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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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Inside the Vault: Abraham Lincoln, Mary Owens, and the Accidental Engagement

Read the full transcript of the letter Lincoln wrote Mary Owens and view the  Lincoln Speaks  exhibition that explores the power of Lincoln's words. 

Slave Resistance

Throughout American history, enslaved people have resisted bondage in a variety of ways: some escaped, rebelled, or sabotaged work tools or work product. They also resisted in more subtle ways, refusing privately to use names given to them by slave holders and maintaining their identity by keeping track of family members. Music, folk tales, and other African cultural forms also became weapons of resistance. Take a look at the next digital exhibition in Gilder Lehrman’s Black History Month initiative, created through a partnership with the Google Cultural Institute. Click here to launch the…

New Online Exhibitions Page

Looking for something interactive to use with your students? Check out Gilder Lehrman’s new Online Exhibitions page to see what resources we can offer your classroom. Our digital exhibitions range from the founding era to the twentieth century, and focus on key people, events, and themes in American history.

The Dred Scott Decision and Its Bitter Legacy

In a rare 1846 freedom suit, Dred and Harriet Scott sued their master for their own freedom as well as their daughters’. The resulting appeals and rulings that pushed the suit to the Supreme Court marked a turning point in the years leading up to the Civil War, calling into question issues of slavery, freedom, and states’ rights. Take a look at the next digital exhibition in Gilder Lehrman’s Black History Month initiative, created through a partnership with the Google Cultural Institute. Click here to launch the interactive feature in a new window.

Half a Century after The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan, 1960 (Library of Congress) Betty Friedan, 1960 (Library of Congress) Today is the anniversary of the publication of the groundbreaking book The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan in 1963. Debunking the idea of the feminine mystique which glorified the role of women as homemakers as a myth, which has  " succeeded in burying millions of women alive," Friedan challenged American women to seek fulfillment through education and work outside of the home. Friedan’s book quickly became a sensation and a catalyst for a second wave of the women’s rights movement. As a leader of the…

Inside the Vault: Romeo Smith: Slave, Soldier, Freeman

Read a transcript of the certificate and examine an African American’s pay warrant from the Revolutionary War .

Inside the Vault: An African American Protests the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850

Read the transcript of Henry Weeden’s note and read an essay about abolition and antebellum reform .

Happy Birthday George Washington: On This Day, 1732

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Virginia. To celebrate, enjoy a performance of "One Last Time" from the Broadway musical  Hamilton , performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson, Sydney James Harcourt, and Ian Weinberger at the 2015 George Washington Prize dinner in New York City.  Want more George Washington? Enter the  Dear George Washington Essay Contest  or  read a letter Washington wrote about his reluctance to become president .  

An "Autograph and Something More" from Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass's autograph in Franklin E. McNear's autograph book, 1860 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) Frederick Douglass's autograph in Franklin E. McNear's autograph book, 1860 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) Between 1855 and 1886, Franklin E. McNear collected autographs in his leather-bound, red autograph book . Among the eighty-four signatures are notable historic figures like P.T. Barnum, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Frederick Douglass . Penned in 1860, the Frederick Douglass page includes more than just his autograph. Take a look at the image shown here to see the words Douglass wanted to…

"Bookending" the Twentieth Century

The twentieth century was packed with socio-economic changes in American society. It is often difficult to understand just how different our country was at the beginning of the century. Use the infographic below as you are teaching the modern era to your classes to help students understand the extent of change in social structures during the twentieth century. View this infographic, and download a printable PDF, on our website.

Counting Down to Hamilton

There are only six short weeks until the first student matinee of Hamilton   on April 13! To celebrate the launch of the program, we are excited to give you a series of posts that offer insight into the life of Alexander Hamilton. Every Wednesday until the first student matinee, look for an intriguing document, video, essay, or online exhibition that examines the Founding Father’s world.  First, explore the titular man behind the musical with the Gilder Lehrman exhibition "Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America." This digital exhibition includes documents and images that span…

Interactive Infographic: Women’s Suffrage through 1920

Looking to celebrate Women’s History Month by teaching women’s suffrage? Take a peek at our new infographic map and explore which states did (and did not) pass women’s suffrage before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920. Want to dig deeper? Read about the fight for suffrage in essays by Jonathan Soffer , and Barbara Winslow , or explore some of our women’s history Featured Primary Sources here . View this infographic as a PDF. View this infographic as a PDF.

The Boston Massacre: On This Day, March 5

On March 5, 1770, tensions in the American colonies culminated with an armed skirmish between British troops and American colonists in Boston. Although the American Revolution did not begin in earnest until five years later, the Boston Massacre is considered the spark that ignited revolutionary fervor in the colonies. Below is an interactive exploration of one of the treasures of the Gilder Lehrman Collection , Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, entitled "The Bloody Massacre in King-Street."

Inside the Vault: The "Long S"

Take a closer look at the first draft of the US Constitution to see an example of the "long S" in print.   

