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.

Letter from union soldier including 11th Massachusetts Regt. Patriotic cover with battle of Williamsburg, Va

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08502 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862 ca. Pagination: 4 p. + env. Order a Copy

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