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.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04379.04 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document Date: May 1787 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

Lists state societies with a number next to each, possibly the number of members or votes.

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