Gates, Jr., on The Bondswoman’s Narrative.
Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History promotes the study and love of American history.
The Institute serves teachers, students, scholars, and
the general public. It helps create history-centered
schools and academic research centers, organizes seminars
and programs for educators, produces print and electronic
publications and traveling exhibitions, sponsors lectures
by eminent historians, and administers a History Teacher
of the Year Award in every state through its partnership
with Preserve America. The Institute also conducts awards
including the Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and George
Washington Book Prizes, and offers fellowships for scholars
to work in the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other archives.
The Institute maintains two websites, www.gilderlehrman.org
and the quarterly online journal www.historynow.org.
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History
19 West 44th Street, Suite 500
New York, NY 10036
www.gilderlehrman.org
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