Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Authoritative Name:
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Biography:
"Jefferson was a draftsman of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and the nation's first secretary of state (1789-94), second vice president (1797-1801), and, as the third president (1801-09), the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. An early advocate of total separation of church and state, he also was the founder and architect of the University of Virginia and the most eloquent American proponent of individual freedom as the core meaning of the American Revolution. His image within scholarly circles has suffered, however, as the focus on racial equality has prompted a more negative reappraisal of his dependence upon slavery and his conviction that American society remain a white man's domain." -- Encyclopaedia Britannica WWW site.
Associated Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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[Handwritten Quotation of Thomas Jefferson]

Creator:
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Date of Original:
1936/1996
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

Speech, On the "growing pains" of the US

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1929/2003
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections