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Title: A Man's Life: An Autobiography

GLC09927

Title: Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait

GLC09928

Title: Remarks of Mr. Thomas of Massachusetts

GLC09929

Title: A War Reminiscence by Frances B. Ormsbee

First a manuscript copy and then typed.

GLC03523.09.59

Title: Leather case and one cent coin

GLC03523.17.21

1973-1974

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One petition from the Grass Roots Impeachment Movement to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated 1973-1974. The Grass Roots Impeachment Movement support the impeachment of President Nixon. One page of a petition, listing 12 names with addresses. It reads in part, "We, the undersigned, believe our nation was founded on the principle that no citizen is above the law, and every citizen is entitled to a fair trial on charges of wrongdoing. Accordingly we ask the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon to assure him of a fair trial on the charges that he has conspired in obstruction of justice, subornation of perjury, subversion, illegal surveillance and other unlawful activities."

GLC09613.02.0216

1973-1974

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One petition from the Grass Roots Impeachment Movement to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated 1973-1974. The Grass Roots Impeachment Movement support the impeachment of President Nixon. One page of a petition, listing 12 names with addresses. It reads in part, "We, the undersigned, believe our nation was founded on the principle that no citizen is above the law, and every citizen is entitled to a fair trial on charges of wrongdoing. Accordingly we ask the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon to assure him of a fair trial on the charges that he has conspired in obstruction of justice, subornation of perjury, subversion, illegal surveillance and other unlawful activities."

GLC09613.02.0221.16

1973-1974

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One letter from Valerie Dossi to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated 1973-1974. Dossi supports the impeachment of President Nixon.

GLC09613.02.0247

1973-1974

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One letter from Susan E. Nilsen to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated 1973-1974. Nilsen supports the impeachment of President Nixon. She believes that Nixon is a terrible person and writes, "As a fellow Republican, it must pain you greatly to see the illegal things Mr. Nixon has done and is doing."

GLC09613.02.0255

n.d.

Title: Invitation

Invitation.

GLC03523.24.125

no date

Title: [Extract from J.Q. Adams' Diary and other articles]

Pages 145- 156 of unknown book

JB00589

Title: Engraving of William Wilberforce

GLC09791.0035

Title: Various press photographs, 1958-1977

GLC09794

Title: Various photographs, 1966-1981

GLC09795

Title: Signed lithographs of astronauts Vance Brand and Sally Ride

GLC09797

Title: Signed photographs of Mikhail Gorbachev

GLC09796

Title: Photographs and letter signed by Jesse Owens

GLC09798

1788

Title: The Padlock

JB00128

1788

Title: The Padlock

JB00129

1769

Title: The Padlock

JB00130

February 1970

Title: Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes [Volume 1, No.2, February 1970]

One newsletter entitled, "Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes," dated February 1970.

GLC09792

Title: Collection of 19 items related to the Apollo 11 moon landing

GLC09799

Title: [Portrait of Rosa Parks]

One undated photograph of Rosa Parks at a microphone.

GLC09778.02

Title: [Portrait of Rosa Parks]

One undated candid photograph of Rosa Parks with carnation brooch pinned to her blouse.

GLC09778.03

Title: WWII Newsmap published by the War Department Bureau of Public Relations

GLC09865

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Yellow Fever 1793

Essay

Richard Brookhiser

The Influenza of 1918 and the Coronavirus of 2020: Some Parallels and Differences

Essay

John M. Barry

Invisible Threats and the Politics of Disaster: Three Mile Island and Covid-19

Essay

Natasha Zaretsky

History in the Making: COVIDCalls and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Essay

Scott Gabriel Knowles and Bucky Stanton, Scott Gabriel Knowles, Bucky Stanton

Excerpt from Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, "Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia, in the Year 1793" (1794), with an introduction by James G. Basker

Essay

Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, Richard Allen

The Importance of Studying Disasters: Ideas and Advice for the Classroom

Essay

Liz Skilton

From the Editor

Essay

Carol Berkin

Black Volunteers in the Nation’s First Epidemic, 1793

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Absalom Jones and Richard Allen

The Map Proves It, ca. 1919

Spotlight on: Primary Source

An appeal for suffrage support, 1871

Spotlight on: Primary Source

National Woman Suffrage and Educational Committee

Voting restrictions for African Americans, 1944

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Committee of Editors and Writers of the South

Thomas Rowe and Joshua Hooper: Sedition charges, 1815

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and The Yankee

The Sedition Act, 1798

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Benjamin Russell

Murder on the Frontier: The Paxton Massacre

Lesson Plan

Ron Nash and John McNamara

The Soldier's Experience: Letters from Four American Wars

Lesson Plan

Nathan McAlister

Immigration

Online Exhibition

Inside the Vault: Lucy Knox: Loyalist’s Daughter, Patriot’s Wife, and Witness to the American Revolution

Video

Gilder Lehrman Staff

"Soldier for Equality: Jose de la Luz Saenz and the Great War"

Video

Duncan Tonatiuh (Author and Illustrator)

"The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery"

Video

Jehan Jones-Radgowski (author) and Poppy Kang (Illustrator)

Inside the Vault: Civil War Diaries of William Woodlin, 8th USCT, & Cyrena Hammond

Video

Gilder Lehrman Staff

"Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII"

Video

Marissa Moss (Author) and Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)

Suggested Resources on the War of 1812 from the Archivist

Essay

Mary-Jo Kline

The Transnational Nature of the Progressive Era

Essay

Daniel T. Rodgers

Lincoln and Abolitionism

Essay

Douglas L. Wilson

Every Citizen a Soldier: World War II Posters on the American Home Front

Essay

Harry Rubenstein, William L. Bird Jr.

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"Document of the Month" - May 2014

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"Document of the Month" - June 2014

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"Document of the Month" - August 2014

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A letter from a slave to his mother, 1859

Sometimes documents leave us with more questions than answers. That is definitely true for this letter of October 8, 1859, from an unidentified man to his mother—both of whom appear to be slaves! First page of a letter from an unidentified slave to his mother, October 8, 1859 First page of a letter from an unidentified slave to his mother, October 8, 1859. (The Gilder Lehrman Collection) The author refers twice to having a master: "There is a young lady here that I am very much taken with and I think that my Master will buy her and take her out with us." "I went to Mrs. Bailys expecting to…

Portraits of Jane and Franklin Pierce

These miniature portraits of Jane and Franklin Pierce, attributed to artist Moses B. Russell, were painted shortly after the couple was married in 1834. Measuring only 4 ¼ inches tall by 3 ½ inches wide, the paintings have gilt-metal frames and are set in a fitted leather case.They were meant to be carried. Miniature portrait of Franklin Pierce, attributed to Moses B. Russell, circa 1835. Miniature portrait of Franklin Pierce, attributed to Moses B. Russell, circa 1835. Miniature portrait of Jane Pierce, attributed to Moses B. Russell, circa 1835. Miniature portrait of Jane Pierce, attributed…

A Civil War soldier’s sketchbook

Between battles, marches, and military exercises, Civil War soldiers spent their free time in camp playing music, writing and reading letters, and, for those with the skill, sketching scenes from the day. This unknown soldier’s sketchbook from 1863, "A Few Scenes in the life of A ‘SOJER’ in the Mass 44th," recounts the adventures of a soldier named "Gorge," or "George." We do not know if George is a fictional character or loosely autobiographical. The sketchbook follows the movements of the 44th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in New Bern, North Carolina. The cartoon sketches satirize the…

The diary of a sailor on the eve of Pearl Harbor

In the fall of 1941 Thomas Barwiss Hagstoz Askin Jr. was on board USS Memphis counting down the days until his enlistment in the United States Navy ended. He recorded his experience in a diary he entitled "Memorys and Incidents of My Last 60 (?) Days in the United States Navy." Thomas Barwiss Hagstoz Askin Jr.'s diary, page 1. (The Gilder Lehrman Collection) Askin had joined the Navy in March 1938, at the age of 17, and was set to be discharged on October 13, 1941, one day before his 21st  birthday. Unfortunately, his ship was at sea at the time.  His disappointment and dejection  when he…

The manumission of Frederick Douglass

After his escape from slavery in 1838, Frederick Douglass became a well-known orator and abolitionist. In 1845, he wrote an autobiography that increased his influence, but also increased the chances that he would be captured and returned to slavery. Seeking refuge, Douglass went on a speaking tour of Ireland and England to remove himself from immediate danger.  In 1846, Anna and Henry Richardson and other English supporters gathered funds and made arrangements to purchase Douglass’s freedom.   On October 6, 1846, Hugh Auld agreed to "take 150 £ sterling for the manumassion [sic] of my slave…

Woodrow Wilson Suffers Stroke, 1919

When World War I ended, President Woodrow Wilson attended the Paris Peace Conference, where the Allied nations met to write the Treaty of Versailles . In September 1919, President Woodrow Wilson embarked on a speaking tour of US cities to gain support for the treaty and the League of Nations, which Americans were reluctant to join.  Traveling with the President was Dr. Cary Grayson, Wilson’s personal physician and friend. Grayson kept a diary of the trip and included notes on Wilson’s health. On September 26, on a train bound for Wichita, Kansas, Grayson was woken up to attend to Wilson:…

Paul Revere’s 1770 Print of British Troops Landing in Boston

Explore in depth Paul Revere’s 1770 print "Brittish Ships of War Landing Their Troops, 1768" and check out Paul Revere’s related propaganda print of the Boston Massacre .

