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.

"Cleveland and Thurman, Club St. Joseph, Mo." White cloth ribbon.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04360.054 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Ephemera Date: Pagination: Order a Copy

"Cleveland and Thurman, Club St. Joseph, Mo." White cloth ribbon. Featuring gold-stamped Eagle holding banner: "In Union Their Strength," over a red and blue shield of stars and stripes. Mounting dated 1888.]

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