Title: In service to the new nation -- the life & legacy of John Jay
Description: As part of the broader events celebrating the near completion of the seven volumes of The Selected Papers of John Jay publication project based at Columbia University, this exhibit aims to shed light on the different aspects of Jay's personal, familial, and public life and discuss his many civic accomplishments in shaping America's governance, diplomacy, and judiciary. In Service to the New Nation: The Life & Legacy of John Jay draws on the correspondence, public papers, printed items, portraits, and drawings located in the various collections and libraries at Columbia University
Subjects: Exhibitions, Statesmen, Politics and government, Columbia University. Libraries, Columbia University
Places: United States
People: John Jay (1745-1829)
Time periods: 1775-1783, 1783-1809