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MA in American History | Courses: Summer 2023

To apply for the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History, click the “To Apply” menu option. The Summer 2023 term begins June 1, 2023 and ends August 24, 2023. Registration for summer courses begins March 18, 2023 and ends June 7, 2023. Applications for the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA program are open and considered on a rolling basis. Six-Week Compressed Courses AMHI 612: Capitalism in American History (Summer Term I) with David Sicilia, Associate Professor of History and Henry Kaufman Chair of Financial History, University of Maryland Capitalism has morphed over time…
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Collection Programs | Inside the Vault Resources

Inside the Vault: Lynching and Anti-Lynching Materials Join us on April 6, 2023, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT), when our curators will be joined by Dr. Terry Anne Scott. Dr. Scott is an expert on the history of anti-lynching activism and the dreadful events that gave rise to it. As she uses primary sources to explore this narrative, she will also share her advice for parents and teachers about how to broach topics that are historically and emotionally challenging. Please note: This program will briefly show historical images of lynchings. To aid parents and…
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, 1911

Economics, Foreign Languages, Literature, Religion and Philosophy

On March 25, 1911, a devastating fire started at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Workers had been locked in the factory to discourage theft and prevent labor organization, and they were unable to escape when the fire began. The fire killed 146 people, many of whom jumped to their deaths from the eighth- and ninth-floor workrooms. Most of the victims were immigrant women from eastern Europe. The worst industrial tragedy in the United States to that date led to an outcry over the factory’s conditions and to factory labor safety reforms. This sheet music features a song about…
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Book Breaks

March 26

Every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) Upcoming Book Breaks March March 26, 2023 - Our America: A Photographic History In Our America, Burns has assembled the images that, for him, best embody nearly two hundred years of the American experiment, taken by some of our most renowned photographers and by others who worked in obscurity. We see America’s vast natural beauty as well as its dynamic cities and communities. There are striking images of war and civil conflict, and of communities drawing together across lines of race and class. Our greatest leaders appear alongside regular folks living…
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Collection Programs | Inside the Vault

Inside the Vault: Lynching and Anti-Lynching Materials Join us on April 6, 2023, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT), when our curators will be joined by Dr. Terry Anne Scott. Dr. Scott is an expert on the history of anti-lynching activism and the dreadful events that gave rise to it. As she uses primary sources to explore this narrative, she will also share her advice for parents and teachers about how to broach topics that are historically and emotionally challenging. Please note: This program will briefly show historical images of lynchings. To aid parents and…
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Teacher Seminars | 2023 Teacher Seminar Descriptions

All twelve of the seminars listed here are taking place online. Other Summer 2023 professional development programs include in-person and hybrid opportunities. Click here to see the seminars listed by date. Register Here America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction (week of July 24) with Kate Masur, Professor of History and Board of Visitors Professor, Northwestern University NEW for 2023 Live Sessions Scholar Q&A and Pedagogy Session: July 24, 6:00–8:00 p.m. ET Scholar Q&A and The American Civil War Museum Session: July 25, 6:00–8:00 p.m. ET Scholar Q&A and…
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Register Now for Summer 2023 American History MA Courses

The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History allows K–12 educators, National Park Service rangers, and public history professionals to pursue a master’s degree from anywhere in the world. Registration is now open for Summer 2023 courses. Summer 2023 Courses American Indian History: 1900 to the Present with Donald L. Fixico, Arizona State University Capitalism in American History with David Sicilia, University of Maryland The Great Depression and the New Deal with Eric Rauchway, University of California, Davis Historiography and Historical Methods with Andrew Robertson, Lehman…
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2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Jon Meacham, author of And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House), and Jonathan W. White, author of A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers), are joint recipients of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize. Jon Meacham, co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy, Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, and Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in American Presidency at Vanderbilt…

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