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.

3 invitations to unveilings of various statues by Ward, 1868-1885.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.227 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: 1 October 1868-6 June 1885 Pagination: 3 items, various sizes. Order a Copy

Statues: Commodore Matthew C. Perry, General Israel Putnam, and the Pilgrim [Central Park, NY].

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Putnam, Israel
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

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