Empire City: New York and the Transformation of American Life, 1877-1929

FAIN: BH-50651-14

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (New York, NY 10036-5900)
Kenneth T. Jackson (Project Director: March 2014 to June 2016)

Two one-week workshops for seventy-two school teachers using New York City landmarks to illuminate major themes in local and national history from 1880 to 1929.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History seeks $150,761.92 for two, one-week Landmark workshops, “Immigrant Metropolis: New York City from 1880 to 1929.” Building on Gilder Lehrman’s strong foundation of intellectually rich and academically rigorous experiences for K-12 teachers, the program will provide a site-based exploration of New York history with emphasis on the importance of the cultural, social, political, and geographical characteristics of New York in shaping its history. Historians Karen Markoe and Kenneth Jackson will lead the workshops, taking place on June 21–27, 2015, and July 19-25, 2015, at Columbia University. Lectures, discussions, readings, and work with primary sources will be supplemented by daily visits to historic sites around the metropolitan region to provide a broad overview of regional history and an understanding of how urban history relates to American history.