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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.

Chief of Department of Sculpture "To The Members of The Advisory Board of Sculpture, St. Louis World's Fair."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.323 Author/Creator: Chief of Department of Sculpture Place Written: New York, NY Type: Typed document Date: 1903/02/19 Pagination: 29 p. + dock. 32.5 cm x 20.2 cm Order a Copy

A detailed report on plans for sculptures to be featured at the exhibition, with an alphabetical list of sculptors at the rear of the document. Includes strike outs, additions, and corrections made with pencil.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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