The War of 1812 in the West: On This Day, October 5

  View the full Battle of the Thames document and read an essay on the Battle for Baltimore during the War of 1812 .  

Letter from Christopher Columbus, 1493

View Columbus’s letter , read an excerpt , or view a depiction of his landing .

Conquering the SAT US History Subject Test

There’s just one month left until the next test date for the SAT Subject Test in US History on November 7, 2015. Sure, this test is no APUSH , but the 95 multiple-choice questions in just 60 minutes require a familiarity with a wide swath of American history. Quick—can you name at least one Transcendentalist? Why should you "remember the Maine "? Which came first, Progressivism or Populism? If some of these answers aren’t coming to you right away, don’t panic. Take a deep dive into our SAT Test Guide's videos , timelines , reference cards , and quizzes. You’ve got a month —start now and you…

Things to Ponder on Columbus Day: The Columbian Exchange

On Monday, October 12, many Americans had the day off and stores hosted sales under the name of that 15th-century Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus. But Columbus’s impact on our world reaches past a 3-day weekend and  great deals at department stores . The Columbian Exchange refers to the flow of goods between the Americas, Europe, and Africa that followed Columbus’s widely advertised "discovery" of the New World. People, animals, plants, and diseases passed from continent to continent . . . and nothing would ever be the same. Click to explore the Columbian Exchange Click to explore the…

Lincoln’s Favorite Dog, Fido

The Lincolns’ dog Fido, 1865 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) The Lincolns’ dog Fido, 1865 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) Ever wonder why the name "Fido" has become synonymous with dogs? It all goes back to a very special dog belonging to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln always had a fondness for animals, and it has been speculated that he relied on his pets to help get him through periodic bouts of depression . The name Fido came from the Latin word "fidelity" and suited Lincoln’s favorite dog perfectly. A short-haired yellow dog of mixed breed, Fido was a mangy but lovable mutt who followed Lincoln…

Opening Day of the NYC Subway: On This Day, October 27

On October 27, 1904, New York City was forever changed. Nine miles of what one day would become 137 miles of subway track were ready for travel. Courtesy of the New York Transit Museum. After months of construction and a few iffy test rides, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway line began offering full service at 5 cents a ride. The IRT line ran from City Hall to 145th Street, boasting that it could take customers from "City Hall to Harlem in 15 Minutes." The mayor of New York City, George B. McClellan, was given the honorary duty of starting the first train as it departed from City…

Meryl Streep Goes to Suffragette City

Mary Winsor in 1917, Winsor was sentenced to 60 days at Occoquan Workhouse for picketing. (Library of Congress) Mary Winsor in 1917, Winsor was sentenced to 60 days at Occoquan Workhouse for picketing. (Library of Congress) Meryl Streep’s new bio-pic, Suffragette , chronicles the adventuresome lives of the British women’s rights advocate Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters. Tired of waiting for equality, the Pankhurts’ Women’s Social and Political Union favored direct action over lobbying and legislating. Suffragettes (not suffragists) picketed, staged protests, chained themselves to…

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871: On This Day, October 8

    Read an excerpt of John R. Chapin's eyewitness account of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 . 

Alexander Hamilton, Hero of Yorktown: On This Day, October 14

Alexander Hamilton (based on painting by Alonzo Chappel) (Gilder Lehrman Collection) Alexander Hamilton (based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel) (Gilder Lehrman Collection) In 1769, Alexander Hamilton, an ambitious young clerk in St. Croix, wrote to a friend that "I . . . would willingly risk my life, tho not my Character, to exalt my station. . . . I wish there was a war." Seven years later, he was a soldier in the American Revolution and soon came to the attention of George Washington. Although Hamilton gained a position of respect as Washington’s aide-de-camp, he never lost his conviction…

Yellow Fever Epidemic, 1793

View the account of the 1793 yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia or read the transcript . 

Learn to Make an Interactive Timeline

Do you want to make a great interactive timeline that incorporates images, text, audio, and video? TimelineJS is a great free tool to explore. View this tutorial as a printable PDF. If you need more help, or if you'd like to explore more digital tools, check out our digital literacy toolbox .

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