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.

Unknown [Photograph of Cardinal John H. Newman]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.193.05 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: England Type: Photograph Date: circa 1873-1875 Pagination: Photograph Order a Copy

Notes: The date 1873-1875 was chosen because the letters accompanying this photograph fall within those years.

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