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.

[Braxton Bragg letter and counterfeit Confederate currency he transmitted] [Decimalized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05006 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1863 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888

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