Related Links and Other Items
Online Exhibits

Thomas Jefferson's Library Exhibit at the Library of Congress

Thomas Jefferson Exhibit from the Library of Congress Bicentennial (2000)

American Treasures of the Library of Congress Exhibit (2007)

Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress

Creating the United States: Creating the Declaration of Independence, from the Library of Congress

The State of the Union: Reconstructing a Thomas Jefferson Family Library, from Washington University in St. Louis Special Collections

A Place of Reading: Personal Libraries - Jefferson, from the American Antiquarian Society


Journal & Newspaper Articles

Tay, Endrina and Ann Lucas Birle. "The Pursuit of Books: Google Books Helped Two Scholars Track Down Part of Thomas Jefferson's Library at Washington University," Fine Books & Collections 9.4 (Autumn 2011)

Barker, Tim. "Jefferson Books Discovered at WU," St. Louis Post- Dispatch (February 22, 2011)

Roberts, Sam. "A Founding Father's Books Turn Up," The New York Times (February 21, 2011)

Tay, Endrina and Jeremy Dibbell. "Reconstructing a Lost Library: George Wythe's "Legacie" to President Thomas Jefferson," Common-place 10, no. 2 (January 2010)

Luthern, Ashley. "On the Hunt for Jefferson's Lost Books," Smithsonian.com (August 11, 2009)

Courteau, Sarah L. "Nation Building: At the Library of Congress, Mark Dimunation Collects for America," Fine Books & Collections (July 2009)

Fineberg, Gail. "Thomas Jefferson's Library: Library Reconstructs, Displays Founding Collection," Library of Congress Information Bulletin 67, no. 6 (June 2008)

Orndorff, Amy. "Re-Created Library Speaks Volumes About Jefferson," The Washington Post (April 11, 2008)


Videos, Webcasts, Audio and Other Media

Library of Congress Webinar on "The 1815 Sale of Thomas Jefferson's Library to the Nation": Presentation by Endrina Tay and Discussion with Jurretta Heckscher, Broadcasted on October 20, 2015 (63:26 minutes)

Rebuilding Thomas Jefferson's Library by Anne Davenport, PBS NewsHour, Broadcasted July 3, 2014 (5:32 minutes)

The Lost Books: Clay Jenkinson speaks with Anne Posega about the disovery of Jefferson's books, April 10, 2011, The Thomas Jefferson Hour, Show 914 (56:52 minutes)

'Amazing' Trove of Thomas Jefferson's Books Discovered, NBC Today Show, Broadcasted February 21, 2011 (4:54 minutes)

74 of Thomas Jefferson's Books Identified at Washington University Library: Discovery by Monticello Scholars Makes WUSTL Third-Largest Holder of Jefferson's Books, February 21, 2011 from Washington University in St. Louis

A Find of a Lifetime: Jefferson Book Quest Ends at Washington University by Ann Lucas Birle and Endrina Tay, February 21, 2011, with video (4:48 minutes) from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

The Founding Fathers Unite by Mark Dimunation, May 17, 2010 (2:51 minutes) from the Library of Congress

A Spiteful Souvenir by Mark Dimunation, December 28, 2009 (3:15 minutes) from the Library of Congress

Jefferson's Library Once Again Complete, National Public Radio, Broadcasted June 25, 2008 (5:03 minutes)

The Book Guys Radio Show, C-Span, Broadcasted on September 2, 2008. Featuring Mark Dimunation and Daniel De Simone (54 minutes)

Thomas Jefferson's Library Tour and Radio Show, C-Span, September 2, 2008 (79 minutes)

Jefferson and His Legacy by Joseph Ellis and Annette Gordon-Reed, July 25, 2000 (35:00 minutes) from the Library of Congress

Publishing the Declaration by Robin Shields, June 24, 2005 (22:00 minutes) from the Library of Congress


Web Links

Selected Jefferson-Related Items from Rare Books & Special Collections at the Library of Congress

Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress

Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society

Thomas Jefferson Papers at the University of Virginia

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