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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History was founded in New York City by businessmen-philanthropists Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman in 1994 to promote the study and interest in American history.[1]
The Institute serves teachers, students, scholars, and the general public. Its activities include the following:
- creating history-centered schools;
- organizing seminars and programs for educators;
- producing print and electronic publications and traveling exhibitions;
- sponsoring lectures by eminent historians;
- administering a History Teacher of the Year Award in every state through its partnership with Preserve America;
- awarding the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, Frederick Douglass Book Prize, George Washington Prize, and the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History;
- offering fellowships for scholars to work in the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other archives.
- ^ Monte-Sano, Chauncey (1 March 2009). "The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History". Journal of American History. doi:10.2307/27694720. JSTOR 27694720. Retrieved 2022-09-21.