Thomas Jefferson
Contributors: Gawalt, Gerard W.; Library of Congress.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Exhibitions.; Library of Congress -- Exhibitions.; Presidents -- United States -- Exhibitions.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Exhibitions.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Online version of an exhibition held at the Library of Congress from April 24 to October 31, 2000 and curated by Gerard Gawalt. Focuses on the legacy of Thomas Jefferson as founding father, farmer, architect, inventor, slaveholder, book collector, scholar, diplomat, and the third president of the United States. Features 150 items from the collections at the Library of Congress, a rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, and Jefferson's personal library.
Notes: Title from home page (viewed on Dec. 27, 2002; last updated Dec. 16, 2002).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Life and labor at Monticello; title: Creating a Virginia republic; title: Declaration of Independence; title: Establishing a federal republic; title: The West; title: A revolutionary world legacy; title: Jefferson's library.