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.

McKinley, William (1843-1901) McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button with ribbon by Whitehead & Hoag

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08628 Author/Creator: McKinley, William (1843-1901) Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: Object Date: 1900 Pagination: 1 metal button Height 3.2 cm Order a Copy

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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