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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 11:00 am ET


AMERICAN JEWS AND THE SECOND RED SCARE

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 11:00 am ET


AN INTRODUCTION TO WORLD WAR II PORTRAITS OF SERVICE

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET


ALEX KERSHAW

Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II

Sunday, August 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET


DAYTON DUNCAN AND KEN BURNS

Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American
Buffalo

Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET


KATHLEEN DUVAL, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL

Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
 




OUR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

In 1991, Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman embarked on a mission to create one of
the most important repositories of historical American documents in the country.
Today, the Gilder Lehrman Collection contains 86,000+ items documenting the
political, social, and economic history of the United States.

Our catalog is free to search. K–12 students, K–12 educators, and parents can
access a selection of 7,800+ full-sized images for free. Others can purchase an
annual History Resources subscription for $25.
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 * We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first
   draft of the US Constitution

 * Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like
   the poet Phillis Wheatley.

 * Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department
   recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).

 * In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign
   button for Lyndon Johnson.

 * Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of
   a female pilot in the 1910s.

 * Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like this
   note by Frederick Douglass.

 * We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first
   draft of the US Constitution

 * Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like
   the poet Phillis Wheatley.

 * Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department
   recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).

 * In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign
   button for Lyndon Johnson.

 * Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of
   a female pilot in the 1910s.

 * Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like this
   note by Frederick Douglass.

 * We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first
   draft of the US Constitution

 * Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like
   the poet Phillis Wheatley.

 * Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department
   recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).

 * In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign
   button for Lyndon Johnson.

 * Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of
   a female pilot in the 1910s.

 * Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like this
   note by Frederick Douglass.

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We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first
draft of the US Constitution




HISTORY NOW

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History Now features essays by the nation’s leading historians and provides the
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LATEST ISSUES

#71
Summer 2024


THE JEWISH LEGACY IN AMERICAN HISTORY


#70
Spring 2024


WORLD WAR II: PORTRAITS OF SERVICE


#69
Winter 2023


THE RECEPTION AND IMPACT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, 1776-1826




HOW TO RESEARCH A WORLD WAR II VETERAN

Learn about the historical research process in this step-by-step guide. As you
progress, you will have opportunities to apply what you are learning.

Image: American Servicemen and women in Paris celebrating the unconditional
surrender of the Japanese, August 15, 1945 (National Archives, 111-SC-210241)

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