Remembering "Princess Alice" Roosevelt

Alice Roosevelt, n.d. (The New York Public Library Digital Collections) Alice Roosevelt, n.d. (The New York Public Library Digital Collections) Many American presidents are remembered for the landmark laws, amendments, or executive acts they passed while in office. We remember President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or President Franklin D. Roosevelt asking Congress to declare war on Japan in 1941. First Ladies like Nancy Reagan and Ellen Wilson are also remembered for leading passionate crusades against drugs and inadequate housing. Probably less remembered, however…

Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 5

There are now five weeks until the first student matinee of Hamilton ! This week, we’re continuing our blog series on Alexander Hamilton with Amtrak’s Arrive  magazine—the March/April 2016 issue features a story on the student ticket program . In it, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of Hamilton , reflects on finding inspiration in musical theater when he was in school, his hopes for the student ticket program, and the smash-hit popularity of the show. Miranda discusses how Alexander Hamilton’s non-elite, immigrant background may make him more relatable to audiences, perhaps especially…

Ulto & Inst, 18th-Century Abbreviations: Document in a Minute

Take a closer look at George Washington’s letter using 18th-century abbreviations.

Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 4

There’s less than one month left until the  Hamilton  student matinee on April 13!  This week, discover  Alexander Hamilton in the American Imagination ,  the newest issue of History Now , Gilder Lehrman’s online journal . Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton In five essays, historians weigh in on Alexander Hamilton’s life and legacy. Richard Brookhiser considers Hamilton’s influence in shaping the American economy, Joanne B. Freeman takes a closer look at the famous duel between Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and Brian Phillips Murphy explains the importance of having…

Hamilton at the White House

Yesterday, the cast of Hamilton were welcomed to the White House by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for a day of events that honored the musical’s groundbreaking qualities and showcased its ability to inspire students of American history.  It was a big day for everyone, and in her opening remarks, First Lady Michelle Obama revealed that she was excited too—"I’ve been waiting for this day for a long, long time," she said, and praised the musical as "best piece of art in any form that I have ever seen in my life." Students from three Washington DC-area high schools took…

Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 3

There are only three short weeks until the first student matinee of Hamilton on April 13! This week, discover a letter written by Alexander Hamilton. When the hotly contested election of 1800 ended in a tie between the two Democratic Republicans, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, the House of Representatives was tasked with choosing the president. Hamilton was at odds with both candidates, but thought Jefferson was the better choice, as he had certain principles that Burr lacked. He wrote letters to his fellow Federalists, urging them to vote for Jefferson. In this letter to Massachusetts…

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: On This Day, March 25

Joseph Rumshinsky, Joseph Rumshinsky, On the afternoon of Saturday, March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City caught fire, killing 146 of the 500 employees—mostly young immigrant women and girls . The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory produced women’s blouses—called shirtwaists at the time. Employees worked nearly twelve hour days, seven days a week for very low wages. Around closing time on the day of the fire, a scrap bin went up in flames. The factory exits had been locked to prevent theft, and the shoddily built fire escape buckled under the heat from the fire and the…

Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 2

We’re almost there—only two more weeks until the first student matinee of Hamilton !  This week, watch Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton — the biography that inspired the musical — discuss the Founding Father ’ s achievements and legacy. Chernow attempts to answer a question that many who know of Hamilton ’ s brilliance and ambition have asked — " Why did Alexander Hamilton never become president? " — and  argues that Hamilton was one of the most influential Americans who never attained the presidency. Want more Hamilton? Explore the Gilder Lehrman Institute ’ s videos, essays,…

Frederick Douglass Book Prize Highlights

Watch highlights from the Frederick Douglass Book Prize ceremony , on February 4. The highlights include remarks by James G. Basker, president of the Gilder Lehrman Institute; David Blight, director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale;  members of the Gilder Lehrman Student Advisory Council;  and Ada Ferrer, winner of the 2015 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for her book Freedom’s Mirror: Cuba and Haiti in the Age of Revolution.   You can learn more about the Frederick Douglass Book Prize and see a list of past winners here .

Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 1

In exactly one week, the Hamilton Student Education Program launches with its first matinee performance. This 1804 letter was written by Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton’s sister-in-law and close friend, after Hamilton’s infamous duel with political opponent Aaron Burr . She informs her brother Philip that "General Hamilton was this morning woun[d]ed by that  wretch Burr ." In the short, hastily written letter, Church tells her brother, "we have every reason to hope that he will recover." Unfortunately, Hamilton died the following morning, surrounded by family and friends,…

One of the Last Links to the Battle of Little Bighorn Dies

Curley, General Custer's scout before the Battle of Little Bighorn, by D. F. Barry, ca. 1876 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) Curley, General Custer's scout before the Battle of Little Bighorn, by D. F. Barry, ca. 1876 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) On April 3, 2016, Joseph Medicine Crow, the last living link to the Battle of Little Bighorn , died at the age of 102. Medicine Crow heard firsthand accounts of the 1876 battle from his great uncle White Man Runs Him, who was one of General Custer’s scouts. Medicine Crow went on to become a noted historian and anthropologist of Native American history and…

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