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What we do
The Division of Research Programs encourages research and writing in all areas of the humanities, including the study of history, literature, philosophy, religion, and foreign cultures. Through grants to individual scholars and institutions, the division fosters work that enables Americans to understand the world.
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Featured Project
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln
Image of the Gettysburg Address from the Bliss Copy held by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and available on the project Web site. Courtesy Library of Congress.
Image of the Gettysburg Address from the Bliss Copy held by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and available on the project Web site. Courtesy Library of Congress.