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.

Steno book.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05756.157 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Steno book Date: circa 1883 Pagination: 25.5 x 17.5 cm Order a Copy

Noted on cover as "High Council # 4."

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