The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, founded in New York by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman in 1994, was set up to promote the study and love of American history.
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 Lincoln Prize, Frederick Douglass Prize, and George Washington Book Prizes;
- offering fellowships for scholars to work in the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other archives.
The Institute maintains a website to serve as a portal for American history on the Web; to offer high-quality educational material for teachers, students, historians, and the public; and to provide up-to-the-minute information about the Institute's programs and activities. The website offers learning modules on major topics in American history, podcasts from noted historians discussing their work, online exhibitions of primary source documents, and information about the Institute' programs.
The Institute also publishes a quarterly online history journal, History Now, featuring articles by historians, teacher lesson plans, interactive activities, and advice from the archivist.
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