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.

Hope, James Barron to the board of visitors of William & Mary College

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05344.05.04 Author/Creator: Hope, James Barron Place Written: Norfolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 June 1869 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21.9 x 14.4 cm. Order a Copy

Recommending Alfriend for the position of Chair of Belle-Lettres.

Alfriend, Frank Heath, 1841-1887

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