Our Collection

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.

Parker Sc., G. Engraving of Fitz-Greene Halleck.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02453.52 Author/Creator: Parker Sc., G. Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1850 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 29 x 16.3 cm. Order a Copy

Adhered to scrapbook mount. Below the image is "From an Original Picture by Henry Inman." "Our Contributors No. VIII"

Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867
Parker Sc., G
Inman, Henry, 1801-1846

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