The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a 501(c)(3) charity and was founded in 1994 by businessmen-philanthropists Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman in New York City to promote the study and interest in American history.
Despite the conservative political activist credentials of its two founders,"Richard Gilder, Donor to Parks, Museum and History, Dies at 87," May 14, 2020, New York Times, retrieved March 7, 2025"Lehrman is Picked as G.O.P. Designee for Governorship," June 17, 1982, New York Times, retrieved March 7, 2025 some prominent liberal historians familiar with them, including David Brion Davis and Henry Louis Gates Jr. insist that the two founders did not let their own political ideology influence their promotion and preservation of history, or the teachings of their organizations. Prizes The $50,000 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize was established by the institute and Gettysburg College in 1990.
The Institute established the Frederick Douglass Book Prize, a $25,000 prize, in 1999.
In partnership with Washington College and George Washington's Mount Vernon, the Institute established the $50,000 George Washington Book Prize in 2005.
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History at Google Cultural Institute